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Old 06-07-2010, 10:27 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
This is something to remember: just because it is a lower precentage of engine load, and/or does not noticibly change acceleration, doesn't mean it uses less fuel. In fact, I wonder if cars with bigger engines also have a larger A/C system?
Yes, that is a very good point. From a logical(?) POV, I would venture to guess that the A/C system is sized according to the interior cabin volume. Sooooo, an A/C for a vanilla two-seat truck *should* be smaller than one for an extended cab.

On the other hand, it's cheaper to make one A/C for both models, so making one A/C sized for the extended cab and installing it into the vanilla two seater also makes "sense" ... from a different POV.

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