A/C Removal

[suprastatus]

Hey while my cars out of order i wanted to know if i should remove the Air Conditioning. I dont use it at all. If so, how and Would it do anything!

[Peter]

well if u dont use it , take it out...it would give u some less wieght...and alsot more room in the engine bay..

[mrnickleye]

Well....you don't actually gain that much room in the engine bay. If 'resale value' is not a concern (many buyers want a/c), then removal will improve the ease of all the modifications you will be doing. You will gain a bit of space in front of the radiator.

I doubt you'll try and remove the evaporator, until you are into the dash removal at some later date.

[suprastatus]

Yea but should i just take off the condensor and the pump

[Jeeves]

If you're doing it, do it. Pull the lines and the works, it's just clutter in the engine bay you don't need. I wish I had pulled EVERYTHING, but I didn't.

[MRQtwinturbo]

don't do it....what happens when you go and re-sell the car??...AC is a great selling factor..i regret having to take my AC out...

[Jeeves]

At the same time if you're going to mod a car, you can expect to get screwed in a deal. Mod'd cars (unless of a select breed) rarely make money when sold.

[Peter]

bob if the a/c dont work take it out....wat the point of selling a car with a/c that dosnt work

[mrnickleye]

Originally Posted by Peter

bob if the a/c dont work take it out....wat the point of selling a car with a/c that dosnt work

OK...OK...these cars aren't worth alot anymore anyway. Whoever buys it in the future won't really be considering the car for a daily comfort driver anyway. Yank that a/c !! ALL of it !! Except the evaporator, until you need to get to it for other reasons.

Then...you MUST mod the hell out of it !! These cars are such a blast to drive out on the road, and in the country, and especially the mtns.

[iwannadie]

is there any worrys with the freon still in the ac? i know my ac hasnt worked in many years lol, the replace the freon would cost more than the car i think so i have no need for my ac. but wasnt sure if theres still some freon in there if its a hazard to be ripping it all apart?

[mrnickleye]

Not really a hazard. Just take a cap off the compressor, then use a pocket screwdriver (nail, whatever) to press in the shrader valve (like a tire uses)to release any freon that may still be in the system. I doubt there will be any. If a system is not used regularly, the seals dry out, and the freon leaks out.

[MRQtwinturbo]

Originally Posted by Peter

bob if the a/c dont work take it out....wat the point of selling a car with a/c that dosnt work

one..my name isn't bob....i was only kidding in that thread...lol..

second..my ac was in perfect working condition..it was taken out to make room for my WG dump tube...if i had to do it all over again..i would have asked my tuner to work around the AC...but now everything has been completely removed...all lines too....in fact anything that wasn't no longer required has been taken out of my engine bay...much cleaner now and somewhat frees up some space..

[Peter]

ya thats diff u had a working one...if his wasnt working just take it out...but if it was working i would leave it in......

[MRQtwinturbo]

^^read carefully again....he said he doesn't use his AC..