taking AC out
01-19-2005, 11:53 PM
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taking AC out
My friend told me (who is a supra driver) tells me not to take my ac out cuz my wife will kill me 
I wanna take it out cuz id ont think i need it cuz of the top down 
but i want to hear from you guys if any one out there that has experienced it please help a brother out. I am just trying to light mod my car.... and im still a newb oh yah ive done search i found nada zit zero nothing
I wanna take it out cuz id ont think i need it cuz of the top down but i want to hear from you guys if any one out there that has experienced it please help a brother out. I am just trying to light mod my car.... and im still a newb oh yah ive done search i found nada zit zero nothing
01-20-2005, 08:45 AM
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i took mine out 2 weeks ago..
first make sure you order a new belt.
I've yanked out my AC lines, AC condensor, Evap unit, Blower, Compressor.
all together you save about 55lb with everything out.
first make sure you order a new belt.
I've yanked out my AC lines, AC condensor, Evap unit, Blower, Compressor.
all together you save about 55lb with everything out.
01-20-2005, 08:55 AM
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Unless your racing competitive saving 55lbs really isnt worth it IMO. You're gonna need a new belt because once you remove the compressor you will need a shorter belt
It seems like a good idea now when its 55deg out, but once it hits 100 this summer your gonna be kickin yourself
It seems like a good idea now when its 55deg out, but once it hits 100 this summer your gonna be kickin yourself
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01-20-2005, 12:51 PM
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Here's why you want to get a new belt. When you remove the A/C compressor for reasons I can't for the life of me wonder why, your belt drive would be obviously shorter. By removing a pulley on a motor that is single belt driven with a tensioner you will need to shorten the length of the belt.
Also have fun paying the air conditioning guy to decompress your compressor and removing all the A/C Unit parts. That'll cost around $300-$800 depending on where you send it to. Removing the A/C ain't as simple as you think. Why don't you just get the shorter belt and bypass the A/C pulley?? There's a concept
Let me know if there are other parts you want to get rid so that I can take them off your hands for yah. You don't need to remove the A/C. Your Supra buddy who recommends not to do it is a smart man.
Also have fun paying the air conditioning guy to decompress your compressor and removing all the A/C Unit parts. That'll cost around $300-$800 depending on where you send it to. Removing the A/C ain't as simple as you think. Why don't you just get the shorter belt and bypass the A/C pulley?? There's a concept
Let me know if there are other parts you want to get rid so that I can take them off your hands for yah. You don't need to remove the A/C. Your Supra buddy who recommends not to do it is a smart man.
01-20-2005, 03:55 PM
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removing AC isn't that hard. if your just removing the compressor, condensor and lines its a 2hr job. it's when you want to remove the stuff under the dash that becomes a pain in the ass. took me 9hrs.