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Do i need the heater blower? |
turnaround89 |
Sep 30 2008, 11:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 671 Joined: 17-May 08 From: Rockford, Illinois Member No.: 9,067 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I am trying to get as much off my car as possible and i don't plan on using the car in the cold, let alone drive in the cold, so can i pull the heater blower in the engine compartment without any worries?
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turnaround89 |
Oct 1 2008, 06:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 671 Joined: 17-May 08 From: Rockford, Illinois Member No.: 9,067 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I dont race, i just want the stuff that will never be used on my car off the car. Its really nice to have the extra room in the engine compartment with the blower not there. I live in the north so i get the best of all four seasons and only drive the car in spring summer and a little bit of fall, so i don't need heat, so why not just take the stuff off the car. How would removing the heating equipment make a car illegal in a racing class? Race cars don't use heat, do they?
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jhadler |
Oct 2 2008, 12:19 PM
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Long term tinkerer... Group: Members Posts: 1,879 Joined: 7-April 03 From: Lyons, CO Member No.: 529 |
...Race cars don't use heat, do they? It's a matter of rules interpretation... If the heater system can be modified, some cars could exploit that to a larger advantage than others. In some, it's simply the removal of the heater core (for water pumpers). In a 914, you could shed the heat exchangers, the j-pipes, the flapper boxes, the fan, the tubes in the longs etc... That's a pretty big weight savings in a car that off the showroom floor was only just north of 2000#. You could also see it interpreted as allowing the removal of all dashboard ducting, a weight savings in nearly every car out there... So, if the rules allow it (either by writing or by omission depending on the structure of the rules), then it's fair game. But if not, it's considered illegal and can be the basis for a protest... That's all. Since it's a street car, rock on. Do whatever you want to do! -Josh2 |
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