# 2008 Honda Accord Sdn - AC at top speed **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** honda\ **Created:** [April 29, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451 "2021-04-29T19:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gabriel15](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gabriel15](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Gabriel15)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/1 "2021-04-29T19:00:17Z")
My car doesn’t accelerate well especially when the ac is on. However, at top speed, I don’t notice this. Only when I’m just picking up speed. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/2 "2021-04-29T19:14:53Z")
Some vehicles shut off the compressor under acceleration. Maybe the shutoff mechanism has failed and your compressor remains running. Reread your statement, now I see it always accelerates poorly, is this a new phenomenon? Does theCEL illuminate? With unknown miles on a 13 year old vehicle, it may just be worn out. ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/3 "2021-04-29T19:20:04Z")
How many miles are on your car? Is your check engine light on? if so do you know the code? when was the last time you changed the plugs, wires, fuel filter, air filter? ---
**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/4 "2021-04-30T22:35:07Z")
I’m the first one to ask what the top speed of this Accord is? ---
**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/5 "2021-04-30T23:01:09Z")
Top speed is probably 100mph when driven off a cliff! ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/6 "2021-04-30T23:09:43Z")
[quote="old\_mopar\_guy : Top speed is probably 100mph when driven off a cliff! And that would be with a tailwind behind it. 😀 😆 ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/7 "2021-05-03T11:27:34Z")
> [@GorehamJ](#): > > I’m the first one to ask what the top speed of this Accord is? About a buck-thirty. Performance is not bad for four cylinder family car of that vintage > **[2008 Honda Accord EX Sedan](https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a17011926/2008-honda-accord-ex-sedan-short-take-road-test/)** > > Leave it to Honda to show us how to do more with less. ---
**Author:** ![shanonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@shanonia](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shanonia)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/8 "2021-05-03T14:41:49Z")
> [@Gabriel15](#): > > My car doesn’t accelerate well especially when the ac is on. However, at top speed, I don’t notice this. Only when I’m just picking up speed. At top speed you will not notice a loss of acceleration. All the acceleration possible has already happened! On many cars, the AC compressor turns off at WOT (Wide Open Throttle.) At top speed your car is at WOT, so you won’t feel the compressor cycle on and off. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-sdn-ac-at-top-speed/176451/9 "2021-05-03T22:11:52Z")
It has been **four** days with no response from the OP. I don’t think the OP really cares.