Keeping a bit cooler in the summer

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Why not? Pretty much all taxis in China have them. Beats sweating into cloth.

It depends on how they keep tied to the seat rests, otherwise they would slip so much that it would become an annoyance.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by oil pan 4

If you have your own parking area you could connect a portable A/C to your car with a duct.
I have a 1 ton portable A/C that wont be needed to cool the house after we move and want to use it for something like that.
This is not a window unit.

I have my own parking area. It is covered. That is really all that I want.

Originally Posted by RedDevil

I'd like to point to last year's discussion on this subject.
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...ona-26784.html

[samwichse]

An available alternative to the bamboo: the classic beaded seat cover.

Keeps you cool, looks... well maybe not cool anymore.

[Cobb]

I got a beaded seat cover and it didnt do anything then leave a funny pattern on my thighs, butt and back.

An insight owner got one of those seat covers that has a fan in it to circulate air to help keep you cool. I use to have recaro ds seats in my tacoma that had a blower and heater option as it had gortex material in the seat design. Felt good with the ac on.

[TheManVan]

Somebody said to run the AC while breaking (city driving)
Doesn't the ac increase engine load...so its going to eat power thus fuel? Granted that it is going to burn less when you are not loading the engine...but still its hard on FE?

[Gealii]

Originally Posted by TheManVan

Somebody said to run the AC while breaking (city driving)
Doesn't the ac increase engine load...so its going to eat power thus fuel? Granted that it is going to burn less when you are not loading the engine...but still its hard on FE?

the reason they would use ac while coasting would be because your instant mpg is higher at that instance. pulse and gliding can be used with your ac. Basically run it til your comfortable than turn it off til your hot again. Either way your mpg's will still be impacted but not as much as if it was ran full time

[mikeyjd]

Originally Posted by TheManVan

Somebody said to run the AC while breaking (city driving)
Doesn't the ac increase engine load...so its going to eat power thus fuel? Granted that it is going to burn less when you are not loading the engine...but still its hard on FE?

In theory I think it would make more sense to run the a/c during heavy acceleration so as to get your alternator charging during peak bsfc. I could be wrong though.

[oldtamiyaphile]

Originally Posted by TheManVan

Somebody said to run the AC while breaking (city driving)
Doesn't the ac increase engine load...so its going to eat power thus fuel? Granted that it is going to burn less when you are not loading the engine...but still its hard on FE?

If your engine is in DFCO, no fuel is being delivered, the vehicle's momentum then runs the A/C for a ZERO fuel deficit.

[Superfuelgero]

There are 4 (3 unique) spots to cool a person down quickly, the head, the arm pits, and the crotch. This is what did today in the 90 deg mpg run (and in the past); Froze a cooler full of bottled water, and I stuck one between my legs. Once relatively thawed, replace with a new one, and drink the old. Keeps you cool and hydrated.

Other ideas: shave your head, wear flip flops, and swimming trunks.

[oldtamiyaphile]

Originally Posted by mikeyjd

In theory I think it would make more sense to run the a/c during heavy acceleration so as to get your alternator charging during peak bsfc. I could be wrong though.

Factory 'smart' alternators disengage completely during acceleration and ramp up to max under braking. Think of BSFC as a nessesary evil, you don't actually want more load then nessecary. You want to put load on the engine when it's running at light load to get it closer to BSFC at those least efficient times.

Run your A/C at light loads, switch it off when accelerating, most 'smart' cars will switch off the A/C automatically at full load.