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Can anyone explain why with the A/C on, our car seem to die out. At least mine does really bad.
Chris Reid
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Most car's experience a slight drop in performance when the a/c is engaged. It's not unusual. With the a/c on the motor is driving an extra accessory, the a/c compressor. The more things the engine has to drive, the less power it has left to send to the wheels.
The power loss in smaller cubic inch engines is *generally* more noticable. SVT's have a relatively small V-6 (153 cid).
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If you notice a significant loss of HP, you may have other problems. Are your secondaries opening OK, and is your intake / EGR circuit clean?
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When my AC clicks on, my car comes to a crawl as well. And it doesn't help living at altitude either!
From what I've read, Ford's AC compressors are very inefficient. My brother has a similiar problem on his new Focus as well.
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Yea man, sorry to say, but get used to it. My car is a total dog when the A/C is on... especialy when I am starting from a light to about 4k RPM, at that point, my IMRC opens (when it feels like it) and the power lost is kinda' gained back.
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But it's so damn embrasing. I actually need to gun it up to 2k RPM's to start from dead stop!
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Most newer cars have it set up that when the gas is hit all the way down the compressor kicks off, that way you have your performance.
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It could be a low charge of Freon. The compressor has to work harder when that happens. I had a fast leak (a week to empty) on my A/C, and the car got way slower when I was trying to run the A/C as it leaked out. Fixed and recharged, the A/C power loss is hardly noticable again.
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