[s-cars] Re: A/C and H/P

[William Noland]

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A few A/C thoughts:

Agree with Paul on this. About the only time I run A/C in the car is
when I have passengers and am driving more sanely than normal -- hmmmm,
perhaps A/C does sap power.  (Gotta love NorCal Bay Area weather.)

Have read that tests have shown A/C to actually improve gas mileage
slightly at freeway speeds, because the windows are up, which reduces drag??

Previously owned a 96 Mustang Cobra.  On that piece of Amerkun iron, the
A/C clutch disengaged for a period, when one was hard on the right hand
pedal -- smart.  Read that one of the mods on the Bondurant School's
Cobra fleet was too disable this feature.  Otherwise, got a might toasty
in the Phoenix summer. Somewhat surprised that the S-Car wouldn't do the
same.

Bill Noland
94 S4 mit sunroof open and windows down

Wife in car = A/C on (butofcourse)
Wife in car ALSO = Drive like a human being (not worth incessant nagging
from HELL)

THEREFORE

Drive we deduce Drive like human being = don't notice 5 hp or whatever
parasitic loss


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