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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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just removed power steering and ac
looks and feels so much better

i know it only adds like 2hp but the car feels so much more powerfull behind the wheel maybe its just the 100 pounds gone
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 07:50 PM
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did you remove the a/c condenser too? its probably the most important part..
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 09:01 PM
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yea radiator gets all the air now
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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removing the AC box under the dash is a decent chunk of weight too... you need to get the piece that goes inbetween the heater and air mix area though....
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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yea I need to take care of that as well.
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Old Jan 23, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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Id love to do that too but it just gets hot as ***** in the summer here. What method did you use for the power steering?
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where can I get that piece to connect the piping for the heater, I removed the condenser and now the air doesn't flow good for the heater?
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Mazda still sells the heater pipe. It's expensive, but you're never going to find a non-A/C RX in the junkyard to take parts from.
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im just going to make one.
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