I was talking to a buddy of mine from highschool the other day about his car. He has a 99 si civic. Well to get to the point he took out his a/c for weight and throttle upgrades...haha..I had to laugh..he claims that it was over 50 pounds he eleveated (sp)..which i dont really doubt but also said that he has better throttle response too. He was talking about the pullys not having to strain as much now..Anyway I was wondering your guys thoughts on it..respectable or ricer?

-jumpinccv+Aug 28, 2003 - 10:53 AM

I don't doubt that he saved 50 lbs. from removing his A/C stuff. My mechanic is all about speed and he suggested that I remove my A/C and power steering on my car, because I'd save about 75 lbs. and could completely remove an entire belt from my new engine, which would give me a noticable increase in acceleration. I decided to keep the A/C and power steering though, because it gets up to 105 degrees around here in the summer, and driving slow without power steering sucks.

I had my A/C belt off for about 8 months after my compressor locked up and I could tell a pretty big difference. A power pulley set is supposed to give you back some of that lost hp though.