who's running without AC? or without heat?
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No AC here, but I have a convertible. It's not as good as you'd expect though, considering when it's over 90 you really don't want to keep the top down!
No a/c and didnt have heat until a few weeks ago.... without heat wasnt so bad cuz its cali but it sucked when the windshield fogged up or when I had PT I had to cover up.... No a/c isnt too bad excpt when your stopped, I've always driven with the windows down and prefer it that way.
No AC and i need to replace my heater core. AC would be nice sometimes, but i hate driving with my windows up. Also for me it's 100% worth not having AC, just to not have to work around it when i'm working on the engine.
newskool
Active Member
Stever89
5 Year Member
No AC, got it that way. Being a black coupe, it should have never been pulled. One day I'm going to put it all back in.
No A/C here. When i was young and dumb i removed it thinking that 30 pounds would get me from a 14.6...to a 14.6. Stupid move on my part.
Heat still works, but rarely use it since the car is a Sunday driver. I think i put it on when i drive home from a cruise at night and it gets a little chilly. If the heater core crapped out, i'd prob just bypass it and call it a day as the car is stored for the winter before it really gets cold.
My A/C however is going back in. I spent nearly $500 on all NEW A/C parts (Ford motorcraft parts), got my certification so i could buy R-12 refrigerant, and plan on doing this RIGHT. Now that i'm older, having ice cold A/C is critical to me. There are days i've wanted to drive my fox, but didn't due to the heat. Black car, with black leather gets HOT. At least i have a sunroof
Only thing holding me up is the evaporator install. Gotta pull the dash, and might wait it out for winter to do so. I can suck it up for one more summer.
Heat still works, but rarely use it since the car is a Sunday driver. I think i put it on when i drive home from a cruise at night and it gets a little chilly. If the heater core crapped out, i'd prob just bypass it and call it a day as the car is stored for the winter before it really gets cold.
My A/C however is going back in. I spent nearly $500 on all NEW A/C parts (Ford motorcraft parts), got my certification so i could buy R-12 refrigerant, and plan on doing this RIGHT. Now that i'm older, having ice cold A/C is critical to me. There are days i've wanted to drive my fox, but didn't due to the heat. Black car, with black leather gets HOT. At least i have a sunroof
Only thing holding me up is the evaporator install. Gotta pull the dash, and might wait it out for winter to do so. I can suck it up for one more summer.
Removing the AC is, without a doubt, the modification I did to my car that I regret the most. Even with the t-tops off, it can easily get hot enough inside the car to be uncomfortable. It is not uncommon for me to have lower back sweat through my shirt after driving the car on a warm day.
My heater core is bonked, so the heat doesn't really work, which is not a huge issue because I don't drive the car in the winter months anyway. There are sometimes in the fall when I wished I had heat, but not enough to encourage me to replace that damn heater core, haha.
My heater core is bonked, so the heat doesn't really work, which is not a huge issue because I don't drive the car in the winter months anyway. There are sometimes in the fall when I wished I had heat, but not enough to encourage me to replace that damn heater core, haha.
skunk21
Active Member
a/c is gone and I don't regret removing it at all. I have plenty of other cars with it and I don't really drive the stang enough to care, I drove it before when it was really hot out and I lived. I grew up in the days when 90% of the cars didn't have a/c, now it's standard on pickup trucks 
. it adds to the feel for me kinda like when someone takes a ride in thier old 60's-70's muscle car, windows down, tunes cranking and the sound of the motor. my heat works but I don't run the car in the winter.
. it adds to the feel for me kinda like when someone takes a ride in thier old 60's-70's muscle car, windows down, tunes cranking and the sound of the motor. my heat works but I don't run the car in the winter.
Mintsick
10 Year Member
Mine did not blow cold when I bought it last year but everything else seems to be in working condition, I will probably just bring it somewhere to have them replace seals/recharge. Heat works great and I do like to extend the usage of the car into November if it's not snowing.
A/C gone, heat might be going next.
When I got my car, the A/C worked but was weak, and was R12. I don't use A/C much at all. So, rather than retrofit a system I never use, I deleted it. Besides, I took A/C off my old mustang and never regretted it A/C only draws on the engine, clutters the engine bay, heats up under your hood, less radiator options, and most of all, weighs a lot. When you take the A/C off your car and pick the system up, that's a lot of weight hanging over the front wheels.
Heat, might be going next. I never really use it, even in winter, but the car doesn't get much driving in the cold. Yet another thing that clutters the engine bay, less waterpump options, and once again, ads weight. Of course to remove the real weight, the whole HVAC box would have to go.
My car is not a daily driver, I have my Chevy P/U for that. It's being set up (very slowly) for a kind of street/strip drag setup, and weight reductions so far have made a huge difference in this car.
When I got my car, the A/C worked but was weak, and was R12. I don't use A/C much at all. So, rather than retrofit a system I never use, I deleted it. Besides, I took A/C off my old mustang and never regretted it A/C only draws on the engine, clutters the engine bay, heats up under your hood, less radiator options, and most of all, weighs a lot. When you take the A/C off your car and pick the system up, that's a lot of weight hanging over the front wheels.
Heat, might be going next. I never really use it, even in winter, but the car doesn't get much driving in the cold. Yet another thing that clutters the engine bay, less waterpump options, and once again, ads weight. Of course to remove the real weight, the whole HVAC box would have to go.
My car is not a daily driver, I have my Chevy P/U for that. It's being set up (very slowly) for a kind of street/strip drag setup, and weight reductions so far have made a huge difference in this car.
1990Coupe
Founding Member
never finished re-installing my AC when i built my car. But the compressor, evap core and condenser are all in. I just need to get all the lines and charger her up.
Sharad
ALWAYS choose the V over the P!!! Wait... what?
no heat or ac on my fox, but it's not a daily driver. The only time it sucks is when the windshield fogs up.
There is that Rain-X anti-fog, works pretty damn good.
Rain-X Repellant on the ouside, no need for wipers.
Rain-X Anti-Fog on the inside, no need for defog.
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