AC vs. Windows

[juliemac57 at hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

Once up to speed, ignite the fuel in the airflow. Never seen a Ramdrive 
before? My computer has one as well (though I have never seen it).



Julie Macfarlane
1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
Amsterdam NY




>From: Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com>
>To: Eric S <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>, Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net>
>CC: Scirocco email List <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: AC vs. Windows
>Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:10:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Speed Brake? Or is that the new intake I've been hearing about?
>
>
>
>Eric S <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com> wrote:
>
>Bah, A/C is stupid.
>
>Saw this (the recent pic of Yarrows car reminded me, he used it on his mk1
>with great results) and have decided to get one:
>
>http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/pix/swampcooler2.jpg
>
>I know it looks funky, but if it works, nice and easy to install only when
>needed.
>
>--
>Eric
>www.vintagewatercooleds.com
>
>1981 Scirocco S (TDI swap project)
>1988 Audi 90 Quattro
>1990 Corrado TDI
>1991 Cabriolet (2.0 crossflow 8v project)
>
>Allyn said:
> >> Just watched Mythbusters. Although the computer told them that AC was
> >> more economical than running with windows down, when they did the
> >> test, the results were the other way. Two vehicles, each with 5
> >> gallons of gas. Running around a track at same time at 45mph. One
> >> windows up, AC on full; other windows down, no AC. AC car ran out of
> >> gas first.
> >>
> >> So, in retrospect, I've been saving gas all these years.
> >
> > i watched that episode, and i wasnt impressed at all. any real scientist
> > must have been laughing out loud watching that show. in the computer
> > tests,
> > they used the same vehicle for both tests, which were done very close 
>with
> > no interruption. this was good, though there were a few variables 
>present
> > (warm-up enrichment, etc). in the second test, they brought in a
> > completely
> > seperate car, which adds a completely new variable to the test. to 
>verify
> > those results, they should have at least redid the test - swapping which
> > vehicle ran a/c / windows down. i'd bet the same one runs out of gas
> > first.
> > the second test being run at 45 vs. 55 further complicates things. it
> > could
> > be possible for the windows to outweigh the a/c only at >= 55 mph.
> >
> > Al
> >
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