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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 08:54 AM
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Is it my imagination or....
does my car seem to have more torque with the AC on? It actually feels like it accelerates faster at highway speeds.
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 12:44 AM
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probably ur imagination, if anything u would be accelerating less.
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 02:05 AM
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yes, it should be worse acceleration because there is more strain on the engine
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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by joshg1001
yes, it should be worse acceleration because there is more strain on the engine

i agree... i have a lead foot and everytime i drive on the highway with ac, its seem to lose some power... my 1 cent
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the only thing going faster... is your gas.
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