View Poll Results: Do you have A/C deleted?
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A/C delete poll
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A/C delete poll Ive been thinking about deleting my ac this winter. I live in upstate New York and rarely use it. Figured I can clean up the engine bay and utilize the chrs1313 non ac.
Do you have A/C deleted?
Do you have A/C deleted?
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I deleted mine finally after 8 years. I maybe used it 2 times ever. I grew up in cars with no ac, just rolled down the window and drive faster if you want more air. If someone complains about being hot, they can get a ride from someone else. My car, my time, my money, my decisions.
I was originally going to pull it out nicely so that everything was intact, but my car isn't rare, and if I really wanted it, I can find one easily. Cut off at the firewall, but notched it and drilled 3 holes in the plate to keep the heater core and be able to still have a functioning heater in the fall. Plugs, wires, heads, headers, coil packs, it is all a breeze without all of that crap in the way. I forget how much weight I removed, but after the compressor, condenser, and belt removed, just taking the heater core and cutting the box flush was something like 5-5.5lbs removed. Its somewhere over 40+ lbs removed if you do it completely. Some really good threads in the Drag Racing section here on tech with instructions, pictures and weights.
I was originally going to pull it out nicely so that everything was intact, but my car isn't rare, and if I really wanted it, I can find one easily. Cut off at the firewall, but notched it and drilled 3 holes in the plate to keep the heater core and be able to still have a functioning heater in the fall. Plugs, wires, heads, headers, coil packs, it is all a breeze without all of that crap in the way. I forget how much weight I removed, but after the compressor, condenser, and belt removed, just taking the heater core and cutting the box flush was something like 5-5.5lbs removed. Its somewhere over 40+ lbs removed if you do it completely. Some really good threads in the Drag Racing section here on tech with instructions, pictures and weights.
I have mine deleted, but I want to put it back on. The previous owner actually deleted it. I live in Alabama, and it gets pretty steamy in the summer time. I believe that AC is worth the tiny bit of power loss you get, and how often do you really change your plugs?
That said, of it's mainly a track car, why not? Mine is just a 99% street car, so to me it'll be worth having. You could always still use the Chris1313 AC version. You lose what? Half a mph vs the non-AC version?
That said, of it's mainly a track car, why not? Mine is just a 99% street car, so to me it'll be worth having. You could always still use the Chris1313 AC version. You lose what? Half a mph vs the non-AC version?
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I have mine deleted, but I want to put it back on. The previous owner actually deleted it. I live in Alabama, and it gets pretty steamy in the summer time. I believe that AC is worth the tiny bit of power loss you get, and how often do you really change your plugs?
That said, of it's mainly a track car, why not? Mine is just a 99% street car, so to me it'll be worth having. You could always still use the Chris1313 AC version. You lose what? Half a mph vs the non-AC version?
That said, of it's mainly a track car, why not? Mine is just a 99% street car, so to me it'll be worth having. You could always still use the Chris1313 AC version. You lose what? Half a mph vs the non-AC version?
amsterdam ny here , and i use it all the time in my car , gotta have it bc it seems like when its a nice day it gets hot and humid here. Couldn't live without it .
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From: Illinois, as close to "Normal" as I can get...
Gotta have it here in Central Illinois, hot and sticky summers in a black car with black seats...yuck!
I grew up with all my cars not having A/C and sweated my ***** off. Its a luxury now...
I grew up with all my cars not having A/C and sweated my ***** off. Its a luxury now...
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From: Peoria Az
I was pretty shocked to find mine still had working AC when I got it. But then again, when it's 120* in July/August, it's kind of a must have. No matter what I ever do to this car, mine will always stay.
