How to disconnect the A/C?, disconnecting the a/c Options

[SpoonR530]

Hey all,
Fall is just arownd the corner and I was thnking I would disconnect the a/c and try to free up some more of the little engine power i have with the 7afe. Is the best way just to take off the belt? Would It even be worth it? If any one has done it i would love some pointers.
thnx, SpooNr

[netrata]

Hey all,
Fall is just arownd the corner and I was thnking I would disconnect the a/c and try to free up some more of the little engine power i have with the 7afe. Is the best way just to take off the belt? Would It even be worth it? If any one has done it i would love some pointers.
thnx, SpooNr

No, it would not make even a bit of difference.

[SpoonR530]

It worked in a 87 bmw 318 why wouldnt it make a difference in a celica, less stress on the engine ...?

[Mynzeyes]

are you wanting to take the compressor off and everything? or just "disconnect it". bc if you want to take the compressor off, you will be needing a new belt..also, it's just as fine to just not run the A/C when you want the "extra power"...

[netrata]

The 7afe is considered a underpowered engine, and if you remove the belt you won't notice any dramatic change in performance. Also, to ensure that your car's a/c system doesn't mess up you'll have to run your a/c at least once a month. So it would be pointless to keep putting your belt on and off every month just to make sure you a/c still works. And another thing, you'll still have to put another belt for your alternator.

[SpoonR530]

When we did it in my friend beemer we took the whole thing out. I cant remmeber if we put in a new a belt or not. After, we could definitely feel the difference between when the A/C was OFF and when we took out the whole unit. Neways I could take out the comp but i was wonder if i could short cut that and get the same bennies. If not, I would love to hear from someone who has acctually done it.

This post has been edited by SpoonR530: Aug 20, 2006 - 2:17 PM

[Coomer]

When we did it in my friend beemer we took the whole thing out. I cant remmeber if we put in a new a belt or not. After we could definitely feel the difference between when the A/C was OFF and when we took out the whole unit. Neways I could take out the comp but i was wonder if i could short cut that and get the same bennies. If not, I would love to hear from someone who has acctually done it.

Your friend's Bimmer probably uses a different sort of A/C compressor. Ours use a clutch of some sort, so that the pulley pretty much spins freely when the A/C isn't turned on, meaning that the drag on the pulley and crankshaft from the A/C compressor when it's not on is very, very minimal.

I'm pretty sure you wouldn't notice a difference, unless you actually removed the A/C components, and then, that difference would be because of weight reduction, not decreased drag on the motor.

[SpoonR530]

Hm..... IC. I suppose ill just go with the pully and reduce the friction that way to the other accesories. Tnx for the advice all, and saving me a couple useless hours messin with the ac.

This post has been edited by SpoonR530: Aug 20, 2006 - 2:47 PM