has anyone done an ac elimination

[Kardal]

i have a 3.4L and i want to take out my ac since the clutch seems to engage on its own and my car weighs enough as it is it wont miss a few pounds has anyone done this or have pictures or advice ? can i just take it out and get a shorter belt or is a replacemnt pulley involved

[slow6]

Re: has anyone done an ac elimination

i removed my ac, but left the compressor in for the time being
I'm not sure if you'd have to get the idler braket or not, i dont have a 3.4
and I dont even know if I have to get an idler for my 3.8
its easy, straight forward... just rip it out ;)

[Mogobs30th]

Re: has anyone done an ac elimination

I removed the whole AC unit from my Firebird, and I did buy an AC delete bracket. There are some availiable for both the 2.4l and the 3.8l, but from what I can tell they come from two seperate people.

[slow6]

Re: has anyone done an ac elimination

you might want to take it to a shop to get them to vent the freon..otherwise you'll vent it into the ozone and that will cause little baby seals to die

[BobbyZ72]

Re: has anyone done an ac elimination

that will cause little baby seals to die

HAHAHAHAAHHA, its just a small amout, it wont hurt anything.

[slow6]

Re: has anyone done an ac elimination

ya, i know you leak your freon out into the atmosphere
so do I, but I just did it once ;)

[jola]

Re: has anyone done an ac elimination

you can run a shorter belt. i can't remember what length i used, but i was running a shorter belt to bypass my compressor before i brought it in to get fixed. if you have time, you can go to an auto parts store and buy a few different sizes and just use trial and error. or, loop a rope around the projected path to bypass the compressor and measure the length. i didn't have much time, so i dropped it off to my mechanic and he threw a new one on (somewhere around 62" i THINK). the belt worked for a few months then snapped...i don't think the belt was the highest quality b/c the tension of the belt seemed fine. still, its something to consider. i don't believe you can use a belt from a non-a/c 3.4L car because i think they might have an idler pulley.