Denis, i never said the car was faster due to the weight loss, im not that stupid, it does cause the A/C compressor is off.
Francesco. oh, and i run in some marvelous looking, binno competition 205/50 R15 wheels. -----Mensaje original----- De: Denis P. Goldman [mailto:[email protected]] Enviado el: Miércoles, 26 de Enero de 2000 10:54 p.m. Para: Francesco Fontanot G. CC: Volkswagen Mailing List Asunto: Re: The beast revealed! 20 lbs off and now your car runs like hell? Hmm. Did you know that the difference between a full and an empty tank of gas is about 100 lbs? 20 lbs wouldn't make very much of a difference at all in your acceleration. You should try going to smaller tires (I went from 205/60-14 to 195/55-14, 23 lbs a tire vs 18lbs a tire) That translates to 20 lbs total, but the key is that its unsprung, rolling weight. I forget what the multiplier is, but I think its 10x, meaning for every pound of unsprung weight taken off the car, its like taking 10lbs off. 20 times 10 is 200 lbs off, imagine getting in your car and driving down the street and the car driving like its 200lbs lighter. When you remove that cast iron bracket that holds the alt/compressor, along with the evaporator and condensor, you should notice more of a difference in the car's handling, the lighter front end is more responsive. Denis Francesco Fontanot G. wrote: > > Hi there > > today i finished removing the a/c compressor from my car as well as the a/c > plumbing (still need to get rid of the radiator and condeser and all the > stuff) but removing this fuc**ng thing made my 87 GTI 16V reveal its true > power, now when i hit the gas it runs like hell, more people should do this, > its pretty straight forward. about 20 lbs removed from the car. > > Francesco > > _____________ > List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com > To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message > See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com > Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
