Couldnt have said it better, you'll never have to change the #2 spark plug blindly with busted knuckles again.

 

I would imagine there is some hp gain...it does take some power to turn the a/c even when it is not in use.

I bet the same power as a pulley swap.

 

they pulley spins free when its not in use.

 

Yes, when the AC is off.. It spins freely, you can spin it your hand incredibly easily.. You wont gain any power...

 

80lbs and 50lbs? I thought the AC Delete was worth maybe 20-25lbs max?

-Dustin-

 

The compressor + condenser is about 30#. Add on the lines, separator bottle, evaporator and it goes higher.

 

50# is a fairly good estimate for weight loss, maybe a tad high.

I know that my A/C condensor pulley spun more freely than my delete pulley did.

On a side note, anybody have to change belts when they did this?

 

Perhaps I was mistaking the compressor as being 20lbs or something. I think I'll be doing this mod with the H/C install. 40-50lbs of the front end is awesome, plus I dont like A/C anyways. Thats why God made T-Tops

I was wondering how much shorter the belt had to be, I'd ask the belt #, but I already have a different size from my pulley.

-Dustin-

 

After doing this swap it seems as if my belt is a little too tight. The motor acts like it seizes the second you turn the ignition key off.

I remember shoebox once saying there are two different belt sizes for discrepancies between A/C compressor diameter or something. Maybe he can elaborate.

 

its more of a weight saving mod rather than hp increasing mod.

 

I thought you could get a 96-97 ss w/out ac? Did it still have the pulley? I figured they would have dropped the entire system and used a different belt.

 

The pulley spins relatively freely..but it is rotational weight that must be spun up.