Want AC In Your Racecar? Electric May Be Perfect!

Air conditioning is probably the single best comfort feature a car can have. But lot of people end up removing the AC compressors from their cars while maximizing performance. In the past, you just had to learn how to live without AC — something that is unthinkable here in the desert of Arizona. However, recent market trends have made it relatively easy and affordable to add an electric air conditioning compressor to your car.

Since air conditioning became common in cars in the 1960s, virtually all compressors have been physically tied to the rotation of the engine via a belt. When the engine runs, it spins the compressor’s input pulley. A clutch then connects that pulley to the compressor itself when you turn on the air conditioner.

That’s reliable, simple, and affordable. But various performance mods and engine swaps lead people to removing their AC compressors to make everything...

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