AC shut off at WOT

WillDuhhBeast · Aug 2, 2006

I searched but came up empty..

On 2003 mustang gt's, does the AC compressor shut off at WOT?

Thanks

Kilgore Trout · Aug 2, 2006

Yes, the a/c on Mustangs will cut out during WOT.

WillDuhhBeast · Aug 2, 2006

I thought so. I mentioned it to some of my ricer friends, and they laughed.

Thanks for the quick response.

Mossberg · Aug 2, 2006

Yes, it does it on both of my cars.

SaleenGT2001 · Aug 2, 2006

it should cut off on all cars.

Mustang5L5 · Aug 2, 2006

That's how all cars work. When you go WOT, the A/C shuts off. The idea is when you go WOT you need the power for merging or climbing a hill or smoking civics or something like that, so the A/C is temp shut off until you come out of WOT.

EVERY car has this...so the ricer excuse of "I had my A/C on" doesn't hold any water.

If your friend's don't beleive this, print this thread out and show them so I can tell them that they are idiots.

BurningRubber · Aug 3, 2006

My car is a freakin turd with the AC on, but I feel it kick off if I lay the pedal down.

03ghoststang · Aug 3, 2006

SaleenGT2001 said:
it should cut off on all cars.

and when it cuts off you will know casue warm air comes out the vents until you get out of WOT then it goes back to normal A/C

WillDuhhBeast · Aug 3, 2006

idk, i'd be at 170 mph by the time i'd notice warm air coming from the vents.. heh.

I am not so sure all vehicles have this compressor turn off deal.

I'm am fairly confident that the Toyota Tundra doesn't.

I could be wrong though.

Thanks for giving me the answers, I will show them this thread. No more excuses from them

03ghoststang · Aug 3, 2006

WillDuhhBeast said:
idk, i'd be at 170 mph by the time i'd notice warm air coming from the vents.. heh.

I am not so sure all vehicles have this compressor turn off deal.

I'm am fairly confident that the Toyota Tundra doesn't.

I could be wrong though.

Thanks for giving me the answers, I will show them this thread. No more excuses from them

well my friends RSX did it as soon as he went WOT a few sec later the air out of the vents felt a little warmer than what it would be with teh A/C on

mineralgraygt · Aug 3, 2006

yea all cars do it

Mike97gt · Aug 3, 2006

every car shuts the a/c down at WOT.. hell most fords also shut down the alternator too.

COramprat · Aug 3, 2006

WillDuhhBeast said:
I'm am fairly confident that the Toyota Tundra doesn't.

That's cause Toyotas don't have enough power to worry about shutting down the compressor.

Mustang5L5 · Aug 3, 2006

Haha, most likely there is enough residual coolness in the evaporator to cool the air for 10-15 seconds after it kicks down.

I usually can tell mine has shut off by the smell of the air coming out. It's still slightly cool though

BurningRubber · Aug 4, 2006

Tested it today. It definatly shuts off.

04gtdrop · Aug 4, 2006

SaleenGT2001 said:
it should cut off on all cars.

+1

RoadconeTuning · Aug 4, 2006

hmm.....

*goes out and beats people w/ A/C on*

WillDuhhBeast · Aug 4, 2006

What affect does it have on response of the throttle? (throttle response)

Mustang5L5 · Aug 4, 2006

WillDuhhBeast said:
What affect does it have on response of the throttle? (throttle response)

Depends on the car really. In theory, when you go WOT, the A/C should shut right off at around 80% throttle, so you may have a split second delay on the shut-off.

However, in reality think about this. When would you use your A/C?? On a hot humid day right? Well, running the A/C on hot days creates more underhood heat which gets things really toasty underneath. The air entering the engine is hotter and basically you lose HP from that alone.

My car is a dog with the A/C on, even if i shut it off. It takes a 10 min highway drive to cool the engine down to the point where throttle response is somewhat normal.

So i guess the excuse "I had my A/C on" does technically hold some weight. A car that's been running the A/C for a while may not be as quick as one that hasn't due to extra underhood heat.

But like i said, all depends on the car really. Some barely twitch with the A/C on while my Mustang feels like it loses 100HP with it even when it kicks off at WOT.

WillDuhhBeast · Aug 4, 2006

My friends still don't believe it's an ALL modern car kind of thing.

They tell me "Yeah maybe for a mustang"

It all started when I heard the "And that was with my a/c on too" deal in my brothers celica gts.

He put it in third and floor it fro 25 to like 60 and it never felt any warmer really...

I dont know?

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