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cut A/C belt and now much faster #39387 March 25, 2005 04:47 pm UTC March 25, 2005 04:47 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 468 Ottawa @ the staging lights Trevor Yu OP Member
Trevor Yu OP Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 468 Ottawa @ the staging lights	All I have to say is wow. I removed the A/C belt (needs to be converted to be recharged) and my car feels as fast at 9psi with the A/C belt removed as it did at 12psi with the belt on. It also (duh) revs more freely. Since I no longer have dragging brakes and now this...13's will be much easier this year. Cheers Trevor FS: http://www.ca.dsm.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=002049 92AWD - JDM6-264 cams-14b-SAFC2-RC550-10ga W190-ACT2100-no BS-front AGX-K&N-boost gauge-front strut bar-EBC(F)PBR(R)

Re: cut A/C belt and now much faster #39388 March 25, 2005 05:13 pm UTC March 25, 2005 05:13 pm UTC
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 4,264 GTA Tim Grechin Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands
Tim Grechin Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 4,264 GTA	It should not feel faster at all. It's either plasebo or your AC clutch on the compressor is stuck "on". 11.254@132.14MPH - Tractionally impaired

Re: cut A/C belt and now much faster #39389 March 25, 2005 05:53 pm UTC March 25, 2005 05:53 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 468 Ottawa @ the staging lights Trevor Yu OP Member
Trevor Yu OP Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 468 Ottawa @ the staging lights	maybe it is the placebo effect... well the A/C compressor is run by the crank pulley no? what else would run the thing??? FS: http://www.ca.dsm.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=002049 92AWD - JDM6-264 cams-14b-SAFC2-RC550-10ga W190-ACT2100-no BS-front AGX-K&N-boost gauge-front strut bar-EBC(F)PBR(R)

Re: cut A/C belt and now much faster #39390 March 25, 2005 08:16 pm UTC March 25, 2005 08:16 pm UTC
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,936 brampton chris esquejo Insane Member
chris esquejo Insane Member Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 2,936 brampton	http://www.ca.dsm.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=005217#000000 91 GGSX-trying to build a DD 10 min. @ a time

Re: cut A/C belt and now much faster #39391 March 29, 2005 04:16 pm UTC March 29, 2005 04:16 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 468 Ottawa @ the staging lights Trevor Yu OP Member
Trevor Yu OP Member Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 468 Ottawa @ the staging lights	OIC maybe the clutch was stuck on... Or maybe I'm just a weirdo... Probably the latter Thanks guys. FS: http://www.ca.dsm.org/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=002049 92AWD - JDM6-264 cams-14b-SAFC2-RC550-10ga W190-ACT2100-no BS-front AGX-K&N-boost gauge-front strut bar-EBC(F)PBR(R)

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