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bwilson4web · 01-24-2010, 11:20 PM

All of my cat studies have been from a cold start. I set the Graham scanner to monitor O{2} voltages and noticed that once O{2}1 starts changing, the ICE 1,300 rpm seems to go a little free-wheeling. I've not really looked at what happens if the car is warmed up and restarted because it seems fairly brief.

Once I get the car in Stage-4, I pretty much try to preserve it. I don't leave it running as I go into a store but if I come back to the house for something, I just leave it in "P" and duck in and out.

One of the perverse things is I think it is more fuel efficient to use a drive-through instead of parking and going inside. This is completely counter to what I'd do with a non-hybrid.

Bob Wilson

01-24-2010, 11:20 PM	#40 (permalink)
bwilson4web Engineering first Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 677 03 Prius - '03 Prius 90 day: 52.67 mpg (US) 10 Prius - '010 Prius III 90 day: 53.31 mpg (US) Thanks: 58 Thanked 119 Times in 86 Posts	All of my cat studies have been from a cold start. I set the Graham scanner to monitor O{2} voltages and noticed that once O{2}1 starts changing, the ICE 1,300 rpm seems to go a little free-wheeling. I've not really looked at what happens if the car is warmed up and restarted because it seems fairly brief. Once I get the car in Stage-4, I pretty much try to preserve it. I don't leave it running as I go into a store but if I come back to the house for something, I just leave it in "P" and duck in and out. One of the perverse things is I think it is more fuel efficient to use a drive-through instead of parking and going inside. This is completely counter to what I'd do with a non-hybrid. Bob Wilson __________________ Local record Last edited by bwilson4web; 01-24-2010 at 11:25 PM..