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[reyg]

So I live in Va Beach, Va, and am moving to either AZ or NM in octoberish time frame. I am thinking about taking out my A/C system being as the comp pump does not work any way, my question to all you guys out there with out an A/C that live in this type of weather place is: Do you regret taking it out?

 

[clbailey]

I've been tdy to Vegas for 4 months at a time and having AC in the rental saved me. Its a dry heat that tore up my sinuses. Grew up in Georgia and I'm stationed here at Langley and its a huge difference that takes getting used to. I'd fix it. You will hate life without it. The small HP gain is not worth you and your passengers being miserable.

 

[Clutch450]

I live in PA and in the summer I regret ever taking out my AC. PA summers are nothing compared to Arizona summers!
Its your call, but I would hate to sit in traffic on a 110 degree day and cook inside my car.

 

[gusu]

So I live in Va Beach, Va, and am moving to either AR or NM in octoberish time frame. I am thinking about taking out my A/C system being as the comp pump does not work any way, my question to all you guys out there with out an A/C that live in this type of weather place is: Do you regret taking it out?

If you are considering it and are even questioning it a little bit you will want to fix it.

If you weren't willing to go with out it on occasion you wouldn't be asking in the first place. Sure you can always roll your windows down, but it SUCKS to be stuck in traffic on a hot day with no AC because of a wreck or whatever else may cause traffic to slow down. Don't forget they love to cause huge ass traffic jams on the interstate in the summer to fix roads.



*edit* @Clutch450. AR is Arkansas not Arizona by the way. AZ is Arizona.

 

[cabot2g]

Trust me your going to want your A/C in Arkansas. 100 degree days and 95% humidity will kick your butt with no A/C.

If its a daily driver its a must.

What may bring you to Arkansas? Airforce?

 

[Bo0sTdTsI]

i took my ac off. I never used it i like having my windows rolled down. Being close to nm and having been there a couple times in past summers its not too bad to me. But if humidity is high yea youll want ac. Nm is dry heat pretty much.

 

[cabot2g]

i took my ac off. I never used it i like having my windows rolled down. Being close to nm and having been there a couple times in past summers its not too bad to me. But if humidity is high yea youll want ac. Nm is dry heat pretty much.

Trust me the dry air of NM and AZ is nothing like the humidity you will run across here or other places in the south. It just gets plain nasty in the summer.

 

[spydergstftw]

i took my ac off. I never used it i like having my windows rolled down. Being close to nm and having been there a couple times in past summers its not too bad to me. But if humidity is high yea youll want ac. Nm is dry heat pretty much.

idk how you can stand it! ever since i bought my FMIC, I have pretty much lost AC. and I hate the amarillo heat especially with leather seats.

 

[reyg]

Sorry I did mean Arizona. And the navy is putting me in one of those areas.

 

[Mr PopUps]

Bit far from water isnt it? Did you sink a ship or something?

 

[supermario300hp]

Fix it definately. i live in chicago and took it out of my first dsm. it was miserable i hated it and regretted it badly

 

[Ozone302]

I've lived in arizona my whole life and have had 5 cars in the past 5 years since I was 16. None of them have had ac. It's brutal in the summer but it is possible. Just always have a cold drink with you and an extra shirt or two

Oh and FORGET about ever bringing a girl somewhere or on a date. Even at night in Arizona it's still 90s and 80s in the summer. Luckily my ex was kinda cool about it but I actually had to take her to the ER one time from driving in my car during the day with me for about an hour and a half in summer on a 116 degree day. She got heat exhaustion and fainted. It was crazy. I can handle it good though Because I'm an az native.

Just keep it dude. You will regret it.

 

[95eclipseguy]

FIX IT!!!!! You will be happy you did

 

[1998dsm]

keep it

 

[ilco187]

fix it, nothing wrong with ac i know of and have seen 8 sec drag supras still with ac.

 

[Maverick4g63]

I live in the deep south and haven't regretted chunking my compressor at all. Its a novelty item that I can live without. I realize that the parasitic draw is negligable, but every little bit helps. I pretend that I've been transported to a post-apocalyptic "mad max" dimension and it makes it seem so much cooler.

 

[Chrispy0530]

I live in South, FL but we have horrible hot summer days down here. I drove almost 3-4 years without A/C. Once the GF and I moved in together, every single day she would nag at me about it being so hot, and how it was stupid that my car did not have A/C. It was pretty embarrassing at times, us coming off the car completely drenched in sweat.

Finally caved in, bought a A/C Compressor, A/C lines and equipment off a donor shell, and installed it. While installing it all I could think about was all the work I went through before to remove everything for a cleaner look.

And now to this day I wonder how I ever went without A/C. I'm spoiled by it now.

 

[ramsack]

A/C is mainly needed in disgusting humid areas, like PA. It can be 80 degrees, and between the car not moving any air and the humidity, it will feel well over 100, and the sweat doesn't evaporate, so it doesn't cool down a person. In a place like Arizona, any shade and any air movement is going to be relief. Any sweat that happens will evaporate because the air is so dry. It sucks that the body didn't evolve to sense relative humidity to really know when to sweat. It just relies on temperature.

 

[Ozone302]

A/C is mainly needed in disgusting humid areas, like PA. It can be 80 degrees, and between the car not moving any air and the humidity, it will feel well over 100, and the sweat doesn't evaporate, so it doesn't cool down a person. In a place like Arizona, any shade and any air movement is going to be relief. Any sweat that happens will evaporate because the air is so dry. It sucks that the body didn't evolve to sense relative humidity to really know when to sweat. It just relies on temperature.

I'm sorry but that is not true. Last August was the hottest August ever in Arizona. It was over 110 for 23 days straight. I had no ac and lived 40 miles from work. I also worked outside for 6 hours a day from 11am-5pm, no breaks, in the hottest part of the day. The wind, if there was any, did not help at all. Felt like sticking your head in an oven. Just hot air blowing in your face especially at 118 degrees. I know humidity is worse but anything over 100 or 110 anywhere is bad. Fix your ac OP! New Mexico is a little better but not much

 

[ramsack]

I'm sorry, but did you see where I mentioned SHADE? It gets cool at night in those desert climates. In humid climates you will sweat like a pig at night just as much as you did during the day. You also mentioned nothing about sweat. In a dry climate it will evaporate right off of you. In a humid area like where I live, your clothes will be soaking wet at the end of a work day. Shade also does not help one bit. Breezes are a little nice, but just a tease.

I would take 110+ degree dry heat any day over this 80 degree muggy sauna.

 

[Black-Out]

Don't forget op, that your a/c also helps clear the fog off the cabin windows in the rain and durring the fall and winter times when your defrost/defog function is commanded on aiding in removing moisture from the air inside the car (which in turn gets the film of invisable crud to become transparent again when it starts holding on to the glass)
I'd fix it personally....even if you don't use it everyday it's nice to have the option....

William-

 

[Ozone302]

I'm sorry, but did you see where I mentioned SHADE? It gets cool at night in those desert climates. In humid climates you will sweat like a pig at night just as much as you did during the day. You also mentioned nothing about sweat. In a dry climate it will evaporate right off of you. In a humid area like where I live, your clothes will be soaking wet at the end of a work day. Shade also does not help one bit. Breezes are a little nice, but just a tease.

I would take 110+ degree dry heat any day over this 80 degree muggy sauna.

Have you lived in arizona before? During the summer it does not get cool at night. After 118 during the day, the sidewalks will still burn your feet at midnight. You can literally fry an egg on the sidewalks. Ive done it. I just don't think you should make accusations about somewhere you've probably never lived. 115+ anywhere is miserable regardless if it's humid or not. And you still sweat alot in dry heat. I would drive to work and get out of the car and have to change my shirt from a 25 minute drive. My point is that yeah I know humidity is bad, but just because it's a dry heat doesn't mean it's not miserable. Like I said in my previous post, I had to take my girlfriend to the hospital for heat exhaustion from driving in my car with me. AZ heat is no joke. All you see on the news everyday is stories about people dying and fainting from heat exhaustion, and warnings to stay inside. I'm sure it is hot where u live. I never said it wasn't and my intention wasn't to start a pissing match about who's state is hotter. But if you haven't lived here don't make accusations about it based on what you've heard. And it's a valley in az. So the desert theory doesn't apply. The heat just sits there all night. the coolest it gets at night is low 90s high 80s.

 

[importracr317]

I wouldn't take the AC out of a daily driver, period. I ran my old GSX without A/C (because the A/C system had been drained of coolant) for 2 days before I could get a shop to re-fill it in IL heat and that was enough to guarantee I'll never pull A/C from a daily driver.

That said, I took the A/C out of my Talon....because it's only going out at night or when the temp is 70* or less

Living in AZ = you need A/C in you car.

Oh and 80-90 degree dry heat is a lot more tolerable than 80-90 and 100% humidity, but 100*+ heat anywhere = teh suck IMHO.

I live in the deep south and haven't regretted chunking my compressor at all. Its a novelty item that I can live without. I realize that the parasitic draw is negligable, but every little bit helps. I pretend that I've been transported to a post-apocalyptic "mad max" dimension and it makes it seem so much cooler.

I suppose having a convertible helps a little bit too.....

 

[jcart953]

Bit far from water isnt it? Did you sink a ship or something?

^^

 

[jacksons98]

I'm in AZ. 110 seems to be the magic number. Anything 110+ and it's flat out unbearable without AC. The heat at that point is just too intense.