My car doesnt have power steering or Air Conditioning. Does this really help out on HP? I heard it does and saves ALOT of weight, just curious what you guys think about how it weighs.....

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It saves weight.

I was always told that the AC wasn't taking horsepower untill you turned it on?

 

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I was always told that the AC wasn't taking horsepower untill you turned it on?

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yes that is correct. Power steering does however take away your hp because it is always on. You will feel a noticable gain by removing power steering...i did anyways. I have seen dynos of it making 3-6whp and that is everywhere in the powerband...not just peak hp or anything.

 

But its still an extra belt running off the motor, right now I have elcetric fans, no AC and no PS so there isnt anything running off the motor but the alternantor. you get what im saying? Im just wondering if its a huge difference......

How much weight is removed by taking all that out?

thanks for the quick response....

 

taking out ac maybe 40 - 50 maybe..thats everything the compressor, fan all the lines the condenser box but i could be wrong or really weak...i had to lift all that **** in a couple boxes a few weeks ago..

ps is pretty much the pump and the reservoir so its not much in the weight department..

 

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About 16 lbs. on an Integra - should be basically the same on Civics. Incidentally, this is also the same amount of weight I saved with a FiberImages C/F hood.