Originally Posted by oldskoolcivic
i got no power steering, and took off ac and took off window washer system.. it did a heck of a difference in acceleration. the only 2 belts that i have in my car is the timing and the alternatior belt.
That's not even all that much weight as to make a huge difference in acceleration.
Maybe the removal of all the parasitic loss due to powersteering+ac is what you are feeling.