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Subject:Re: MPG and AC - Mythbusters
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:34:09 -0400

BJ, but have you opened all the windows and noticed how much harder
you had to push on the gas to maintain the same speed?

Sudhir

On 8/28/07, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
> All one has to do is turn the AC on and feel the immediate lug on the
> engine.  Anybody in tune with their vehicle will know there is quite a bit
> of power loss involved, therefore a loss of MPG.  Open the windows at 60
> MPH, you don't feel the engine start to drag the same as if you turned on
> that AC.
>
> Geez....
>
> Bryan
>

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