LS1 - AC not blowing cold, need freon?
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lol, at least we're burning calories i guess by driving our cars around.
whenever i turn on the ac i can literally see my fuel gauge drop a bit. it is frightening. then i turn the ac off and it gradually goes back up. i've never been a fan of the ac in my car, i don't get very good gas mileage with a cam as it is.
whenever i turn on the ac i can literally see my fuel gauge drop a bit. it is frightening. then i turn the ac off and it gradually goes back up. i've never been a fan of the ac in my car, i don't get very good gas mileage with a cam as it is.
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Originally Posted by kaos_
lol, at least we're burning calories i guess by driving our cars around.
whenever i turn on the ac i can literally see my fuel gauge drop a bit. it is frightening. then i turn the ac off and it gradually goes back up. i've never been a fan of the ac in my car, i don't get very good gas mileage with a cam as it is.
whenever i turn on the ac i can literally see my fuel gauge drop a bit. it is frightening. then i turn the ac off and it gradually goes back up. i've never been a fan of the ac in my car, i don't get very good gas mileage with a cam as it is.
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Originally Posted by Black_Bird
You do know that the windows being down can hurt gas mileage as much or more than the A/C being on right?
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well I just did my whole system for 260 bucks, do a search on ebay for compressors for 98-02 camaros, 159 for the compressor,39.99 for drier/accum. and orfice tube, oriellys for belt, oil and gas/freon. One year warrenty on parts.
only problem so far is the compressor wont shut off, I think its a heater switch that is bad, no a/c in car for over a 1 or more 3rd owner.
only problem so far is the compressor wont shut off, I think its a heater switch that is bad, no a/c in car for over a 1 or more 3rd owner.
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Originally Posted by NOSonTHErocks
didnt they do that myth on mythbusters............cant rememeber what the outcome was
almost as bad an agument as tailagte down or not on highway
almost as bad an agument as tailagte down or not on highway
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Originally Posted by 00CaliforniaZ28
I think they ended up saying the cutoff was either 40 or 50 mph (cant remember which)... above that the AC is more effecient, below that, the windows down is more effecient.