[jbspeed86]

This is for all you guys that have taken out your A/C. Has it actually given you a performance gain? And if it has, do you think its because of the weight drop or because there is one less thing for your engine to turn. I kinda dont want to lose my A/C so I was thinking that I could run a shorter belt and route it around the compressor (obviously in the months that i dont use it) if its not the weight that makes the differnce. Well anyone, please just let me know if you think the amount of power you have gained from removing it is actually worth losing the luxury of air conditioning. thanx a lot

 

[jbspeed86]

Just use a shortbelt. You will regret not having AC

But will it really do that much, is it worth even buying a second belt?? If it doesnt give any power or anything, then its pretty much pointless and I'd rather just leave it how it is.

 

[jbspeed86]

well i think im just going to take the whole A/C system out for now because it isnt all that cold and there is a kit that converts the system from the old refrigerant to the more up to date stuff. The kit includes condenser, canister, compressor and all lines and its like $400. I believe its from 50resto. So ill just take it our for now and replace the a/c with an idler pully til i get the money for the new kit. Thanks for all your info everyone!!

 

[jbspeed86]

My mistake, it's actually $699.99 for that kit, I just looked it up. But I think I'll still go with my plan. There are actually 2 options for the belt, a shorter one to bypass the smog pump (which is what I am doing) and one with a stock length belt. So thats better than buying another belt too.

 

[jbspeed86]

By the way-
You may be tempted to remove the AC system (piping, wiring, condensor, blah blah blah) but leave the compressor mounted until you figure out if your going to bypass, move the power steering pump, or whatever.

Just make sure if you do leave the compressor mounted that its not still turning from the serpentine belt. I have a buddy who did the same thing you are thinking about and was lazy and left his compressor mounted with the serpentine still turning the compressor pulley. A few months later the compressor siezed on the highway and shredded the belt, which overheated the engine and drained the battery, and left him stranded for a few hours. :sterb:

wow thanks for the heads up. But I am going to just take out the entire a/c system for now, compressor and all. Then I'll get that kit and put all the up to date parts in.

 

[jbspeed86]

Sure if you want it, ill send it to you after I take it out. But Im not sure what else you will need. but ill send all the parts that come out of the engine bay if you really want them

 

[jbspeed86]

What would happen if you thought you got it all out but you didnt. What sort of problems are we lookin at?

 

[jbspeed86]

Well Im not taking it out for performance, Im just planning on purchasing an upgrade kit, I figured this way I would get a kit compatible with new refrigerant and have the peace of mind of having all new parts (not to mention they would look alot neater and cleaner than the old 13 year old parts that are there now. So I am just going to pull the whole thing out til I get the new kit