well i remove the a/c today on my gslse to make space and i want to know how much i saved. here the stuff i remove a/c radiator, all the a/c hoses in the engine bay,
the compersor. ill say about 20 pound but i dont know what you think? thanks for the opinion

 

if you took off the cast iron mount for the compressor, i'd say at least 50 lbs total. just the mount weighs a ton.

 

Just my a/c compressor weighed in at 18lbs!! Haven't had a chance to take the rest off yet and weigh it all. Next thing to take off is that damn air pump

 

well jeremy i didnt remove the cast iron braket because i didnt removet the power sterring.

 

Do you feel like you need the power steering? Try running it a little with the belt off just to see how you like it. I did this once on my second gen and the next day ripped it all out. The feeling of being connected to the road at higher speeds is phenomenal.

Just an idea in the name of weight savings...

 

Remove some of the sound deadener. In Rexes it's the wool type or something, not bad but it soaks up and holds moisture which can make it heavy and rust-inducing.

Better than my old 280ZX, which had a ton of bituthane glued to the floor.

 

redwood: i did remove one the belt and i allmoust crash and i drove a couple of rx7 without powersterring and i didnt like it either so that why i leave it

manntis: i havend remove the insulation because i dont want to freeze imy *** on the winter but thanks for the sugestion

 

I love manual. I can go back and forth from power to manual all day! Was these manuals lacking in oil or something? Were the tires low on air?

 

Eddy, I noticed this in your signature. Can you elaborate? You got me curious.

 

I'm in Ontario, Canada without A/C. We are going freon-free next year, so a couple of questions.

1) Was the A/C working prior to removal?

2) I have an 84 GSL-SE (Canadian). Did it come with A/C, or just factory prep. If it came with it, it's gone, but there are firewall gaps where I asuume the hoses go, and it looks like there are mounts in the right place.

3) Anyone know the economics around installing an all-new A/C system versus a "port" ofan old A/C system? I assume I'm better off porting an existing rex system, but haven't looked into it at all.

 

RotaryNotary: no my a/c wasnt working at all i try to fix it but didnt work so that why i remove.

Directfreak: check you pm