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I don't think the new rotary compressors use that much H.P. Hopefully someone has a number, I couldn't find one. ( only thing I saw was that new air compressor units are 80% more effecient than the earlier models and can provide 3 tons of cooling, which is enough for the average 7 room house.) On my 85 T-Bird I experimented with the A/C to prove a point to my cheap skate father in law. Mileage drop with air on, windows up, about 2 mpg, with windows rolled down and air off about 5 mpg. Course as swoopy as our FWDLK cars are, probably not going to see that dramatic a change.
Roger Howard <rdhoward@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have been told that A/C takes 40 HP from your engine...for a 6-cylinder,
that is a huge deficit.
----- Original Message -----
From: "JASON ROGERS"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 7:46 AM
Subject: [FWDLK] A/C and the Flathead 6
> Greetings:
>
> Along the subject of equipment upgrades in one's older car, has anyone
attempted to install A/C on a
> flathead-6-equipped car? I've toyed with the idea of a trunk-mounted
aftermarket or OEM system, but
> have not come up with a good conceptualization on how to install the
compressor on the engine.
>
> Jason Rogers
> '55 Belvedere
>
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