I just have to ask...

OK I am in Chicago and it has been over 100 degrees here the last few days. So of course I had to turn on my A/C (something I rarely do).
My question is... Can I do something to my engine so that my car won't drive live a golf cart when I run my air. I have a 2004 Eclipse n/a IL4

What do you mean. Are you trying to say that when your A/C is on you have no power?

LMAO!!!! Ha Ha Ha. Turn the air back off and roll down the windows. It seems after mine was charged and checked for leaks at the dealer it seemed to take less of a toll on the engine. Makes absolutely no sense to me, but I'm happy for the change, whatever it was. Sorry about your strain on the performance, there is still SOME drain on mine, but minimal at best.

I have power but, it is a huge diffrence. I usually just open the sunroof and windows but it has been too hot plus I work in a office so I wear slacks to work. (God how I miss scrubs)

So could there be something wrong with my A/C? It gets ice cold but, when I am on the E-way I have no passing power with air on. I could not pass an 1st gen Tiboron today.

Wow... well i dont think that has to do with your A/C. You might want to check the condition of your plugs and wires because that could be sapping some hp if they are not functioning 100%. Also where you get your gas and what gas you use can make a big difference.

EDIT: Although your A/C might be contributing to the power loss i think there is more to it.

I will check but, the loss of power only comes when the air is on.

sebba come one...you should know that when you use the AC it will take alot of power out of the car. Thats normal for the car to bog with it on and there isnt anything you can do about it

I just turn my air on the lowest setting and crack my windows just a little bit.. It seems cooler that way and doesn't kill all the power..

Yea obviously its normal to lose a little power but to not be able to pass another car is NOT normal. What im trying to say is that the A/C will drain power but there is something else that is contributing to it.

Either that or you need your A/C recharged and serviced.

yea, i agree it doesnt sound right, and the spark plugs do sound right to me, cuz i mean what else could be doing that, i guess when ur gunna race someone just turn ur air off

I already removed mine for the loss of power reason

Ok Ok
I may have exagerated when I said I could not pass a car. Heres the deal I was driving about 60mph there was this 1st gen Tiburon and this ****er had more power than me I could not beat this a-hole to get over. With my air off I could easily smoke him. With my air on I run 0-60 in about 16sec that is much slower than my car usually is. I got the plugs check today they are fine.

LOL... well i guess you have to live with it then. Get a GST! lol

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Wow... well i dont think that has to do with your A/C. You might want to check the condition of your plugs and wires because that could be sapping some hp if they are not functioning 100%. Also where you get your gas and what gas you use can make a big difference.

EDIT: Although your A/C might be contributing to the power loss i think there is more to it.

wow, um no. Its a n/a I4 sohc motor, the ac is like its kryptonite

LOL alrite...

when i had my 4cyl eclipse i had the same problems...kinda like your in a go cart trying pass people at highway speeds....it was literally ridiculous......So i just never used my ac...

Um.... i think you should know that a go kart is mroe than capable of going 150+.... pretty easily can get passed anything on the highway lol.

i crack up on how u guys bitch about it being a hundred degrees, well, unless u live over here where at midnight, it is 102 degrees, then ill give u permission to bitch :P
haha but yea, it gets like 125 over here in palm springs, So-Cal
ha
imagine how much more faster my car would be if i lived in 70 degree weather!!!!
guess ill have to wait till winter
:)

dan el man

This was the hottest month on record for CA also

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ORIGINAL: superinflamo

i crack up on how u guys bitch about it being a hundred degrees, well, unless u live over here where at midnight, it is 102 degrees, then ill give u permission to bitch :P
haha but yea, it gets like 125 over here in palm springs, So-Cal
ha
imagine how much more faster my car would be if i lived in 70 degree weather!!!!
guess ill have to wait till winter
:)

dan el man

according to weather.com, its a low of 79 and a high of 102 all week in palm springs.
with 37 percent humidity.

you know in minneapolis it was 104 with 93 percent humidity 2 days ago?
So-cal has fantastic weather. desert weather. heat is easy, humidity is hard.

the loss of power doesnt change based on the level with which you have the AC on. Meaning if you have it on FULL BLAST or Level 1 you will lose the same power. So turning it on LIGHTLY and cracking a window doesnt help. The loss of power is caused by the AC Compressor turning on and pulling harder on that AC accessory belt. The compressor kicks on NO MATTER HOW HIGH THE AC IS ON. Its on so its on. There is a SIGNIFICANT power loss in the 3gen Eclipse NA. I had a 2000 RS 5 spd, and the way I combatted that power loss...ADD MORE POWER! :) Turbo baby!! haha. But no seriously, get a good CAI, header, exhaust and it will be fine.

I stalled my Evo a couple times off the line when I turned my A/C the first couple of time this summer! I have seen a kit on the web that turns of your A/C when you're at WOT but is it really worth it if you can just turn it off with a button.