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Offline S.Sidekick

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a/c horse power gains
« on: August 28, 2008, 10:33:51 AM »
So i was thinking of taking my belt off the a/c compressor for the winter to gain more power, i think that if the belt does not run throught this pully then i might gain power i know ill need a new belt but does anyone have any idea if this will work

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Re: a/c horse power gains
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2008, 10:39:15 AM »
Your defrost wont work as well as it uses the a/c to dry the air in the cabin.


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Re: a/c horse power gains
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2008, 11:29:55 AM »
ppltrak is right, and your power gain in cutting out an idling pully will be negligible, a fraction of an horsepower; so little that you might actually gain more by not running your stereo..
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Re: a/c horse power gains
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2008, 12:45:18 PM »
You can get a box that turns off the a/c pump when you accelerate.
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Re: a/c horse power gains
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2008, 04:15:06 AM »
You can get a box that turns off the a/c pump when you accelerate.
Where Might one find this magic "box?"  I'm assuming it's some kind of throttle related switch?
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Re: a/c horse power gains
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2008, 07:58:25 AM »
I Checked out my AC this summer and it did not cool the air, so I removed all of it except the aux. cooling fan. All fittings were loose, so assume it wasn't working last winter either.  I didn't have any problem then with defrost/defog.  I haven't had any problem with defog since the change.   I also removed the fan off the motor.  I put a jumper across  the condenser switch, so when ac is on the ac fan (in front of rad.) runs and now use the ac aux. fan to cool the radiator.  Seems to work, haven't had off road since, or in real hot weather (which may not happen in western Wash.).
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Re: a/c horse power gains
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 10:56:23 AM »
Your defrost wont work as well as it uses the a/c to dry the air in the cabin.


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Uhhh....you sure about that?  I know some vehicles do activate the AC when defrost is turned on....pretty sure trackicks are not one of them.


You can get a box that turns off the a/c pump when you accelerate.

I was thinking it automatically did this via the ECM and various sensors.  I know I was reading the other day about the AC compressor automatically kicking off when the pedal is past a certain point and other variables are met......I just can't remember where I was reading it.


your power gain in cutting out an idling pully will be negligible, a fraction of an horsepower; so little that you might actually gain more by not running your stereo..

I agree.
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