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Old 12-18-2013, 05:26 PM
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My '02 has a nasty squeak coming from the A/C Pump and i was already planning on a turbo build eventually but for now i wanna remove the piping, compressor and the canister to free up some space and if i go turbo later i'll remove the A/C box but for now what lines do i disconnect? Mostly the ones i'm interested in finding out about is the 2 hoses going into the top side of the box. I'm just wanting to make sure i don't mess up the heat... Also i will be pulling the condenser as well ~Cole~

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You won't mess up the heat but you will loose your defogger if you delete the A/C.
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I already have the belt removed to stop the noise.
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Have you noticed how the defogger doesn't work as well? (IMO - this the greatest loss with the A/C delete.) If you just have a shot A/C clutch, that's pretty easy to address and you'd have to do it anyway after your turbo build, right?
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I understand that defrost doesn't work after a delete. And unless I do a kit that retains a/c its gonna come out anyway.
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Originally Posted by wssix99
Have you noticed how the defogger doesn't work as well? (IMO - this the greatest loss with the A/C delete.)
This makes me wonder just how they are going to make the defroster work properly on the factory deleted A/C in the new 5th gen Z28s??
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It still works just not as good, just start removing the ac stuff. The lines going to the box and the drier, compressor and condenser.



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