How many horses do the AC take from the power of the engine..

I heard about 10 horses, can this be true? :dunno:

 

~3 Im guessing.

 

Ok, but are those 3 horses gone with the AC off too? cuz i tried to give it gas with the AC on and then off and i felt some difference..

 

AFAIK, AC runs with one of the belts in the motor. when AC is turn on your engine has to turn the regular engine and add AC resistance on it. When you turn it off, you will have all ur power back.

I am also not sure about 3hp. I think it depends on car to car,and mainly on how big the AC is.

I used to have 4cyl MX6. If my AC is on highway, i cannot pass anyone on the road. I would turn it off, pass the guy, get the speed i want and then turn it back on.

 

Its freaking winter time foo!

 

AC in winter = especially in sweden

 

Isn't it colder in Sweden than the US this time of year?:dunno:
Here you can just crack open the window and you'll get icicles in the car.

The loss is definitely significant enough to feel in my Si, so it's probably well more than just a couple HP. The ITR also didn't come with AC as a standard feature for speed purposes, so it probably is pretty significant.

 

You are right, its as cold as the US. Today it was -5C degrees..

 

My cousin have got the S70 T5 with 226hp turboed 5cyl. He doesnt feel any difference when he switch's his AC on. So yes i bet it defends on the car.

 

one of thhe editors of sport compact car read a manual talking about where the engines power goes. it mentioned power steering and a/c stealing 1% of the power each. this was a tech magazine for chrysler, so it could be different, but i dont see a reason for it to be much different though. i think it would be better to think of things in percentage horsepower instead of a straight up number though.