Are you guys happy with the performance of your air conditioning?

[linc400]

The a/c is ok in the Camaro, but the climate control a/c in my 1976 Lincoln is by far superior. It was even better before it was converted from R12 to 134a.

[Gr8ride]

Im in florida, Black car with dark tint, AC works fine in fact I got to turn it off or set it at a higher temperature. At noon on the hottest day it takes a few minutes too cool off. Otherwise its been working perfectly

[Brutal SS]

I hardly ever use it because I'd rather just open the wndows and sunroof, but yeah, works great!

[sainthinds]

Nope for a gm vehicle it sucks, Every other one of my gm vehicles the ac is awesome the camaro I have to turn it on max ac and recirc to be really cold.

[jd10013]

no complaints here

[rydahog]

super cold here...have to turn it down mostly..

[Stevo1168]

Mine is a 2011 2SS/RS and the ac sucked at first but there was a service bulletin on it they did some kind of reprogram on it and it has worked great ever since.

[TDevilsG]

Interesting, my 2012 AC works fantastic. I also have windows tint. Maybe earlier years are not as good? Or the tint made a difference.

[Brilac]

mine gets cool, but certainly not cold. We recently had temps pushing 100 degrees here in NH and it was more comfortable with the windows and roof open while driving. My f150 freezes me out.

[shrinkdoc]

Mine keeps me kool.

[ihaveacamaro]

Originally Posted by Emig5m

I want to add that my truck is red in color and the interior color is light grey and I originally tinted the windows with 5% limo tint that's probably faded to about 10% and both Camaros I test drove where solid black with black interior and just the slight tint they come with from the factory. Even though I'm sure vehicle color and window tint contribute to the perceived performance of the air conditioning, even when I put my hand right up next to the vents I can clearly feel a difference. Maybe I can get a digital thermometer and test each vehicles air temp right at the vents and film it. The truck will easily and quickly give me goose bumps when on max/high in a mere few minutes, but the Camaro can barely make me feel uncomfortable on max/high on a thirty minute drive with three vents facing directly at me!

There's a tsb on a/c. Go to the dealer and see if they have your vin included. Whatever they do is supposed to fix it.

[bluebox]

Originally Posted by linc400

The a/c is ok in the Camaro, but the climate control a/c in my 1976 Lincoln is by far superior. It was even better before it was converted from R12 to 134a.

And there you have it - the new refrigerant types are not as efficient. A bigger power-robbing compressor and much larger weight-adding condenser would be needed to match the old R11/R12 based systems.

This link is for residential R-22 HVAC, but the phase-out restrictions applied to autos as well. 2010 was the final cut-off.
http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phas...2phaseout.html

[nytrorcr]

My air is conditioned all the time, cool at night and still looking cool during the day. LOL

[oachalon]

Mine works great. Gets cold fast and can make you freeze in the car quickly.