It was in the lo-mid 90s outside, pretty warm (IIRC, news said 93° that day). It'll definitely turn you into a popsicle no matter what after it's been running for a bit lol.
Dunno on the foam. It already had a two-core Explorer radiator in it when I got it, someone I guess didn't bother putting it back in when they installed it (or maybe it had rotted?).
As for cost, I think it was around $650 for all the parts, plus another 100&something for evacuation & charging (the compressor was NEW though... almost twice the cost of a reman).
junkie, where did you source your Visteon replacement compressor from?
Thx.