The First Cold Air Intake on a 2.5 Hybrid Maverick!

[JChristiansen]

Here ya go! Details will come soon but the video sounds amazing.

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[Mag Maverick]

Look forward to hearing times ,increased gas mileage and price ????

 

[DryHeat]

How did you position the intake so that it gets cold air?

I know that, at least in the 2.0, there is a "snorkel" that grabs air from the front grill and brings it to the intake. Did you do something like that to avoid pulling in hot air from the engine compartment?

 

[Cruzer01]

Look forward to more testing videos, stats, install video, price. Thanks for posting.

 

[Scupking]

Nice! It does sound good! Be interesting to see if you gain any mpg and performance.

 

[Steve2u]

Where did you get cold air induction

 

[Automate]

Interesting to hear the simulated gear shifts even through it is an eCVT and has no gears. Previous Ford Hybrids have not had this feature. Does that only happen in sport mode?

 

[clavicus]

Interesting to hear the simulated gear shifts even through it is an eCVT and has no gears. Previous Ford Hybrids have not had this feature. Does that only happen in sport mode?

Yeah only in sport mode, I think it’s kinda silly… does it actually serve any purpose? It seems like skipping acceleration for a fraction of a second to “fake change” gears actually would decrease performance?

 

[KenJ45]

Whoo boy. I used to be a mechanic and those aftermarket "reusable" filters these things often ship with... let's just say I wish the Maverick motor likes dust, because it's going to get all of it, lol. Increased airflow isn't achieved through magic you know it allows larger particles through than the factory style filter right?

 

[Automate]

Yeah only in sport mode, I think it’s kinda silly… does it actually serve any purpose? It seems like skipping acceleration for a fraction of a second to “fake change” gears actually would decrease performance?

I agree. It probably does not close the throttle, just changes the CVT ratio for a second to simulate the shifts. But even this would slow the car down slightly. For maximum acceleration it should keep the engine RPM at peek HP RPM continually.

 

[BankableWhee]

Yeah only in sport mode, I think it’s kinda silly… does it actually serve any purpose? It seems like skipping acceleration for a fraction of a second to “fake change” gears actually would decrease performance?

When I put my Hybrid Maverick into Sport Mode, the transmission seems to do two separate things. If I am going easy on the throttle and babying it, the eCVT acts like it normally does. If I am going harder on the throttle, the engine speed increases, and the eCVT simulates shift points as I accelerate.

I think that these simulated shift points allow the eCVT to reduce strain and wear on its components by picking gear ratios that start at just below peak power, holding the ratio as if it was a defined gear, and then increasing the engine speed until the engine is performing at just above peak power. At this point, it chooses the next fake ratio and repeats the process.

Subaru's CVT performs in a similar manner in its normal driving mode. It continuously varies the gear ratio under normal driving conditions, but simulates shift points when placed under strain to reduce wear on the transmission. I seem to recall reading this in a Subaru Crosstrek car manual.

It might not increase the truck's performance by a whole lot, but I have found it useful driving through very hilly areas. Sport Mode's regenerative breaking is very strong going downhill, and the simulated shift points seem to keep the eCVT from jumping all over the place going uphill.

 

[Milous]

...Increased airflow isn't achieved through magic you know it allows larger particles through than the factory style filter right?

When it's just a stock filter being replaced, I totally agree. More air = more dirt, simple as that. And the claimed HP gains seem to often be exaggerated.

 

[SolidWrecks]

Now if you increase filter area then you can get less restriction with the same filtering ability.

 

[R2theL]

What intake did you get and from where I got a hybrid and been looking everywhere

 

[Platinum2]

How did you position the intake so that it gets cold air?

I know that, at least in the 2.0, there is a "snorkel" that grabs air from the front grill and brings it to the intake. Did you do something like that to avoid pulling in hot air from the engine compartment?

Recall that @Buschur stated that when the vehicle is underway, the temps in the entire engine bay drop quickly because of Maverick's large grill. There is no "cold spot" in the engine bay. Once underway, it's all cool (relatively speaking).

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