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Hello everyone,

I had a question about my air conditioning, and hopefully someone knows what is going on. When my air conditioning kicks on, I notice a significant decrease in power, which I expect, but it seems to be more than it's supposed to be. For instance, if I am driving at lets say 25mph and the compressor kicks on, I notice it in my acceleration, is this normal? Also, the air is pretty warm unless i am driving a long distance at a higher speed, however if I am shifting through gears I can notice increases and decreases in the temperature depending on what RPM I am at. Any ideas?

The compressor had gone out a year ago, which I replaced along with the dryer. I have also had the condenser replaced (due to an accident) about a year ago as well.

Please if anyone has any ideas let me know.