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Old 07-19-2008, 11:57 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by camaro2you View Post
Didn't they do a test on mythbusters on this subject a while back?
Yes and they proved that the car with no AC and windows down got better gas mileage, by far. I suppose you could also take into factor that various cars/trucks may get different results. Another vote from me on keeping the A/C if it works... I pulled mine out because it didnt work right and I was frequently messing with the motor and it always got in the way.

I did a similar experiment last week with my power steering. Surely the pump robs HP, right? I bypassed it and the car ran exactly the same ET.
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