When my A/C is full blast and I push the clutch. The RPM's drop extremely fast.
When I clutch, I have to release immediately, like I'm racing because the RPM's drop so fast. Does the Air Conditioning unit do this to you guys?
I have a 2012 MINI Cooper S Hatchback Manual Transmission
Standard A/C Unit.

 

All cars do that, not just minis.

 

I try not to have my a/c on. Windows are open all summer except when fully suited up for a wedding or party. I always believed it killed power.

 

You don't really notice the lag on automatic cars... Or is that just me?

 

Haven't really noticed on automatic.
But this is my first manual transmission car.

 

I have never noticed this on a stick shift car. How bad is the rpm drop. If it is a couple hundred then who cars but if you are shifting at 2500 and it is dropping to a 1000 then there might be a problem.

 

I haven't noticed this on my car, nor a loss of power when running the A/C. Maybe it's because I run the A/C runs almost constantly and so it's normal to me?

 

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