Alrighty, I plan on deleting the A/C this winter and I was wondering if anybody else had done it. My main question was whether or not you must buy the A/C delete pulley setup or if you could just run a shorter belt somehow. Anybody?
Deleting the A/C???
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i've also thought about doing this. i never use my AC...even on the hottest summer days. windows down is good enough for me:rolling: can u expect any gains from this? i would expect very minimal
Well I did mine. I used the dead pully kit and just used the same belt. It just bolts right in the stock location. I'm not 100% sure on the short belt, but I wouldnt see why not.
Make sure you wear appropriate clothing, googles, long sleeves, when working around the AC. The freon can really harm you and possibly blind you if not done correctly.
When I did mine, no freon was left. So I didnt have to worry about it. But I was still careful because I did not know that at the time.
BTW you lose around 33lbs. I felt a SOTP different without the AC.
Make sure you wear appropriate clothing, googles, long sleeves, when working around the AC. The freon can really harm you and possibly blind you if not done correctly.
When I did mine, no freon was left. So I didnt have to worry about it. But I was still careful because I did not know that at the time.
BTW you lose around 33lbs. I felt a SOTP different without the AC.
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wow...thats good to know!Midnight_Cobra said:
that is front end weight, so even better 
Because you 4.6 people need all the help you can on a 50/50 distribution.
Because you 4.6 people need all the help you can on a 50/50 distribution.
I don't think you could just use a shorter belt without reconfiguring the tensioner. If you could figure out a way to remount it or make it work as is, then you'd be good to go. I don't think it would be that simple to do though.
I have a $6,000 A/C machine at my shop, so I don't have to worry about the freon. I plan on removing it all...compressor, condensor, lines, everything. I was thinking about fabricating my own idler pulley for it, but we'll see. Thanks guys!
I plan on removing it all...compressor, condensor, lines, everything. I was thinking about fabricating my own idler pulley for it, but we'll see. Thanks guys!
RippinSVT said:
Are you removing the heater core to?
Becasue on my system. I removed the compressor, condensor, and lines. But behind the radiator is another thing. I decided not to remove it. Not worth the hassle for a pound or two. I dont know if the 4.6's are the same as the 5.0's in terms of how many parts the AC system has.
Bullitt66 said:
Nope. You'll need the A/C Delete pulley. Running a shorter belt won't work because of the way the belt routes.
The condensor is in front of the radiator, the only other thing left is the evaporator and it's in the passanger compartment.Midnight_Cobra said:
I thought the condensor was on the firewall. Well then whats on the firewall?
Little round thing on the firewall? that would be the accumulator/drier.
Discharge of the compressor, Compresses freon gas through the condensor in front of the radiator. There it "Condenses" to a liquid. from there goes to the drier to get moisture out. Throught the orfice tube into the evaporator. The orfice tube makes it flash from liquid to gas again by creating a pressure drop.
When it flashes to a gas it is super cooled. now the cold gas goes through the evaporator core where your fan blows across it into the cabin. The gas is now at lower pressure and goes back to the suction of the compressor.
A/C 101 complete.
Unless you want GMs version which doesn't use a drier but a accumulator instead.
Drier= high side before orfice and evap.
Accum= low side after orfice and evap.
Both have the same function and mounted on the firewall in pretty much the same location.
Discharge of the compressor, Compresses freon gas through the condensor in front of the radiator. There it "Condenses" to a liquid. from there goes to the drier to get moisture out. Throught the orfice tube into the evaporator. The orfice tube makes it flash from liquid to gas again by creating a pressure drop.
When it flashes to a gas it is super cooled. now the cold gas goes through the evaporator core where your fan blows across it into the cabin. The gas is now at lower pressure and goes back to the suction of the compressor.
A/C 101 complete.
Unless you want GMs version which doesn't use a drier but a accumulator instead.
Drier= high side before orfice and evap.
Accum= low side after orfice and evap.
Both have the same function and mounted on the firewall in pretty much the same location.
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Jeez, glad I got rid of it. To complicated. If I dont understand something, I dont like it.
What Is Sotp?
Seat of the Pants.SLOW95 said:
assodometer
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