Power gain from removing the AC unit
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Power gain from removing the AC unit
Anyone removed the AC unit from a new age and know what the power increase is? Its bound to reduce power being part of the engine "cranking" cycle but wonder how much?
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Hi guys,
Shaun, nope, still running oe ecu but now heading for blow through setup with Bob R doing his magic early next year - I hope this will resolve my fluffy cams issue.
I knew the ac switches off on high boost but still must produce some drag as the pump is still going round from crack...is that were the 4 hp comes in?
Shaun, nope, still running oe ecu but now heading for blow through setup with Bob R doing his magic early next year - I hope this will resolve my fluffy cams issue.
I knew the ac switches off on high boost but still must produce some drag as the pump is still going round from crack...is that were the 4 hp comes in?
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The A/C has got a clutch on it which is disengaged when it's off. So if the A/C is off, the only drag you get is from rotating the pulley, which I would think is negligible.
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Ah, is it a magnetic clutch or something like it? That's why you 'ear the click when she's switched on? Well, only down side is weight of the kit then - wont be removing that as never have the ac on when giving her beens from the off anyway.
Cheers all.
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Did mine the other month (engine side).
Not too difficult but it is a knuckle scraper, and a few pipes were bent but it was scapped anyway, retro-fitting one of these would be a mare i think. I managed to get air-con rad out by just unclipping main radiator and squeezing it past. The dash part should be coming out shortly, all in the name of weight saving
Not too difficult but it is a knuckle scraper, and a few pipes were bent but it was scapped anyway, retro-fitting one of these would be a mare i think. I managed to get air-con rad out by just unclipping main radiator and squeezing it past. The dash part should be coming out shortly, all in the name of weight saving
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Oh, one idea, the new age has a bar under the back seat which doesn't look like it holds much together "frame" wise - does anyone know if that bar could be taken out without handling issues?
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