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Offline curtklze

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Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« on: February 04, 2021, 09:42:12 PM »
Like the title says....has anybody run full a/c and heater box in a production class door slammer? Does it pass tech?
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Offline Stan Back

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Re: Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2021, 09:46:51 PM »
As I remember (not certified) the guy who owned Vintage Air ran a Studebaker over 200 with the air on.
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Re: Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2021, 10:39:02 PM »
Yes owner of Vintage Air in Texas. A beautiful black 53 Studebaker as I remember. It was on his catalog for years and still may be.
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Re: Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2021, 11:21:35 PM »
Ben Jordan raced a Citroen SM in 1972 with the air on... 3 liter production class.
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Offline salt27

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Re: Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2021, 11:57:17 PM »
The claim for the Vintage Air Studebaker was 219mph with the air on.
I believe it was at the 1995 World of Speed.

A very beautiful and fast car but when I looked under the hood before the run there was no belt on the compressor. Just saying.
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Offline MRK

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Re: Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« Reply #5 on: February 05, 2021, 12:36:20 PM »
There is/was the Nissan GTR that ran a couple of years back with a full climate system. He would sit in the staging lane at El Mirage in 90 degree heat with the windows up and the a/c on listening to music. They ran over 200 mph in that ride!

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Offline curtklze

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Re: Keeping air conditioning and heater in production class
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2021, 03:44:44 PM »
Quote from: MRK on February 05, 2021, 12:36:20 PM
There is/was the Nissan GTR that ran a couple of years back with a full climate system. He would sit in the staging lane at El Mirage in 90 degree heat with the windows up and the a/c on listening to music. They ran over 200 mph in that ride!

Thanks. That was my plan also.....keeping cool.....not running 200mph
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