6GA Rant: Air Conditioner = Bicycle Speeds

[inv4zn]

Ugh.

So it got reallly hot here all of a sudden - 33 degrees (celsius lol).

Turned on the A/C and the car feels like it weighs 5000 pounds and is pushing 3 horses. SO slow hahaha

I know you lose some power with A/C but this is incredible.....

I dunno how you guys in areas that are hotter for longer handle this

/rant

 

[CanadianEh48]

x2

just make sure you turn the AC off when approaching a hill

 

[jwong512]

You drive a V6 and still notice it? I'm wondering if upgrading all the pulleys and switching to an underdrive crank could help solve that problem. I know you can't run a huge sound system if you switch to performance pulleys though.

 

[CanadianEh48]

the AC compressor eats ~10 hp. i notice it in my dads V8 F-150.

 

[itzcharlie]

i feel the loss in power when i turn on my ac too

 

[[email protected].]

When people ask me about my mods and what they're good for, the way I explain it basically is to tell them that now my car with the a/c on is like what it used to be w/ no mods and the a/c off.

 

[ryan s]

accords are fast without the a/c on? tell me more!

 

[finch13]

You drive a V6 and still notice it? I'm wondering if upgrading all the pulleys and switching to an underdrive crank could help solve that problem. I know you can't run a huge sound system if you switch to performance pulleys though.

Well, you go enjoy lower power steering pressures, less efficient A/C and supplying less than 14.4V to car electronics!

 

[ZsleepizeZ]

Well, you go enjoy lower power steering pressures, less efficient A/C and supplying less than 14.4V to car electronics!

 

[almightyfargoth]

usually I just kick people out who can't handle windows and not complaining.