>All one has to do is turn the AC on and feel the immediate lug on the >engine. Anybody in tune with their vehicle will know there is quite a bit >of power loss involved, therefore a loss of MPG. Open the windows at 60 >MPH, you don't feel the engine start to drag the same as if you turned on >that AC. > >Geez.... > >Bryan Doesn't make any apparent difference to either performance or economy in out 93 Toyota Estima turbodiesel. But maybe that's because of the diesel's torque. Haven't driven a gas vehicle with aircon. And indeed Mythbusters is entertainment. They may hit the nail on the head for simple things, but with complicated systems they won't get any meaningful reseult. And if there's science involved... a scientist would either watch it for a laugh or turn it off. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut |
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