As a fat guy, I found rolling down the window's on those long trips with a rumbly exhaust was sufficient. However on more than one occasion I wished I had kept it. If its gonna be a summer dd/crusier/destroyer than I would keep it. If its gonna just be a once in a while weekend warrior/ kill everything in its path then ditch it. Especially if you have two vehicles with AC.

I know that didn't help at all. But deal with it.

 

I love AC and don't think that a street car in a warm climate should be without it. With that said I love to drive my dsm everywhere in teh summer and if I'm in jeans and its over 80 I want AC.

But i can only take so much heat.

 

I own one pair of jeans, Im normally in shorts, mesh shorts at that. lol I hate this decision.

swade

 

Will the car every be a d.d.? If so, Then Keep It.
Is it a track car/ weekend or late night night fun car? Enjoy the weight savings.

That should help answer your question.

 

Nope never a DD. I have the 1.8l with ac for that. And my dads f150 for towing that also has AC.

swade

 

If it won't see DD use, I say leave it out. I plan on putting it into my other car which I hope to see year round use with. Do you alt relocation and drop your engine in already
If you keep it and have custom lines made, let me know. Pending what you do I'd be interested in a set. lol.

 

I used to somewhat DD my Eclipse and I still pulled out the A/C. I found it gained a tiny bit of power (maybe it was in my head) and it made the engine bay much cleaner. I rarely turn on the A/C in my cars anyways as I would rather roll down my window and listen to my engine. It also will save you some $$$ on gas .

 

If it will EVER see the street I'd keep AC.
But I'd keep AC anyway because getting rid of it completely destroys any chance of resale for me. I passed up a couple very nice cars because they were lacking AC when I was shopping around for mine.

 

Hey Swade you're building a drag car and seriously tough about keeping the ac ... ? I removed everything and will continue to drive my car in the street.

AC is only good to give me the flu or a cold during hot summer. Open you window and roll, if it's still too hot open passenger window !

But serioulsy I had AC for 3 years in my car and never used it once. And if you don't remove it, how the hell will you be able to relocate the alternator ?

 

But serioulsy I had AC for 3 years in my car and never used it once.

Mine worked in my Trans Am when I first got it, remember I was like 17 back then. Never believed in using it, just roll down the windows and blast the stereo. Well, now I'm 28 and it barely works sometimes. I have spent $300+ trying to get it fixed and working properly. Lets just say around 25... the music got too loud, the summers got hotter and gas mileage with the windows down became a hassle. Remember mnan, we are not young forever! That's why all those expensive high HP muscle cars like GTO's and Chevelles have A/C systems reinstalled! How old are you swade?

 

^^^^ you live in Canada where its under 20 degrees F all year around. Your vote is nullified!

 

Why don't you stfu, where I live it goes between 70*F to 90*F during summer ... :dunno:

 

I'm 24.

 

Ha another Canadian chiming in. We were over 30* Celcius for a good part of the summer where I live in Alberta and I kicked myself all last summer for removing my AC, especially since it worked! I did not feel a noticeable power increase and the weight savings is hardly enough to justify it, in my opinion. The whole AC system does not weigh that much, I would worry more about the level of fuel in my tank for weight savings when I was heading to the track. Like GTA said we are only getting older and as you do you will appreciate those creature comforts a lot more. One of your reasons was for downpipe clearance if you relocate the alternator, its not hard to clear the alt and still have enought downpipe clearance. I would assume the majority of people run their setups that way. If this car is gonna see the street KEEP IT! Happy choosing!

 

24, yea give at least 2 more years before the music becomes too loud lol. Good luck getting older buddy

Better finish soon too! Cause in some casses the cars even become too fast! I'm suffering from mid life crisis and I'm 2 years away still....

 

I would keep it, just think if you ever wanted to drive the car to work or on a date during some nasty humid summer day, having a few extra hoses and wires in the engine bay sure outweighs sweating in my opinion.

 

Keep it so this way my engine bay will looks cleaner than yours. Best argument in this thread !

I'm about to turn 27 and I didn't know I was getting old ... =/

 

I'm about to turn 27 and I didn't know I was getting old ... =/

Someones in denial here lol

 

People it's not a DD. I have one of those and a company car lol. I think its coming out. I will have an Evo or an is300 in the next few years so that will be the fast with class. I would be surprised if this car sees more than 3000 miles a year lol

 

Someones a baller all a sudden.

 

I'm going to need a 4 door car that's "nice" for work. Most people wouldn't want to look at houses ect in a Dsm. Lol

Swade

 

Take it out. I live in the Mojave Desert, and it gets to like 110+ during the summer time all the time. I took my ac out and it doesn't bother me at all. I just roll the windows down, open the sunroof, and that seems to be fine. My gf however doesn't really like it lol

 

Dry heat is not even remotely similar to humid heat. Dry heat you can live without AC, humid heat, don't even bother.

 

That's true. But still, if the car isn't a dd, then why not remove it? You need to if you are going to do the alt. relocation anyways.

 

Just nut up and get rid of it.

*Says the guy that's putting it back into one of his 1g's*

 

I think if I had a mainly track car I would still like to drive it to work or around town to show it off, if you don't ever plan on doing that then I guess there really isn't a reason to keep it at all, unless your'e thinking resale value in which lots of people like air conditioning and would pay more for it.

 

1G keep it, 2G give it all to me! I am in the process of trying to piece together a kit to put back in my DSM. I regretted taking it out of my GS-T I had and my GSX already had it deleted. I'm going for a complete street car though. Honestly in your case the gain is worth it especially on a track whore.

 

Weight and power have nothing to do with it lol

Swade

 

Here's a question that should help everyone. Without being to specific, where do you live swade? Here in Jersey, home of all to common bumper to bumper traffic combined with humid/smogy 100F+ summers. What should have been a 30 minute drive can turn in to a 2 hour sauna session. It's not your DD so think about how/when you'll be driving it. If you (and any passengers) can take the heat than by all means take it out . No need to over complicate it lol.

 

Only time it will see b2b traffic will be at Import Alliance and possibly to and at the shoot out if I can get off work. We have some b2b traffic mostly Saturday afternoon and I avoid those roads.