A/C turns off when full throttle.
07-26-2004, 05:29 AM
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A/C turns off when full throttle.
After all the races with the A/C on and me thinking it robed my horsepower it cuts out when you flore it. Well i cant use that for an excuse when i loose[:@]. did any of you know that?
07-26-2004, 12:18 PM
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RE: A/C turns off when full throttle.
Hit full throttle in a high gear (so you can give it time to cool off) and your AC will get warm - I don't know if it actually disengages the clutch on the compressor though - but I assume thats what happens. Reguardless, I always turn my AC off anyways when I expect to romp it.
07-27-2004, 04:14 AM
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RE: A/C turns off when full throttle.
Dude, It seriously cuts the power in half. Maybe that could be a good thing. You forget the a/c is on, you race someone on the street floor it and the a/c turns off! That is custom tuned if you ask me. lol
07-27-2004, 12:00 PM
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RE: A/C turns off when full throttle.
Yeah mine cuts off as well. If I floor it, and stay in it heats up quick. As soon as I let off, you can feel it kick back in. Your going to lose a lot on takeoff before it actually cuts out. Maybe it's a 96 thing...
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07-27-2004, 04:48 PM
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RE: A/C turns off when full throttle.
I'm not going to go out and say ALL cars do this now, but certainly MOST cars do this now. I had an '89 Dodge Dynasty (now that's an old ride) and even she killed the air when I'd get on it.
07-27-2004, 09:07 PM
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RE: A/C turns off when full throttle.
The tps just sends a voltage to the ecu based on the amount of throttle opening - so thats how I would expect the ecu to know its at full throttle as well, when the voltage reads a certain amount then disengage the ac clutch.
07-27-2004, 11:43 PM
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RE: A/C turns off when full throttle.
I tested it today and I was at WOT through out all the gears and it never warmed up and I did have less power. I stopped at 110 and the A/C was still ice cold and blowing just as hard as it does when parked.