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Old 09-11-2006, 09:36 AM
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when i turn the ac on it feels like im pulling a car behind me. why?
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Default Re: a/c on = mad lag. (k4rts)

Car? Year? Model? Trim? Engine? Mods?

(Just the things you need to give if you want help).

Most likely the reason is b/c the AC puts extra strain on the motor and if you have a smaller motor X strain is a lot more than if you had a larger motor. You notice it easily - especially on hills.
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98 ex 2 dr d16y8 header, cai, exhaust.
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I'm turbo and I get mad lag as well. It's just soimething you have to live with when running a motor with crappy low end.
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i'd say invest in a supercharger
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running the A/C compressor requires a lot of energy, and that energy needed is provided by the motor at the expense of performance. My SiR feels slow as **** when its on too, dont worry.
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Its been my experience that with anything less than 6 cylinders a/c will cause your car to run sluggish
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yeah all cars do that. even the cars with good low end power loose power when a/c is turned on its normal.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eeleaj &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah all cars do that. even the cars with good low end power loose power when a/c is turned on its normal. </TD></TR></TABLE>

But it won't be as noticable as a car with roughly 110whp and 90ft/lbs
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