Has anyone removed thir A/C and replaced OEM belt with a shorter belt?
If so, what belt size? - I have recently done this and need a new belt size.

 

why in gods name would you do that?

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if you need more power just turn up the boost.

 

Ive already removed it lol just pain in the ars getting the right belt - I live in Buffalo so heats not a prob too often - Didnt use it once this past summer - shorter belt = quicker revs - and a small amount of weight reduction - I also posted on the N/A part and they just gave me sht - saying im lying about all my additions - I cant get into my profile if my life depended on it - I even read the help portion to do it,

 

better hope your car doesnt fall apart with all that ebay junk, no offense man either. But im just now getting my motor back in, minus a/c, so if you dont find out by the time i do ill let you know.

 

 

Ive been ruinning the ebay ____ for a lil over a year now - just a blown seal - didnt blow my engine yet - its not all ebay brand ____ - I hope it doenst blow up either obv - But yea I should have it figured out by this weekend - If I can get my profile to let me update it ill try and post some pics of the original ebay kit I had on there and what I have on there now. Prob wont be a month or 2 though

 

This is almost the riceyist thread on SL. Well actually it is, besides all the posts in the drivetrain and power and the aero and exterior sections this would actually qualify for the biggest ricer thread on SL.
Congratulations!

 

I think its only worth getting the AC removed if:
A. You are going to put a bigger engine in it.
B. You need space for your big butt turbo.
C. If your car is a race car.

 

i like remove teh ac tc..

my mechanic said i should:

 

yes i'm a ricer, and you my son are a hater(kikcaffine).

 

IBTL.

 

\i will be taking out my ac its in the way

 

Ok, some of you guys are being total **** holes, really;)

Just maybe this guy is into real performance and just does not need an AC, taking weight off like that is far less costly a real performance upgrade than most of you seem to comprehend. Far to man prefer to believe by all the false BS advertising going on and have little or no real world experience, really again.

I am far from being some king of mod guru, I learn new things every day, have done many things most have never heard of or considered and yet, I wish I knew more though I have been modding imports for 40+ years now.

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That said, take your old belt, install it, pull it as tight as you can while holding the tensioner down all the way and then mark the belt where it overlaps itself.

Subtrack around 5mm, this should be pretty close, you may not need to subtract that amount.

I did this on my real race car TC and did not pull the tensioner all the way, ended up a tad off but it works fine.

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IBTL also.. lol

 

well theres goes any woman wanting to ride with you very soon lol

 

^^besides your looks... ohhhhhhhhhh snap

 

Sorry about my typo's, etc, I spent the prior 10+ hours working non stop on my business, on the phone, packing and shipping orders since my son went off to college doing his job as well as mine, making deals, setting up a winter Kart racing series, working with two manf on my product lines, ordering parts for my tC race car, etc........

I am 56 and get more done each day than most would consider possible and I love modding and racing my tC more than my $100k+ Vette race car(which I am getting ready to part out and sell, the tC is far more challenging and thus rewarding

Anyway, please think before you slam somebody for wanting to make his car loose a bit of weight, especially in the front of a nose heavy FWD. If you know true performance then you know weight is the number one enemy and especially so if it helps in the overall weight distribution (50/50 is not always idea either, depending on the platform, intended use, etc)

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Of course if you are a drag racer the extra weight, or not taking any off, the nose can help get a bit more grip off the line but it may effect your overall trap speed and or ET, depending on many things of course.

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I wish I could take some of you guys through a few of the more hairy corners at my local track, it would scare the crap out of you I am sure, it does it to me!!!

 

i took off my ac. has no purpose for me, it's heavy and the weight is in the absolute wrong place. I will try to remember to post the belt size on our TA tC as the ac has been removed...

 

owned

 

lol when ptunning comes around and tells ya they removed ac you guys will not want to repost....wait haha that happend