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Silent Type

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4. Nowadays, I think both are the same. Decades ago, 4-cylinders could

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Thu May 18, 2023, 06:51 PM

May 2023

barely pull the crank and the compressors were not very efficient. My front drive VWs (1970s and 80s) really bogged down when AC turned on. My 5 year old VW golf, you can’t even tell it’s on.

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Do six cylinder cars cool your car better than four cylinder cars? [View all] raccoon May 2023 OP

Are you referring to air conditioning? NT Enter stage left May 2023 #1

Yes. Sorry I didn't make that clear. raccoon May 2023 #9

Maybe fifty years ago. DemocratSinceBirth May 2023 #2

What does that even mean? bucolic_frolic May 2023 #3

Nowadays, I think both are the same. Decades ago, 4-cylinders could Silent Type May 2023 #4

Not really no Zeitghost May 2023 #5

A good number of 4 cylinder engines are turbocharged and make more HP than 6 cylinders MichMan May 2023 #6

No doubt Zeitghost May 2023 #8

That's 70HP Higher Than My V-6 ProfessorGAC May 2023 #11

TSI engine? NutmegYankee May 2023 #14

Yes, TSI MichMan May 2023 #16

I have a 2019 1.8L TSI NutmegYankee May 2023 #20

Not sure of hp, but my 1.8T gets it going. Love the 2.0 and 1.8s. Silent Type May 2023 #18

Not sure of the question, I guess you are referring to the AC? captain queeg May 2023 #7

I drive a 4 cylinder Honda civic, the a/c doesn't take any power away from the engine Meadowoak May 2023 #10

It really gets nice and cool and doesn't take away from the performance. Meadowoak May 2023 #13

No reason they would. Turning the AC compressor only takes a tiny amount of power. NutmegYankee May 2023 #12

AC occures from a condenser/compressor cycle, just like your refrigerator or home AC unit Takket May 2023 #15

On some cars the relay to the a/c compressor is controlled by a module taxi May 2023 #17

I know all of the ozone depletion, etc, etc... roamer65 May 2023 #19

My Mazda 2 doesn't cool very fast. Xolodno May 2023 #21

Any cylinder car puts most of its energy into heat, Ron Green May 2023 #22

My 2017 4 cylinder Honda Accord has the horsepower of an early 80s Mustang GT 5.0L V8 Kennah May 2023 #23