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How to increase power on a sixer without mods!

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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 06:55 PM
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Default How to increase power on a sixer without mods!

I am sure alot of you know this already. But I increased my HP by 5-10 just by doing 1 simple thing. Shutting off the AC and turning it to vent. I noticed a significant increase in power on my v6. Try it and let me know if it works as well as it has for me.
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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Tell me you didn't spend money on dyno time to figure this out. Its no big deal driving around but never race with it on at all. I thought it was common knowledge our cars were faster with the a/c off.
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 08:39 PM
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god dammit is that why i was so slow on the track. should have turned that darn thing of max a/c. sike haha


yea its COMMON KNOWLEDGE. i figured it out in the first week i got my stang when i realized that the engine didnt shudder and ran better with ac off
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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its a fact that with any car the AC robs power and also your looking at it backwards you don't gain power from turning it off, you lose power turning it on.
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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Don't fords have a clutch attached to the ac pulley so that under WOT the ac doesn't work anyway?
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 08:53 PM
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no the clutch is only controlled by the AC system and goes off only when that tell it too
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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i do believe it has a wot cut off switch. as a precautionary measure so you literally dont detonate your ac compressor when turning 5500 rpm in third gear merging onto the high way. well at least mine has it
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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I was pushing 5600 in 1st roasting my new tires this afternoon. A/C was on full blast, so either there's no shut-off, mine doesn't work, or I didn't stay in redline for long enough to make it engage.
Old Oct 19, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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I have heard before there is a cutoff switch at wot that disengages the a/c. It might be for a split second while you're at wot so you never notice the change in temp in your incoming air.

I want him to come back and say where he got that 5-10hp number or if he just pulled it out his ***.

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Old Oct 19, 2009 | 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Shaunmac9128
I want him to come back and say where he got that 5-10hp number or if he just pulled it out his ***.
Just a hint, don't sniff his post.



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