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Old 07-20-2006, 01:09 AM
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Anybody know about how much HP a 06 GT will lose with the AC on? I usually turn off the AC when I run it hard, and it seems to accelerate better off. Thanks.
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Old 07-20-2006, 01:14 AM
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If you are serious when making a run I would turn it off for the optium performance.
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:29 AM
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ive heard a loss of 10
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:30 AM
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Who needs A/C? Yank the bish!
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Old 07-20-2006, 02:32 AM
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I don't know how much horsepower is lost, but it puts a significant drag on the engine. This is why some people also buy an electric water pump. The less additional components the engine has to turn, the more power you will have. The drag will be more noticable during acceleration and reving.
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Old 07-20-2006, 03:02 AM
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At WOT the A/C should automatically stop turning.
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Old 07-20-2006, 03:23 AM
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Yea my A/C stops running when I romp on it too. It pretty good, but than again I can never get my car to cool down.....lol
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Old 07-20-2006, 03:44 PM
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I've done several MPG tests with our AC system, and it is absolutely not noticable on MPG factors.. so I think it's safe to say that the HP loss will not be very signifigant.. and at WOT the compressor does stop spinning...
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Old 07-20-2006, 04:11 PM
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I've done several MPG tests with our AC system, and it is absolutely not noticable on MPG factors.. so I think it's safe to say that the HP loss will not be very signifigant.. and at WOT the compressor does stop spinning...
I've noticed that on both my new GT and my new Fusion, both seem to get nearly if not the same MPG AC on or off. Simply amazing.
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Old 07-20-2006, 04:25 PM
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the AC does affect the car. max ac really hits the car hard; but there alot better. My first sport car (3000Gt) did not move w/ the ac on.

what i normally do is turn it off when i go, then turn it on when im cursing..
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