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Originally Posted by gwyllion
A/C will always be bad for fuel economy.
I agree that it is desirable in GT cars with front engine, but in LMP cars the engine is behind the driver so there is automatically less heat in the cockpit.
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The cockpit still gets way too hot. Rember the ACO does want to monitor the cockpit air temp.
The Corvettes AC, does not run off the engine, it has a special gear off the transmission. the AC condensor is in the rear Lic plate area. So there is no degridation of fuel milage, but keeps the cockpit cooler, 70-75* F vs 130*F without.
Even 75*F in a drivers suite for over an hour is a long time.
Cool suites are great, but the ice melts cooling the water very quickly. Longest I have gotten was 45 min in 100* Plus weather.