Every time i turn on the ac in my car the car becomes notacibally slower and much less responsive, its much more noticeable when in normal conditions, but barely noticeable on the highway. Is this normal? by the way i have a 1999 civic ex coupe stock no mods.
Is the car supposed to be this slow?
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Pretty much, you can go from a dead stop and punch it, as the RPMs are climbing flip on the a/c and you will feel the car just loose a good chunk of power. Most modern cars have the a/c tied into the TPS so as you floor it, the a/c clutch is disengauged till you let off, or resume normal driving conditions.
No wonder so many people take out a/c and power steering on their hondas. I say this because I was on the highway going 60mph in 4th then I shift up to 5th revs go from 4000 to 2000 speed decreased by 2 which was 58 then I stepped on it to get it up, and it stayed within 58-60 for about 10 seconds. Good thing there was quite a distance between me and other cars.
RonJ
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You live in San Antonio. I'll do the count down for how long you'll last there without A/C.
Don't forget that you own a reliable economy car that should get reasonable gas mileage. If you need power, start researching engine swaps and forced induction ($$), or buy a different car ($$).
Don't forget that you own a reliable economy car that should get reasonable gas mileage. If you need power, start researching engine swaps and forced induction ($$), or buy a different car ($$).
yea all i use ac for is when im on long trips when i spent over 25 minutes in the car or over 60 mph. and yea its prety hot over here, but i think houston is worse its always humid over there well at least when i go over.
I haven't had working A/C in a few years. It rarely gets above 100 but it gets close. And it gets incredibly humid which makes it 100x worse.
You learn to deal with it eventually. But like Ron said, if you want something with more power, buy an engine swap or another car. Honda's are econo-cars.
You learn to deal with it eventually. But like Ron said, if you want something with more power, buy an engine swap or another car. Honda's are econo-cars.
RonJ
Banned
Is this by choice John?
hey man im from san antonio too 
what part of town do you roll in? and yea being in sa town without ac sucks balls 
im in the process of fixing mine, had to replace the compressor and then found out the drier leaks so gotta replace that. anyways yea no torque sucks lol
what part of town do you roll in? and yea being in sa town without ac sucks balls im in the process of fixing mine, had to replace the compressor and then found out the drier leaks so gotta replace that. anyways yea no torque sucks lolIMO, A/C is a luxury. I Removed mine from my Civic. I regret that. When i was younger i had Tunnel Vision. It was not worth it, Not one signle bit.
Today, nothing will talk me into removing A/C out of car.
Today, you have to pay me $ to remove my A/C
Today, nothing will talk me into removing A/C out of car.
Today, you have to pay me $ to remove my A/C
I live in NWSA near bandera and yea I hate having the ac on and then letting off the gas it just feels like I'm downshiftinghey man im from san antonio too
civicexkid
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i love my ex i drive it for what it is mostly except i still put money into it as its my first car and ive always wanted to be able to have a car i can do stuff to but i just drive with windows down and sunroof open. i owuldnt even try to run a/c unless im on the highwat it just doesnt work very well with no tq. and my mpg goes from 31 to 29 so ehh.(i wouldnt care if i got 15mpg id still drive it being a teen you dont think about the money you spend on gas u just wanna drive even though it adds up quick in a month.)
AC is a necessity where I live from late spring to early fall. We've already seen 102* here. Summers easily get up to 115* - 120*. Not quite sure why I live here sometimes. Oh yeah, winter we usually have constant 50's to 70's...that's why most people bear the brutal summer.