AC HELP!!!!, I need you guys ....! please read Options

[legalkid86]

hey guys its getting super hot over here, and well i'm going to buy the whole system but i need to know what i need in my car, my car has a blower cause i turn it on and it blows air, and its heats as well, so yea does anyone have a picture of what i would need in all like a book or something of what the ac system is in our cars, please help me out , i just want to go buy all of this, please help me out its like 110 degrees everyday.... i just need pics of what i need. thanks

[Jamchell]

Well most A/C systems consist of a condenser, evaporator, receiver/dryer and a compressor. Plus the lines to carry the refrigerant, wiring to operate it and send a signal to the ecu that the idle has to be adjusted upwards when the A/c is on. If your car already has some of these items installed then you are in luck. Otherwise you will have a tough time installing it on a car that didn't come equipped. There are various aftermarket A/C kits(most too large for a celica) or you could rip a whole system out of a parts car. Honestly though, if your car never had it you'd be better off selling and using the $ to buy a different celica with air.

Just my .02

[Cavegod]

you wanna fit climate control or A/C? not much more to the CC and it's better than normal AC

http://www.celica-club.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Aircon

http://www.celica-club.co.uk/wiki/index.ph...control_fitting

[BonzaiCelica]

how much weight would u save if you owere to remove all of the a/c compenents on the celica. would the heater still fucntion when you turn the heat on?

how hard is it to take out and reinstall the a/c...

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Sep 2, 2009 - 10:23 AM

[pittfirefighter]

this has gotten ridiculous... first every celica has A/c.... most likely your compressor is shot or freon (spelling?) is gone...

removing A/C is very tough and time consuming... heater core has nothing to do with A/C... only fan blower is linked between the two... the compressor is very heavy and is linked right to the aux belt... removing it frees up quite a deal of horsepower.... but so does turning it off... lol... the A/C has a clutch built in that disengages when its off... so you would free up the weight.... the condensor is not very heavy but does allow better air flow to the radiator when removed.... other than that its a waste of time and has to be done by someone that can decompress the system... so pros only unless you want to die

[blu94gt]

how much weight would u save if you owere to remove all of the a/c compenents on the celica. would the heater still fucntion when you turn the heat on?

how hard is it to take out and reinstall the a/c...

Your heat would still work, but the weight savings would maybe be 20 pounds. Difficulty is totally not worth it, you're talking about pulling all the lines, etc, pulling the dash to get to stuff, you get the picture. Plus needing a machine to evacuate the refrigerant. Unless you're building a track car and removing everything other than the drivetrain and driver controls you might as well keep the a/c.

[stephen_lee]

how much weight would u save if you owere to remove all of the a/c compenents on the celica. would the heater still fucntion when you turn the heat on?

how hard is it to take out and reinstall the a/c...

weight saving: 20-25LBS
heater: yes it will function, you would have to leave either the evaporator assy in, or take the evap out, and leave the shell as it connects the blower to your heater core.

[Cavegod]

when i removed the climate control from my donor car i just undid the A/C pipes and it decompressed itself for me lol. you can remove the ac stuff from under dash without to much trouble, just need to take glove box out for access.

[pittfirefighter]

freon is extremely hazardous and bad for the body... do not undo the lines yourself

[Cavegod]

Freon is R12 toyota use R134 which is not Freon

[blu94gt]

Freon is R12 toyota use R134 which is not Freon

either way I would not recommend evacuating it yourself. 1: it's illegal, 2: it's very harmful to your body

There's a reason you have to be MACS certified to do this kind of stuff.

[Cavegod]

Freon is R12 toyota use R134 which is not Freon

either way I would not recommend evacuating it yourself. 1: it's illegal, 2: it's very harmful to your body

There's a reason you have to be MACS certified to do this kind of stuff.

bit late since i have already done it on the 2 donor cars i used for parts.

[BonzaiCelica]

oh ok guys got it. I guess its not worth the hassle. I just guessed that since the 96-98 integra type r is about 200 lbs lighter, it doesnt have ac and has thinner windshield along with no sound insulation. I though removing the a/c would give the celica a pretty good weight reduction.

This post has been edited by BonzaiCelica: Sep 3, 2009 - 4:44 PM

[stephen_lee]

R134a is the SAME chemical as that "canned air" everyone seems to use on PCs. Although yes its bad, you won't inhale enough to cause damage.