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Sep 18, 2003 | 10:19 AM

#16

94formulabz

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Joined: Apr 2003

Posts: 1,591

From: PA

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Originally posted by stereomandan
THE A/C DOES COOL THE CAR DOWN. When it's on, it turns the electric fans on sooner. I almost always kick the A/C on when I'm at a light for a long time to keep my temps down. Without A/C my temp will easily get to 210F+. With the A/C on, it will stay about 160-180F because of the electric fans.

Dan

Ok, we are both right and here's why. Major oversight on my part.

I forgot there are people out there with their fans programmed to come on at the stock settings. Seriously, do yourself a favor man and get some programming.

For the case of my car and just about anyone else with programming, if you are sitting in a staging lane for any period of time idling your fans would be running anyways, and running the AC WILL increase the temperatures slightly. Of course i'm talking about a retarded track like beaver springs and not one where an intelligent person designed the track like the downhill (read motor off roll) staging lanes of maple grove

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I just have a hard time believeing all these post about huge gains/losses when there are SO many variables at the track.

Sep 18, 2003 | 06:01 PM

#17

Mir Hussain

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Joined: Oct 2000

Posts: 381

From: Delta Quadrant (Toronto)

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Originally posted by Slow95car
Um a/c does not cool the car off....... it puts a tremendous load on the motor

1-3% of load! NOT a tremendous Load, Who cares, your car is idealing. At WOT AC get shut off

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Originally posted by Slow95car

and you are lucky you didnt get booted by tech for dripping fluids on the track, or booted by another pissed off racer for you tracking water halfway down the track. dont race with the a/c on.

That is different isuue