windows down or A/C on?
did you guys see the myth busters episode on that?
they took 2 same trucks, eptied out their gas tanks, and put exactly 5 gallons of fuel and ran them around the track. truck with the A/C blowing stopped about 15 miles before the truck with the windwos open did. pretty neat. |
Yeah, and supposibly driving with the A/C on and windows up should have been more economical but it totally wasnt... sorta like the tailgate down on a truck is worse than tailgate up on a truck.
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I didn't see it, but, how fast were they driving? I would guess that above, say, 50mph the aero drag of open windows is greater than the hp drag of an a/c unit. Guess this test might bear that out.
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What about top down, windows up, a/c on?
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On a rental car, I would do it. |
they were traveling 45 mph
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Does anyone on this board really think anything other than top down driving is worth considering?
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must edit, I know your car, I've seen the pics on the other board, well i do admitt to driving top down AC on.......sometimes its just too hot |
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