Imapact of using aircon & revving on VE Engine

[suprim]

Hi,

I recently bought brand new VE Series 1 commodore & was wondering if too much use of aircon impact on engine life.

I was also wondering will it have an impact on egine if car revs above 2000 RPM... I try to keep it below 2 to get better fuel economy but there is limit to what you can do .

Pl advice.

Ta

[gossie]

Drive it the same with air-con on or not. You will lose a fraction of power with it on, but nothing like a 1 litre engined vehicle.

[davey g-force]

lol - keeping it below 2000 rpm is overkill IMO and not necessary.

[aaronevolution]

You should redline your car once in a while. It's good for it.

[StoneX]

Yeah, bounce it off the limiter every gear for a day

[monkeys437]

They are made to rev and love it. Do yourself and your car a favour and hit 6k once in a while

[Troy711]

Easy solution… buy a cheapo 4 banger and drive around with the windows down.

[TinSnips]

not using your AC will shorten it's lifespan - run it all year. Mine is never off.

[Bill44]

Forcing your engine to run below 2000RPM all the time will shorten the life of your big end bearings.

[aaronevolution]

not using your AC will shorten it's lifespan - run it all year. Mine is never off.

Same. People think that air con only puts out cold air.

[LachieSV6]

it de humidifies air.... i hate mine on...... i turn it on every now and then for the day to keep it functioning. but i really dont use it between march to october...... its switched off atm

[Pickle']

My AC is rarely OFF

[suprim]

Thanks Guys - for sharing your knowledge...

[suprim]

I think I am quite happy with my V6...

[Bill44]

I'm bloody happy with mine and I'm a fussy bastard.