I own a 1976 Trans Am 400 with working A/C. I just wanted to know how much more horse power would I gain without the A/C installed.
2007-01-07 04:10:02 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
you,ll average about 3-5 more horse power with it off,and not working,,anything that has a pulley and the engine turns it,,takes a few horses away from it,,good luck hope this help,s,,,i do this for a living all the time.
2007-01-07 04:17:47 · answer #1 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't get any HP when you remove your A/C, you're just freeing up some that was already there. The A/C is parasitic so it saps a bit of power. If you are considering removing it so that you have more power, don't. Unless this is a drag car you have no real reason to. Removing the A/C doesn't give back as much power as it gives in comfort. If you want to free up that HP at a stop light simply turn off your A/C.
2007-01-07 12:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Greg B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes nearly nothing to run the belt around the pulley without the A/C turned on.
The only time the A/C draws hp is when the clutch is engaged, and that only draws about 4 hp.
2007-01-07 12:15:12 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When you turn on the air, you will notice a definite slowing of the engine rpm. I would guess it takes at least 5 hp to spin the compressor.
2007-01-07 12:16:15 · answer #4 · answered by robert s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just don't turn the A/C on. When the A/C is not engaged, it will act as a pulley with almost no resistance.
2007-01-07 14:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by Kyle H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that is using the engine to operate is robbing you of HP. I dont really know the gains you would achieve but any is better than none.
2007-01-07 12:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by masterwelder639 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
15 to 20 percent drop in power.
2007-01-07 12:25:25 · answer #7 · answered by sliverhddriver 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋