i live in a very hot state (texas). i love my honda and i use it for work that consist of me traveling everyday about 60miles. i did some mods to help out on mpg and i saw some good improvements. i know the ac uses alot of gas, but thing i was wondering. does the car comsume the same amount of fuel if the ac setting was set on low then on high?

 

The only difference between low and high is the speed at which the blower motor is moving air, the AC compressor clutch is still on in both situations. The only thing I can see that would possibly affect fuel consumption would be the extra electrical load on the system from running the blower motor on high. That said, the way I see it, if you're gonna have the AC on, you might as well having it blowing as cold as possible, unless of course you start feeling too cold.

 

And when it gets too cold, turn off the ac for a bit, instead of turning down the blower.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by inspyral &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The only difference between low and high is the speed at which the blower motor is moving air, the AC compressor clutch is still on in both situations. The only thing I can see that would possibly affect fuel consumption would be the extra electrical load on the system from running the blower motor on high. That said, the way I see it, if you're gonna have the AC on, you might as well having it blowing as cold as possible, unless of course you start feeling too cold.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Very interesting, so full AC sucks only a little more power than low AC. Is this how all cars work or just our generation of hondas?

I'm sure you know this, but use your windows in low speed and use your AC in high speeds. I always have my AC in my DD at full-cold, then i turn it off when i'm cold, that way you don't have to heat your cool air to get it comfortable for you.