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.