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I ain't scurred! I follow a thread on a Tacoma forum that is now over 3,400 pages lolRead til your eyes hurt! LOL
Air conditioning Hack
Today I was able to get 36-38 degrees blowing out of both the drivers side and the passenger side ac vents. Previously I was getting 44 out of the passenger side and 50-52 out of the driver side. I installed a water shut off valve in the heater hose going from water pump to the heater core. It's...5thgenrams.com
Don't take this the wrong way, but your statement doesn't mean much. The last guy in one of the AC threads that said his AC was fine, finally posted his vent temp. It was almost 60 degrees.
Ours does fine in north Texas. I posted temps taken across multiple conditions and most cabin locations, but to no avail
Don't recall your photos, but do recall you being satisfied with an average driver side temp of 51. Every vehicle I've ever owned blows that out of the water. I'd encourage the OP to bring a thermometer to the dealership for a test drive on a100° day.Ours does fine in north Texas. I posted temps taken across multiple conditions and most cabin locations, but to no avail
My driver side blew mostly between 48-52, and my passenger side (center console) blew 42-44. My wife and I just ran a 400-mile road trip on a 100+ degree day to central Texas. It was comfortable the whole time for me (auto 70, seat ventilation on low) and my wife (auto 73-74, no seat ventilation). To be honest, I never even thought about the A/C—except when I noticed my wife turning the vents to point away from her. But as I showed in my report, the air temperature at my seating position was dead-on my requested temp (69 on shady side, 72 on sunny side with requested temp of 70).
Same here. It definitely takes some higher fan speeds to cool down the truck in 100+ degree temps (AZ) but isn't any worse than my Wrangler and is what I expected... I did test drive it on a hot Phoenix summer day so not like they tricked me into this. My old Taco and my wife's Mazda crossover both get colder at lower fan speeds, but my RAM (and Wrangler) are both more fun. I will go for more fun over slightly better AC performance any day.Ours does fine in north Texas. I posted temps taken across multiple conditions and most cabin locations, but to no avail
Bringing us back on topic (or at least close to it)! I agree with the fun factor. Once upon a time, I had a bare-bones '92 Corolla with freezing A/C (except at idle, when it barely had enough power to run the fan). I have no plans to go back to that $500 beater.
Yep, back on topic. Everything in the Ram should be superior to the Toyota - minus the AC, longevity, and reliability.
It's funny that the AC thing came up, because the poor AC is the only negative thing I found during my test drives. I didn't think much of it at the time, but I remember being distinctly unimpressed. Now that I know it's an issue with a super easy fix, I'm not worried about it at all. I'll likely also get ceramic tint, my dog goes EVERYWHERE with me, and I'll do whatever it takes to make her safer and more comfortable. She's one of the main reasons I'm going with bench seats over bucket, she'll finally be able to stretch out in the front seat lol
So to summarize, what you're saying is... "Do it!"
Of course! But can't just say do it without adding some words of encouragement along side it
Makes perfect sense. I wish the non-hacked temps were adequate for me.
