Removing air-can....worth it?

[Chris205]

Being weighing this one up for a while now. I never use my air con and from what I hear its just dead weight being carried around.

To the people who have removed it has it made much of a difference in performance and power output?

Cheers

 

[chrispy.clio]

It doesn't give you any more bhp but I think the torque increases. Because the engine has less mass to rotate then if you remove the ac the it's like having a lightened flywheel, so the engine will go up the rev range quicker.

 

[Chris205]

Ah ok, I was speaking with someone who said the less auxillaries on the engine the more power they tend to make....probably meant power steering etc as well

 

[jack_kemp]

It does free up a few hp, the same as removing the power steering. Any auxiliaries on the engine will sap power.

But regardless, the aircon weighs a lot so it's worth doing either way.

 

[foRSter.]

mine is going soon only because I feel its in the way of my bodies but £400 fitted for saving 16kg oofftt!