a/c removal
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Originally Posted by jeremiah89,Jan 3 2008, 12:05 PM
Hey guys sorry, I have been away for a while... It used to be funny when I see you being jerks to other people but man some of you are tools yourself. Here are the answers to your questions and I would love to hear back from you.
I autocross very often in A stock but I don't care about classing anymore as I think I am going to move to track racing of some sort and I just want to have fun. I know it is a bad idea and that it will kill the resale of my car but I don't plan on selling my car... at least for a very long time when it has too high of miles to get any money out of it anyway. So do I care about resale value...no. Also I know it doesn't save much weight but really it's about the project. I love working on cars and don't do it as much as I should. I don't use the a/c, it saves weight and I learn things from it. I really don't see much of a down side. Oh and the comments about a CR I don't have the money for one now and you can't get one without the air conditioning but with a stereo and since it is my dd I really want a stereo.
Thanks so much for the ones of you who gave helpful replies.
I autocross very often in A stock but I don't care about classing anymore as I think I am going to move to track racing of some sort and I just want to have fun. I know it is a bad idea and that it will kill the resale of my car but I don't plan on selling my car... at least for a very long time when it has too high of miles to get any money out of it anyway. So do I care about resale value...no. Also I know it doesn't save much weight but really it's about the project. I love working on cars and don't do it as much as I should. I don't use the a/c, it saves weight and I learn things from it. I really don't see much of a down side. Oh and the comments about a CR I don't have the money for one now and you can't get one without the air conditioning but with a stereo and since it is my dd I really want a stereo.
Thanks so much for the ones of you who gave helpful replies.
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Originally Posted by camuman,Jan 1 2008, 07:55 AM
sounds like he was just gona tool around the city lookin like a sweaty tool 
I was a little confused by one of the posts. If I remove my a/c my heater goes too? What parts can I remove and still maintain my heater.
and to camuman I do use my heater. I am trying to just remove my a/c and yes it does get to 90 sometimes but I honestly don't even use it then. I just put the top down and go.
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Originally Posted by camuman,Jan 3 2008, 04:28 PM
and i highly doubt you can defog the windshield if it was raining and you couldnt kick on the ac to cool teh air in the car. the windsheild would get all foggy, and iut would be disgusting sticky in the car. i know, my turbo hatch didnt have ac, but that shit was a second car and a purpose built go fast in a straight line car.
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From: South Florida
Originally Posted by mikegarrison,Jan 4 2008, 02:38 PM
Actually, the defog/defrost works just fine with the AC turned off. (There's an Easter Egg button push sequence that allows you to do this.)
idk, i have been in many cars with no ac, and each and everyone sucked ass in teh rain. why, cuase it was humid as a mofo in the car, the windshield would fog up, and if you cracked the windows, it was a tad better, but then you got rained on. eitehr way you were ****ed.
if the op wants to remove it, the service manual kicks ass. prolly the best thing i ever bought.
good luck with the mod, i def dont agree with it though