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90F outside and not running the A/C in the car.?

Old Aug 22, 2003 | 09:42 AM
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Default 90F outside and not running the A/C in the car.?

My A/C is on almost 100% in the summer...unless I am racing.... (too much drag).

I see all of these people with fairly new looking cars sweating their balls/tits off when it is hot outside....

Are they trying to save gas by not running the A/C??? I would rather get 17mpg and be cool than 18mpg and have to shower every 20 minutes.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 09:43 AM
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But you got humidity.

California weather baby.

Although the weather kinda sucks right now.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 09:52 AM
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In Cali, we don;t pay for our air conditioning my miles per gallon. We call it "rent" and the natural AC is just part of the deal.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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personally it has to be REALLY hot for me to go for AC. As long as the air is moving I can live. Stop being such a girl and take it like a man.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 03:31 PM
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just take your shirt off and get a tan
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 03:33 PM
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condenser shuts off a full throttle. often at the track i forget to turn mine off after leaving the pits...no difference in laptimes.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Unabageler
[B]condenser shuts off a full throttle.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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well i'm flaming. you're a ing moron for doubting me.

but really, have you ever done two back to back runs, one w/ AC and one without? if the answer is no, then your feelings are meaningless. In any case, so many other variables affect what you feel in the car...there's a reason real dynos are used to measure power and not just the seat of your pants.
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Old Aug 22, 2003 | 07:35 PM
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I like rolling my windows down more than A/C in the summer, but not on highways (too much wind noise/pressure)... Some cars take a while for the A/C to get going, so maybe that's the problem I dunno..
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Old Aug 23, 2003 | 10:57 AM
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i dont like running the a/c b/c of the added stress on the motor, i dont care about wasting gas. gas isn't that expensive around here anyways.

but yeah, if the weather is hotter than 90 degrees, the a/c will be on. otherwise, the top is up and the windows are down.
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