I was reading a post on Crispy's site about laying the A/C condenser more flat so it's not parallel to the radiator. Then I figured I might as well just pull the heavy system all together. The A/C was nice driving up from Los Angeles, and it will always be primarily a street car... then again, throwing it away is so tempting... Thus I leave it to the fate of the poll.

Edit: I should mention 191*F is the highest engine temp I've ever recorded... so removal would be purely for weight/simplification.

 

yank that **** out.. you live in WA, it dont get that hot. enless your one of those *****'s...

 

No, don't.
Think about the resale value?
The Amount of energy used to spin the pulley is nothing when the compressor isn't engaged. just try not to use it all the time if you want to save gas or whatever.

 

Pull if it isn't working, leave and don't use if it is.

 

I yanked mine, partly because it didn't work anyway, but mostly because it was like 35 lbs., which is a lot in an FB. And it was part of the engine bay simplification process, which makes the car much easier to work on.

As long as the windows are functional, I don't find AC necessary here. I guess it depends on whether you ever plan on moving somewhere it is necessary. Or if you ever plan on selling the car to a non-enthusiast, I suppose.