Stock aircon condensors tend to be shot by now anyway, but even a new one is probably not going to do as cool a job as a purpose built charge cooler pre rad.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
There's also other parts of the aircon system that you'd want to by-pass
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
(evaporator, heat exchanger etc) so it's not as simple as hooking up the core
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
/ pump to the aircon lines in engine bay and calling it quits.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)
You're doing a charge cooler for performance reasons, so do it right or you may as well stick with a SMIC.
![](./images/smilies/spacer.gif)