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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:10 PM
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manual AC FTW
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:13 PM
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Manual.

I like to rev-match the fan speeds...
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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some people cant drive stick, so i think the auto is a good choice
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by The Brickyard Rat
REAL sports car fans would NEVER go with auto AC. MAC, manual ac, all the way!!

You fail; get a Caddy
not a real fan here either
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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dunno why, but I never use auto CC for some reason..
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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I use manual. Auto climate control is for newbs that don't know how to properly shift a manual climate control.


And I wish the Z would stop turning on my AC when I'm not looking... That little SOB...
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by zpak
Manual.

I like to rev-match the fan speeds...
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 04:41 PM
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manual. I dont like it kicking in without me telling it to. Sometimes, I dont need it blowing at full strength either.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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Auto and full cold in the summer here in Vegas , Auto and desired temp in the winter and Manual in the months i just need a touch of heat or AC.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Auto virtually all the time. Perfect temperature control in a small cabin like the one on the Z.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:40 PM
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I was about to rip the OP a new one for starting another one of these threads. Auto CC all the way, although in the winter, I'll usually kill the A/C because it seems to keep the air too cool vs. no A/C, even with the temp set to the same point.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:51 PM
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ever try rollin down the windows? nice breeze tops any AC.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 06:56 PM
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Im a real sprot car enthusiast, NO AC ALL THE WAY!!























J/k
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 07:00 PM
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your two feet and a bus pass FTW!!!
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 11:17 PM
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Auto Climate all the way, but any other time it's fresh air for me.
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Old Oct 29, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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I take it easy on my compressor by rev matching the fan when I change to air conditioning. I use the ball of my hand to thumb knuckle it.
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by The Brickyard Rat
REAL sports car fans would NEVER go with auto AC. MAC, manual ac, all the way!!....
Granny shifting, not double-clutching like you should; you're lucky that 100 shot of refrigerant didn't blow the welds on that intake



Originally Posted by 6ix
DUMB ***......your so called REAL sports car fans dont use CC at all.... AC puts more friction on Pully system robbing HP
^ Look at this guy, 6 posts and he's already talking like dumbass. Thank you captain obvious, we know how the AC robs power. The question is, does it suck more gas as well
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 04:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Tenac1ousZ
Look at this guy, 6 posts and he's already talking like dumbass. Thank you captain obvious, we know how the AC robs power. The question is, does it suck more gas as well
I still have no clue why people are trying to save fuel by driving w/o AC or worst, taking out their AC so that the car runs lighter.

Back to the topic, manual control for me. I like to turn off the AC before powering down the car. The previous owner probably left the AC on and that is probably why there is a moldy smell to it when it's turned on.
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 05:41 AM
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I love how many views there are for this thread! Seems folks just HAD to click and see if they could partake in the burnage!

I do manual. I havent even turned mine past the first notch yet.
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Old Oct 30, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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Auto in Spring, Summer, and Fall... Manual (sometimes but not all the time) in winter... to handle windshield fog-up and "force" the fan to run in high-mode.

--Spike
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