Remove the whole Air Con System???

[EVOLANCER]

hey pplz,
as u know i have removed my whole engine to get painted.... my air con in my car never worked, as the compressor is stuffed, n is leaking.... it had no gas in the system... so i removed all the gas hoses, n everything from the car, i even took off the compressor...

i was thinking of leaking the whole thing off... is this a good idea or its stupid? like would u loose heaps of value for the car (not like i would sell it anyways)

its made heaps of room on the engine itself as it worked on its own belt and self adjustment... so i removed all that too...

 

[Dean]

not to mention weight reduction i assume
it depends what you want i reckon..
practicality vs. functionality..

 

[JSTYLE]

remove it.. but keep the parts so if ever want to put it back u can!

Jon

 

[EVOLANCER]

cool... yeah keeping all the parts just incase my mind changes, but god it has made so much room, n yeah it all weighs alot, so thats just a extra bonis...

 

[GSRSOL]

remove it.. but keep the parts so if ever want to put it back u can!

Jon

yep thats what ive done

 

[EVOLANCER]

cool i thought it was a good idea... its not like mine worked anyways... plus i would never use it anyways, as i love having the windows down makes HEAPS n HEAPS of room too...

 

[Colonel]

its gonna be a hot summer....

 

[GSR94T]

id keep it.

the cars came with it factory, and came with other luxuries such as power windows fold in mirrors etc etc. whats a few extra kgs for air con as a luxury

if you really want weight reduction and are serious about it, may as well remove all the other luxurys listed above or buy an RS model :shock:

 

[DOUGMO]

you will have to leave the compressor bracket on
or make up a spacer that is the same thickness as the
intermediate shaft bolts on over the top of the bracket

 

[thirteen]

I just had my aircon converted to the 'new' non CFC
type gas. My GSR has to be cool and comfortable for the misses
and rug-rat when we go for cruises in the summer....

otherwise we'd have to go in her old Falcon

 

[bazeng]

pfffft... who needs aircon...

and who wants to drive a turbo in summer... too damn hot for the car to run nicely...

 

[EVO-00X]

Ah you're in Melbourne, you dont need aircon, just a heater (I noticed all the boys who replied above and removed it live in VIC :lol: ) Those of us further north need it or we slow bake in Summer

 

[bazeng]

lol
very true

i know if i was in qld, i'd upgrade my aircon instead of upgrading my turbo =)

 

[Richard]

What do you need all this extra room for! I say fix it and keep it you'll wish you had it on a 40 degree day in summer in your black car.

 

[JSTYLE]

hahhahaha u should all invest in a sunroof 8)

Jon

 

[Dean]

if its gonna be ur daily...keep it...
if not...get rid of it..
how much weight did it drop? bout 40kg?

 

[JSTYLE]

if its gonna be ur daily...keep it...
if not...get rid of it..
how much weight did it drop? bout 40kg?

maybe 20kg plus gas.

Jon

 

[EVOLANCER]

arrr use make such good points... mmmm i'll hve to think about it now... needs a new compressor as the clutch has broken...