A/C Usage and Impact on FE

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bowtieguy A/C Usage and Impact on FE 06-24-2009, 03:11 PM

theholycow At idle it only needs to make... 06-24-2009, 03:16 PM

dkjones96 MPG impact is directly... 06-24-2009, 03:41 PM

bowtieguy i think you're spot on there.... 06-24-2009, 03:44 PM

Jay2TheRescue I think larger engines don't... 06-24-2009, 04:06 PM

slurp812 Larger engines are already at... 06-28-2009, 08:01 AM

GasSavers_Scott A/C boost button 06-29-2009, 05:09 AM

hi tech hillbilly i can vouch for that, i take... 07-04-2009, 07:47 PM

swng The differences are... 07-05-2009, 05:40 PM

GasSavers_maximilian Are there any cars that kick... 06-24-2009, 03:42 PM

theholycow AFAIK, most modern cars turn... 06-24-2009, 04:04 PM

Jay2TheRescue Chryslers turned the a/c off... 06-24-2009, 04:14 PM

GasSavers_maximilian I hadn't considered that.... 06-24-2009, 04:39 PM

GasSavers_GasUser Yea, but you are in Florida... 06-24-2009, 05:40 PM

jcp123 Was about a 4mpg spread on... 06-24-2009, 07:09 PM

R.I.D.E. In some cases like the... 06-29-2009, 10:51 AM

theholycow Actually, I think this is a... 06-29-2009, 12:26 PM

Jay2TheRescue For 1/4 cent/mile I'd turn on... 06-29-2009, 12:42 PM

R.I.D.E. Lets demonstrate that a... 06-29-2009, 04:51 PM

JanGeo Yeah and if you sit and idle... 06-29-2009, 01:21 PM

bowtieguy a/c is much more taxing than... 06-30-2009, 12:52 PM

theholycow Why would rain decrease... 06-30-2009, 03:02 PM

bowtieguy i'm thinking light rain... 07-01-2009, 02:44 PM

shatto 1.Rain. At the family... 07-01-2009, 04:39 AM

theholycow Me too. Besides, it evens out... 07-01-2009, 04:50 AM

Jay2TheRescue I totally agree. If I'm not... 07-01-2009, 06:05 AM

trollbait {Bottom line is the more... 07-01-2009, 06:26 AM

JanGeo Driving in rain helps mileage... 07-01-2009, 08:44 AM

theholycow Adding moisture to the... 07-01-2009, 09:54 AM

KARR Light rain may improve... 07-06-2009, 09:25 AM

dkjones96 Also remember though that the... 07-06-2009, 09:37 AM

bowtieguy i tested(scangauge verified)... 05-18-2010, 03:14 PM

shatto I have sat in the Dakota with... 05-18-2010, 06:28 PM

bowtieguy i'm w/ ya fully. this is just... 05-19-2010, 10:36 AM

add|ct Well, at some point your... 06-17-2010, 03:42 PM

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fowljesse I grew up in Arizona, and had... 05-19-2010, 10:55 PM

imzjustplayin One thing you guys can do to... 05-20-2010, 02:30 PM

shatto Think about this; I spent... 05-20-2010, 03:25 PM

imzjustplayin Well it has been proven that... 05-20-2010, 04:01 PM

GasSavers_JoeBob Well, it looks like the Geo... 05-20-2010, 09:31 PM

shatto Bet it'll cost more than the... 05-20-2010, 11:04 PM

imzjustplayin If you do fix it, try a... 05-21-2010, 02:22 AM

BamZipPow $150 new compressor... 06-17-2010, 08:57 PM

Dr. Jerryrigger Back in the day, when I had a... 06-20-2010, 10:45 AM

bowtieguy don't know where you're from,... 06-20-2010, 10:55 AM

add|ct Yes, I recently went from 40... 06-17-2010, 03:40 PM

add|ct I know my outer tie... 06-20-2010, 02:05 PM

theholycow Lately my VW has felt really... 06-21-2010, 02:55 AM

Dr. Jerryrigger That sounds like something is... 06-21-2010, 08:30 AM

imzjustplayin wat? How can you tell me that... 06-21-2010, 11:10 PM

Dr. Jerryrigger From what i've heard (maybe... 06-22-2010, 07:31 AM

theholycow Ok, I figured it out. When... 06-24-2010, 11:41 AM

Dr. Jerryrigger Have you tried flipping the... 06-24-2010, 12:51 PM

theholycow LOL! Anyway, the car... 06-24-2010, 06:11 PM

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theholycow The car is too new for any of... 06-21-2010, 04:40 PM

Dr. Jerryrigger ahh yes, new car owner stuff,... 06-21-2010, 08:47 PM

theholycow I hope to deal with new car... 06-22-2010, 06:19 AM

Jay2TheRescue I have never owned a new car.... 06-22-2010, 06:29 AM

JanGeo Jay - one of the nice things... 06-22-2010, 07:37 AM

Jay2TheRescue For me, the new vehicles I... 06-22-2010, 08:08 AM

theholycow That strategy is the best for... 06-22-2010, 08:39 AM

Dr. Jerryrigger I really like that you can... 06-22-2010, 10:22 AM

add|ct About the only thing I'd like... 06-22-2010, 08:38 AM

theholycow Most modern cars come with a... 06-25-2010, 11:44 AM

add|ct I'm hoping my AC won't be as... 06-27-2010, 07:44 AM

shatto If the belt statrs to... 06-27-2010, 01:41 PM

add|ct Yeah, with how tight that... 06-27-2010, 03:06 PM

XenuVX As an experiment I decided to... 07-04-2010, 10:35 AM

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07-01-2009, 06:05 AM	#11
Jay2TheRescue Site Team / Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 4,744	I totally agree. If I'm not comfortable there is no way I'm going to hypermile. I'm going to get to my destination as quick as possible. -Jay __________________

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