Hello All,
Ive been told that removing the AC system can potentially increase your BHP, how true is this??

 

Whilst using it it does sap a little power, but the main benefit in removing it is the weight of the system. TBH, unless you're prepping the car for track use and thinking of competing to a reasonable level, leave it on and be thankful it's there on hot days whilst stuck in traffic.

 

Unless you remove the "evap" unit under the dash, you aren't doing it properly anyway...

Agree with Dave, be thankful, whilst all around you are sweating.

IMHO

dunx

 

As above, unless your trying to scrape the last few ponies from your car, i wouldnt bother.

 

The newage ECU turns off the aircon at high boost anyway for max BHP LOL

Shaun

 

at least it gets rid of the noise from the wheel lol
i did it to my engine is far quieter now

 

As above, the ac has a slipper pulley, so unless it's on, the pump's not being driven, so no power loss. I toyed with the idea of ditching mine from a weight saving point of view, but the car gets so hot, it's nice to have!

 

as above,dont bother,

 

thanx all, to be honnest i wasnt going to take the AC unit out, but 1 of my friends has, and he told me u could be gaining approx 10bhp, i was just wondering on how true this really was. TRUST ME i am thankfull on hot days, but the only down side is, we dont get them very frequently, lol as on a hot day i have all the windows down with the sunroof open anyways lol

 

When it (occasionally ) gets really hot, windows up and A/C on full is much cooler

 

I thought the gain was much less than that in terms of BHP. How many BHP does it need to run a Lawnmower??

The gain is in the loss of weight...... Force = Mass X Acceleration

Shaun

 

cheers buddy =)

 

On motorways, doing the speed limit(ish), having the windows down's a no no for me, A/C is perfect for this. Also, when it's raining, but still hot, i don't fancy getting wet!