steve142857 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Hey guys! the other day, I went to the track and I tried to do two runs with the AC on, which I never do because of the juice it takes... Surprise! My two runs were about the same as when turned off! I talked with three guys that were on the sidelines that all work at a Ford dealer not too far from my place and they told me that there is apparently an auto-shutoff of AC when the car is under WOT. Good to know! I tried it on highway many times after and it's true... accelerations are as fast. The only thing I noticed is my 60ft were slower by about .05 seconds at 1.91-1.92 instead of 1.85-1.88 when turned off... But the ET for the 1/4 mile had the same difference, slower by .05 after 1/4 mile... So basically, no need to remove AC when driving in the street or highway and want to race someone like I used to do... I thought I'd share that with you guys... Have a good one! As for drag racing this weekend, I wish I could because it is going to be cooler up here as well, but rainy : ( Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 The other reason you don't run your air at the track, is so you don't spill water on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted August 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 That is true... Anyways at the track, I will always remove it, but I was always under the impression that I needed to turn it off in the streets/highways if I wanted to have 100% power, so the runs at the track and the confirmation from the three mechanics convinced me that I could keep it on and not have to worry if AC was eating some of the power... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash712us Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Got ya, just found that out for myself this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulford8 Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 It does rob power, but as you said WOT shuts it down temporary. I noticed too that when I hammer it the AC isnt as cold for a few seconds from it shutting off. I have accidentally left it on a couple times, but tracks around here will kick you if they see anything dripping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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