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Old 08-10-2012, 09:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by buzz_42 View Post
At tech school we were taught that a/c didn't take away power or mpg. This blew my mind!
Sorry, but your tech school is 100% wrong. Energy to do anything has to come from somewhere. That place on a car is your engine. To do anything requires power from it.

Frank Lee posted up some good info on the A/C penalty a while back.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ighlight=a%2Fc
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