A/C Removal

Ok I know my a/c doesnt work and if its not working i say hey it should be takin out right? Well the only problem is i am not sure what i am suppose to take out and if anyone knows about how much wieght will be reducted by me taking this out......thanx in advance

It'll only save you a couple lbs. but the point of taking it out is that it will free up some horsepower. I dunno how to take it out cuz ive never had to deal with it but good luck.

Just put some black tape over your 'A/C' switch. Bam 1000 hp. :smoka:

dont dont save horsepower taking the a/c compessor out, only when you dont run your car with the a/c on...

taking off the compressor is fairly simple, BUT BEWARE there is a BITCH bolt thats on the bottom left, the other 3 are pretty easy.

oops.....i just read how it might be illegal to let the freon out or whatever, lol i did that when replacing the head gasket to get some room.....stuff *freon i geuss* went everywhere when i undid the line....it was pretty funny.....got my dad with most of it :p

shit happens right, so someone gets sprayed with freon, big deal environment, just cut the belt from the ac compressor to the engine, and you'll free up some power.

Originally posted by RedRacerCivic
dont dont save horsepower taking the a/c compessor out, only when you dont run your car with the a/c on...

I'm assuming the first "don't" should be a "you." You do save horsepower, and that is because when the A/C is connected, the belt is always spinning, and it's spinning the compressor. Energy from your engine has to be used to move those, and what goes into moving your A/C components does not go to the ground. Thus, when you remove it, you reclaim the force that was being used to power the A/C.

Originally posted by civicHBsi91
oops.....i just read how it might be illegal to let the freon out or whatever, lol i did that when replacing the head gasket to get some room.....stuff *freon i geuss* went everywhere when i undid the line....it was pretty funny.....got my dad with most of it :p

Coolant you mean?

Originally posted by H4Bangin


Coolant you mean?

Freon = for the AC
Coolant = for cooling the engine

Not the same stuff.

thanx guys

im not even sure........i undid the a/c line where it connects infront of the motor and PSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH! stuff everywhere

What color was the stuff? Was it green?

if you cant see it, then it was freon.

it was green and foamy

that was coolent, or "antifreeze"

believe me, if your dad got sprayed with freon.....he would be no happy camper, if it was still charged the freon would come out in its liquid form, thus freezing anything the liquid touched solid

dont know much about a/c...only used mine once