A/C Delete (don't get mad earlsfat)

[Link85x]

I wanna get rid of the whole a/c system in my car. 87 305 tpi, not serpentine belt set-up. So how would i go about doing it? Where would i start? Can i do it with the motor still i the car? I might aswell get rid of it since i don't use it at all.

[Morley]

V belt setup is simple to deleat...kinda. Remove the pump and belt for it, remove the condensor, remove evap cannister & lines. Now comes the hard part. Remove the air box and evaporator, remove all of the vacuum lines associated with AC (including the heater control valve in the eng comp) remove the heater controls.... now to find a non AC air box, controls etc, and install them.

[bag91]

Never heard of someone wanting too take off the AC, but if you don't use it...why not.

[Genopsyde]

I took mine off recently, it was just as morley said. I found my non-a/c heater box on ebay.

Morley, isn't the heater control valve in the engine compartment needed for the heat to still work?

[Mr. Luos]

Originally Posted by bag91

Never heard of someone wanting too take off the AC, but if you don't use it...why not.

Not much into performance?? Not trying to be an asshole but most anyone that is into cars knows someone that has pulled their A/C. Or at least has heard of it. Surprised you hadn't.

I have heard of pulling the A/C saving over 50-60 pounds. Plus, since it is off the front of the car, it helps weight transfer on launch as well.

[Morley]

Originally Posted by Genopsyde

Morley, isn't the heater control valve in the engine compartment needed for the heat to still work?

No, the valve was put in so no hot water went to the heater core during A/C operation. You will have to re-route the heater hoses to do away with the valve. Those valves are a POS anyway, made of plastic and always leaking.

[Genopsyde]

can you elaborate more on the re-routing, or perhaps a diagram or drawing would work, I'm in the middle of this part. Still hafta get the new heater core in too but i'm gonna save that for later on.

[Morley]

Originally Posted by Genopsyde

can you elaborate more on the re-routing, or perhaps a diagram or drawing would work, I'm in the middle of this part. Still hafta get the new heater core in too but i'm gonna save that for later on.

Do the heater core now, those are the hoses you need to work with.
I'll see about doing a diagram tomorrow (Sat)

[Genopsyde]

kthx, I got the old core out, just haven't gotten around to putting the new one in. I tried doing it using an easy method I found on TGO but ended up not working out, so I hafta go thru the haynes method of pulling the entire dash back from the firewall, but my interior is already cluttered and disassembled I don't want to add to the disaster cuz i'm afraid I won't remember how to get it back together right. I can just let the heater hoses that go into the core just hang there labeled until I get the core in tho. so..yea...I just lost track of what I was talking about...

[bag91]

Originally Posted by Mr. Luos

Not much into performance?? Not trying to be an asshole but most anyone that is into cars knows someone that has pulled their A/C. Or at least has heard of it. Surprised you hadn't.

I have heard of pulling the A/C saving over 50-60 pounds. Plus, since it is off the front of the car, it helps weight transfer on launch as well.

Never heard of it.....In to cars though...

[miecow]

pulling a/c saves weight and frees up some horsepower from one less belt, not to much though

[I-ROC KID]

taking out the a/c was one of the first things i did when i got my car piece of cake found heater box on a non a/c car in the junk yard painted black no one would ever notice. its just extra weight, t tops keeps it nice in cool in my car

[Morley]

Originally Posted by Genopsyde

kthx, I got the old core out, just haven't gotten around to putting the new one in. I tried doing it using an easy method I found on TGO but ended up not working out, so I hafta go thru the haynes method of pulling the entire dash back from the firewall

People keep talking about pulling their dash to do this...I just don't see it. I've had the heater core out of my 85 IROC several times, never pulled the dash apart or loose. I've also changed the core in my 91 Formula, that was even easier.
What exactly was not working when trying to put the core in?

[Genopsyde]

basically getting the bolts out that are all up thee out of reach when going from underneath.

[Link85x]

Thanks Morley, gonna get that stuff to go along with the removing. Also, i wouldn't have to get and A/C delete pulleys, would I? Now, all i would need is a non a/c box and controls, is the anything i would need to get, gonna try taking it off this weekend if possible, been raining for about a month here in boston.