22 Maverick mileage and mod thread

[Piotrsko]

Originally Posted by zingaro

I do understand CO and have a detector for that but the cat converter should keep that minimal. z

The cat coverter doesn't minimize CO2, you get the full amount available at the tailpipe end. Could even make it worse, chemistry ain't my base expertise.

Stuff I do know: the engine computer doesn't do smog remediation until the coolant temp is in the hot range (operating temp), AKA heater air is berry berry warm, figure above 180f, coolant temp, engine running somewhat rich until then. So an enclosed garage with a running fuel powered engine could end up being fatal even if it didn't set off the detectors. Been there, did that, lived through it.

A garage at room temperature will significantly reduce warm up time but not to zero. Enough time on a block heater gets you there such that your first start is a "hot start", smog controls very reduced, lovely toasty inside.

[aerohead]

I visited with a Maverick hybrid owner in my grocery store parking lot.
She said they were seeing an average of around 35-mpg.No specifics.
Most impressive was:
a trip they took to Colorado and back, at 70-mph, pulling a small teardrop RV trailer; 30-mpg.
Nothing instrumented, just the 'guess-o-meter' and gas pump data.
That's all I got.

[pete c]

Newbie Mav owner here, '25 XLT FWD hybrid.

Love it so far. Where did you put the vac guage? Seems like a very good idea as it will allow optimum acceleration when in hybrid mode.

Any luck with the aerotopper?

Interested in tactic of shifting to neutral during coasts. I assume this is done to prevent unwanted regen and optimal coasting.

[JRMichler]

Sadly, I never got around to building an aero topper. The unibody construction makes it much more difficult to get a rain water seal between the topper and box than in a conventional body on frame truck. I do have the old aero topper from Canyon sitting in my shop reminding me that I really should do this.

No vacuum gauge. I use the power meter a lot. When warm, it will shut the engine off and shift to battery at less than 1% to 9% power depending on who knows what, then stay on battery up to 10% power. I try to use less than 2% power in electric mode because of the gas used to recharge the battery.

I use pulse and glide a lot. Accelerate at 10% power, then glide at 0%. If I run at constant throttle setting at low speed, it will switch back forth between electric and gas every mile or so. One test at 10 MPH got 50 MPG on the dash gauge doing that. Pulse and glide at the same speed gets over 70 MPG.

Optimum acceleration is whatever needed. I use about 10-15% power for most low speeds, 20% for lightly traveled highways and most hills, and 30% is enough for most on ramps.

I only use neutral when resting my leg on downhills.

I average 50 MPG in summer and 38 to 40 MPG in winter. This is Northern Wisconsin, so it gets cold in the winter.

[freebeard]

Sadly, I never got around to building an aero topper. The unibody construction makes it much more difficult to get a rain water seal between the topper and box than in a conventional body on frame truck.

Compare and contrast with the Nissan Pulsar NX, and Subaru BRAT.


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Consider stitch-and-glue kayak construction.