Hi all, I'm new to this board and I'm doing this for a friend who just bought a 88 Maxima and wants me to do some work on it because he's not mechanically inclined. Did 88 Maximas come WITHOUT A/C from the factory?? He wants to get rid of the A/C but the alternator gets driven by a belt from the a/c compressor.Is there a way to bypass that compressor and run the alternator right off the crank? He also wants me to fabricate a whole new intake but the AIC is an obstacle. I'd like to delete the AIC but don't know if it'll trigger any ECU codes or make it run in some limp-home mode (if that's possible on these cars). I'm not new to cars and fabrication but am new to the Maxima. Thanks for any input!