is it possible to get rid of the a/c? heh. i dont want it. i never use it anyhow

 

Yes, I'm sure you can but don't do it. I road-coursed my 1986 Saab 9000 Turbo sedan a few years ago It was my daily driver too. I was so gung-ho to get rid of some weight off the front end(remember, this is a FWD car), that I had a tech remove the a/c. Yes, it handled better and was a little quicker but boy, did I miss the a/c in the hot, summer monthe deep in the middle of Ga.

Keep in mind just how much the missing a/c will affect your trade-in value........don't do it .

Dan

 

YOu live in texas and you don't want an air conditioner? Huh

PEaCE...............

 

HI!... I removed my A/C from my truck about 2 years ago. No problems here. I think before then, I might of used it 3 times. I prefer to drive around with my windows open. My whole reason for removing the A/C from my truck was because my A/C compressor went bad and I brought it to my dealer under warrenty. Well they wouldn't fix it under warrenty because I had power pulleys installed. Their way of thinking was that the power pulleys speed up the acceseries NOT slow them down. What a bunch of MORONS. Well they wanted close to $600.00(CAN) to replace the A/C compressor, labour, and refill the A/C system. I said NO THANKS. I went to the parts counter and got a NON A/C belt tensioner from a 4.6 equipped XL F-150 fleet truck. (same one for 5.4, but they show no listing for it). It cost me about $70.00(CAN). I bought the shorter belt for $28.00(CAN) from a buddy's shop. Dealer wanted $68.00(CAN)!!!!!! It took me about 2 hours to remove everything and get it back up and running. It made a huge difference in throttle responce. If I remember correctly it ended up removing about 50-60LBS from the front of the truck. A/C compressor, condensor, lines, brakets, evapouation canister..... One good thing about no A/C is now in the winter time if you have your heat blowing through the vents, you now can switch your heater contol to MAX A/C and you get about 15% more fam blowing power.

 

i wouldn't do it in texas. that's asking for trouble....

 

I'm doing it. I never have used A/C in any of my vehicles. only windows. I'm from arkansas and grew up working on a farm. hehe. i know what hot is

Plus. I'm not trading in my truck. Ever
I'm keeping this thing till I die.

Thanx for the info guys

 

See I rarely ever use AC of my own free will. But the significant other .... I would be in the doghouse for a while if I removed my AC.

 

yeah thought about that too...hrmmm

wonder if i just do it and not tell her. I don't think she messes with the a/c or cares too. Telling her it saves on gas will help

I'm shaving as many pounds as i can on this thang. anymore ideas for shaving pounds?

Maybe if i take the motor out...

 

Man I wouldn't, because it will effect the trade-in value, when I trade for the 05

 

like i said before. I'm not getting rid of it. and no offense. especially not for an ugly audi looking Lightning

 

i still wouldn't. Our seats are KILLER without AC in 100+ degree weather.

however, if you must, its your truck. here are some other weight savings:

for the track:
remove hitch, spare, tailgate, passenger seat...floormats, clothes, shoes

for the street:
aftermarket seats like recaros, sparcos etc (i'm working on this one myself)

and maybe a little slimfast wouldn't hurt

I don't need to remove the AC cuz i'm a sprite 140lbs.....fully clothed.

 

140 pds!!! ?? heh. yeah i need to lose some pounds prob will this summer.

I've removed everything but the a/c i could possibly think of for the street. hitch spare, spare tire wench assembly, spare tool kit... and soon to be a/c

i have never used the a/c during summer.

how tuff of a job to do this considering im a rookie and don't know how to do alot of things. I can change oil

 

you may not realize it, but the carpet weighs alot. I changed mine for black carpet which I got from Lowes (marine grade by the way) and the new stuff weighs MUCH less.

 

hrmm.. never thought about it. but yeah. thats some heavy carpet. good idea...how does it look. any pics?

 

What do you weigh ?

I always see these people posting about saving 5-10 lbs here and there, stripping down their trucks and they're walking around at 5'9" and 250 pounds looking like the Michelin man.

Just find it funny

--wes