car runs funny with a/c on???

[MSPallday]

maybe an obvious question , but i feel that my car does it more than a car should normally do do this, if it is normal im nto sure lol, anyways heres the problem, wen i am drivign my car and i turn my a/c on the car runs terribly, acceleration sucks, and the cars power just feels liek it goes down the drain, and right wne i turn the a/c off the car runs normal again. what exactly is this, and is it normal?

[tweakingmsp]

I don't know if it's normal, but my car does that too.

[MSPallday]

any suggestions??

[bgibb68]

roll your windows down and don't run it.....


when the ac compressor is on it sucks a good bit of power off the motor

[MSPallday]

yea i know thats wat ive been doing, its just this orlando weather is starting to get to me, and its not even summer time -_-

[bgibb68]

yea i know thats wat ive been doing, its just this orlando weather is starting to get to me, and its not even summer time -_-

i know the feeling....any car there is a power loss with the ac turned on....just the bigger the motor the less the difference

[TiPapoute]

Same here, had to learn to live with windows rolled down in hot and humid weather lol... Sucks out power, sucks out gas, not a good combination imo.

[_Slotegé_]

My car has been like that since the day I drove it off the lot.....



Window's down FTL!

[bgibb68]

the only time i really run ac is on interstate driving....and you do get better mpg with windows up and ac on

[i like speed]

Mine does this too. The lack of power doesn't bother me as much as everything in the engine bay rattling from the extra load.

[JCell]

remove the a/c :)

im removing mine over the summer

yes... i see the irony

[bgibb68]

remove the a/c :)

im removing mine over the summer

yes... i see the irony

technically....you don't have to remove it....unless your lookin to shave a few pounds

[JCell]

mine broke.... so its dead weight at the moment

fixin it sounds like a pain and removing it sounds like a challenge :)

[bgibb68]

mine broke.... so its dead weight at the moment

fixin it sounds like a pain and removing it sounds like a challenge :)

good way to look at it(drinks)

[SeR_Cyclops]

Yeah my car is like this also, i just drive with the windows down.

[bgibb68]

Yeah my car is like this also, i just drive with the windows down.

yeah that's what i do....unless it's a distance than i gotta have ac cranked.....just too damn hot here with out.....but i might be pullin the ac of my truck unless i can find the problem

[TheDirtyGoatee]

For a while there I thought my car just sucked, however, seems like this is a common issue. I guess I should've figured. I love my 480 air conditioning system (4 windows down at 80 miles an hour). Georgia weather is hot already which sucks but I love windows down v. a/c. Even when I had a car with a bigger engine, I still rode windows down.

Window a/c FTW!

[prdracing]

Every car I've ever owned sucks when the A/C is running!