a/c robbing power

[colindunn]

when my a/c is on it seems to really take a good chunk of power away. so i dont use it that much. is it normal? i know its somewhat normal.. this might be a dumb a** question but would running a shorter belt and completely avoiding the a/c compressor free up any power? probably not. car engine also get loud under heavy acceleration with the a/c on.

 

[JESSEGOTTA GP GT]

My car is the same way, and don't waste your money trying to bypass it, because it's almost impossible unless you just get an a/c delete pulley. I try not to use mine unless it's mad hot outside.

 

[CTKGP09]

thats how AC works, it has its own pulley and uses the engine to operate thus giving you less power and worse mpg's

 

[colindunn]

My car is the same way, and don't waste your money trying to bypass it, because it's almost impossible unless you just get an a/c delete pulley. I try not to use mine unless it's mad hot outside.

same here. my friends get mad at me for it lol. but yeah just wonderin about it.