AC vs. Windows

[pilotlars at yahoo.com (Lars Bruchmann)]

looks like a small jet engine, i wonder how fast that
type 2 will run with that attached!!! 
--- Tonee Northam <pb3vr6@yahoo.com> wrote:

> 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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