DIY AC removal from the prince of liteness...

[hot rod]

Without A/C an MX5 is by far and away the WORST car you could be in lol...you are maaaaad

[AB7]

Nice work.
Wun, that airbox looks heavy! just put a chicken wire before the MAF...save weight, more power!

[sliq]

i think you'll be in dire need or aircon when its a rainy day and your window starts to fog up.............

[bruce]

Wun can't talk at the moment - 43 degrees in Melbourne and more to come.

[wun911]

Whoa it is really hot today around 40 deg I think, I was stuck in traffic for about an hour.

I was sweating like a pig, but all I could think about was how my sweat would eventually evaporate and thus remove extra weight from the car as I drove to uni.

Please note sweating like a pig is a saying, often used to describe liquid coming out of your skin. people are the only other mammal known to sweat to release excess body heat. Please note this saying does not refer to any sort of occupation or class of people it should not be confused with how fat and lathargic some people become when performing a civic duty.

[Fatty]

Please note this saying does not refer to any sort of occupation or class of people it should not be confused with how fat and lathargic some people become when performing a civic duty. [/i]

where do you come up with this stuff wun???!!!!

did you ever think about a career as a stand up comic????

[Juffa]

I was sweating like a pig, but all I could think about was how my sweat would eventually evaporate and thus remove extra weight from the car as I drove to uni.

Yes, but waht about the sweat that the seat absorbs.

'additional weight'

[Blue94t]

Some of you guys are so soft
Well done Wun, real sports cars don't need aircon.
I am impressed with your dedication to liteness. I hope you had the roof and windows up today to promote the sauna effect that is cooking the moisture out of you. Try wearing waterproof clothes (or a couple of garbage bags) with a tracksuit over the top to increase the amount you sweat, boxers use it to great effect to drop weight before a fight.
The waterproof clothing also catches your sweat so it is not absorbed in to the seat

btw you should be a comedian

[bruce]

44 in melb. A cool 31 in Cairns (aircon humming away).

[Hellmun]

I'm not sure about PS I think it will stay.
Out of curiosity is it a straight fwd removal or do I have to buy extra bits?
When I become anorexic how will I cope when I have to change direction quickly on the track?
I'm very reluctant to put on more mussle mass would rather do palaties than weights...

You need to remove both tie rod ends from the car, drop the rack out, then take it apart and remove the oil seal. Then just fill it with grease and re-assemble. The manual rack would be an additional cost and I don't believe it makes that much more difference. The steering is quite heavy without it though. There's a write-up on flyin miata.

[93_Clubman]

You need to remove both tie rod ends from the car, drop the rack out, then take it apart and remove the oil seal. Then just fill it with grease and re-assemble. The manual rack would be an additional cost and I don't believe it makes that much more difference. The steering is quite heavy without it though. There's a write-up on flyin miata.

I guess the depowered rack you describe above would feel different to the manual rack, given the difference in the number of turns lock to lock between manual & PS racks?

[bensale]

If you want to try my car without P/S saturday you're welcome. Yours would probebly work out being slightly heavier than mine is.

[wun911]

I didnt think about seats soaked in sweat...
But I have always wanted a seat without padding, or one that has a zip to remove the padding for track days...

[bruce]

Wun, just go buy a bicycle. They're really light (get a CF one).

[RG.net]

this forum is SOFT!

good on you for taking the plunge, iirc total weight saved is roughly 28kgs ( i honestly cant remember, i should have wrote it down)