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Ron D. Ron D. is offline
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Default OT How does my car's AC work?

If outside air is used and say the temp is 90 outside, you only get say 75 deg degree air no matter what.

Why would this affect what I said? The air would be 75 on low speed,
but on higher speeds it would blow by the evaporator so fast it
wouldn't cool as much.
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Air temperature should really stay the same, BUT the perceived coldness should change. Take a 70 degree day with no breeze vs a 70 degree day with a 15 mph breeze. In the latter, people are cooled by the increased evaporation on their skin.

Fan speed MIGHT make a difference depending on the design, but you really want the evaporator to be just above freezing. With some range of air velocity, the outlet temp won't really change.