i took my powersteering and airconditioning out basically to free up space and increase power...i've had no big problems so far although my drivers side window doesn't go down (dang i gotta fix that)

 

I've been considering removing my AC and PS for a while now. I love the look of a bare block. I have a vert, so there's no use for AC anyway. My only concern is removing the PS bc of the extra weight of the vert. Can anyone running no PS on a vert comment as to the feel and ease of steering?

 

Ya sorry about not having the opion for having one or the other.

 

love manual steering.....but do a manual rack!!!!!! do be a loser and do a dead power rack

 

got rid of my a/c and ps. I love it. Feels like a real sports car now.
I parallel park all the time and never have a problem, and i just blocked off the power steering rack. The room under the hood is awesome to.

 

My vert doesn't have AC/PS/PW. I replaced PS rack w/ manual rack. It's not hard to steer (w/ 205 in 6.5J BBS, stock steering wheel). But I feel manual rack is slightly slower than PS rack. And I feel "play" which spoils direct feeling (it exists in PS rack though).

 

Yeah, I was just going to remove the PS pump and leave the rack bc its got a quicker ratio than the manual rack. What the hell, I guess I'll give it a shot in the spring and see how it goes. Thanks for the input.

 

I'm like a lot of people on here. My TII is a 85% track and 15% street usage car so I don't miss my A/C and it's an S4 TII so a full manual rack came standard anyway.

Zach

 

It's my daily driver - gotta have them.

I did take out the 15 lb ABS.

Want to save weight to make up for them?
Take out the spare tire & jack.
Only fill the tank half full.

 

Or you can run a half a tank of fuel, and remove the AC and PS along with the spare and jack.

 

both are gone in my car

 

I've got PS and my AC doesn't work. Until I can get another car, I'll keep both. Also am gonna get my AC repaired next summer.

 

No AC, PS, or heater for that matter. Race cars rule.

 

That's true, I don't have a heater anymore either. Totally over rated when you only drive the car 2 or 3 times a month.

 

Factory no power steering and I personally removed the very dead AC system. I don't miss them.

 

Mine came without AC and I removed the perfectly good PS because it was too slow and I was constantly catching up to it at autocrosses. I've never regretted taking it out. AC would be nice, but the extra space, cooling ability and lighter weight are nice too.

 

I removed both, the AC was due to the fact that I LOVE warm\hot weather! Up here in VA, IMHO, you only need the AC for those HOT summer days; which sadly, only last for like 3 months a year

The PS, I jus went crazy while I was removing the AC, so it went out the window too The only downside to not having PS is when parking or trying to maneuver the car at any speed under 5 MPH.

 

mine never had PS (S4 base) and now the A/C is gone. I havent noticed anything except its very hot in the summer with out A/C

 

i have no AC but PS is a great great thing. especially for autocrossing

 

The car came with no PS. So I don't really care. I had the AC, but I removed it when I put a FMIC. I really liked the AC espescially on highway. It's a compromise.

 

Some say that PS is good for autocross, well it was hurning my performance. In fast transitions at slow speeds (going from large steering angles in on direction to large steering angles in the opposite direction) the power steering couldn't keep up and the steering would get really heavy all of a sudden. This is BAD! Once I removed the PS it was nearly as light except when parking, so there's no real downside, other than the occasional excercise when parking. I've never regretted it for one second.