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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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Default why remove air con ?

i see some people remove air con system, whats the point of this, i thought it was quite a perk to have LOL

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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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They remove it because it is heavy and they want their cars 0- 60 or 1/4 mile time to improve by about 0.2 seconds , Fair enough if its a track car ,but for the road i would rather have the aircon!
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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Also fuel consumption and power loss albeit very small,leave it there m8
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Old Jun 3, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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It's also a good selling feature when you move it on.

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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 04:13 PM
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And tbh I wonder if having the aircon on low recirculation, keeping the cabin cool during the summer, isn't actually a lot more fuel efficient than having to drive around with the windows wide open in a vain attempt to cool down the interior? Not so much an issue at the moment, but once it really starts hotting up...

I wouldn't even consider a car without it nowadays and when I bought my Scoob it was the first thing on my list. If I was that worried about 10 or 20kg of aircon system weighing me down on track, I'd be better off putting myself on a diet first LOL
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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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I used to use mine about once a year.. I prefer the window open.. it then got in the way too so it got ditched for space it provided and weight loss.. 99% road car though..

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Old Jun 5, 2006 | 08:25 PM
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Same as JGM. Had it on the scoob for 2 years, used it once and didnt like it. Prefer window open (and the wind in my hair) lmfao

Anyway, took it out
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