okay so my 4runner is just about ready to have the rebuilt motor dropped in and i was wondering if there were any benifits to removing all of the ac stuff. The 4runner is my winter rig and i daily drive a motorcycle in good weather.

87 turbo 4runner BTW.

 

If you do remove the system i would be interested in picking it up from you. (i'm not going to answer you question though. i'm probably biased!
moses

 

pro-you might save 15-25 lbs.

con-A/C is good in cold weather also, it help to dehumdify the air. I use the A/C all the time when it is wet to keep the windows clear.

 

and what about removing the EGR? besides cleaning up the engine bay....

 

Removing it will save you some weight, probably 35lbs at best and will free up some horsepower since the compressor will be removed. I removed the A/C on my old Integra Type R. Had a supercharged B18...had no need for A/C. I couldn't really tell the weight was gone, but could definately feel the freed up horsepower.

 

What about when you take your girl wheeling with you and yall get stuck and have some free time and you need to de-fog the windows when rescue comes ???
You need the A/C then
Or what if she says "Hey baby lets go wheeling" on a hot summer night ????

 

If your not using it , no horsies being used

 

Remove the EGR !!
They are evil lean burn lobbyist's

 

If it works good why take it off? Whats to gain by removing it unless it doesn't work?

If you do decide on removing it you should get some shorter bolts because the bolts that normally go through the bracket and timing chain cover will be too long. Just go to your local drealership and have them print out a diagram of the timing chain cover. You will see that there are 2 different bolt options for those holes.

 

EGR is important. I wouldn't remove that.

 

Important ??????
Not to the engine it isn't and to be honest it doesn't make that big of a emissions difference either , I know alot of peeps that live in northern Va that pass sniffer without them all the time , remove it and it will increase your mileage and give you a tad of high rpm pep.

 

It keeps the temps inside the cylinders down and that's quite important. I could care less about the emissions aspect of it. If anything it would decrease your MPG.

 

I have heard that claim about temps but it is like the Ozone , depends on who you want to lean with because the evidence of that is marginal at best .