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I guess you’re a little slow Phoenix is way hotter then those places. Right now the hottest time of the year. Batteries have an operational temperature range. Ambient temp (rate at which the coolant can reject heat) plus recharging and discharging rates will affect the temperature. There...

Sorry this happened. At least he won't be trying to steal your cat again.

Same here. Though I would get some hybrid assist, or the engine would stop at stoplights, or I could get it into electric only mode. But that day when it was that hot and hitting a little bit of traffic and then clearing up. No battery assistance at all for the ICE, nor would the engine...

Phoenix is the hottest major city in the US. What I'm saying is that 115 ambient temps combined with city traffic, with a battery that sits right over the hot pavement which is probably 150F+, which doesn't really occur in you other examples, the battery would only discharge and recharge...

yeah I couldn’t get it back into hybrid mode or battery only mode. No electric assist. Even using the ICE and taking up to 70mph and regenerating. So it must have gotten too warm. but yes at low speeds without electric assist…ICE doesn’t like it.

It was about 114-115F yesterday, display was reading 118 while caught in a little bit of traffic in Phoenix. Nothing unusual. The car started driving unusual. I could tell that regenerative braking was hardly there. The engine would not turn off even coasting or stopped. AC or AC off...

Ok. Let's break this down. Running no exhaust is a not a backpressure issue. It's a thermal cycling issue with exhaust valves having hot exhaust running over them and then being exposed to cool air. Good way to over time get cracks in your exhaust valves. So it doesn't really blow the...

Exhaust back pressure is never wanted or desired.

Just took a trip to NM from Phoenix. Lots of elevation change. Loaded with a family of 4, luggage, 4 mountain bikes and tools, still did 36-37 highway doing ~78mph. Generally though we do 42-44mpg (70% highway) and go 65-68mph. Tons of AC use. The hybrid should be your choice unless you...

You will ultimately expose more of the tire to wind resistance when lifting. But like you said, bigger tires are the majority.

My wife says 2" is enough.... But honestly 6-8" is changing the geometry a lot. Easier done when you have a body and frame. Not so easy when you have to lift the suspension on unibody. Not saying it can't be done. But there probably won't be any kits out there anytime soon. Or ever. So...

Sometimes I've found the transition from regenerative to hydraulic (traditional) brakes to be a little rough. But it's something you get used to.

Great now my insurance co. will think maverick owners are dangerous drivers.

As someone who's modified cars and made cars pretty fast (I consider 11's pretty fast), an intake will not get you better mileage, at least to no significant degree under most circumstances. If it does it's messing with your AFR. But with modern cars, that won't be the case at light loads. If...

65mph. Sorry. I wake up like a responsible adult early enough so I don't have to drive like a jackass to save 2 minutes to a job I don't like lol.

Keep it to 65mph. Plenty of non hybrid cars get 40mpg on highway. My HR-V does.

The dealership will let you know when the order arrives. But you have an app that is easy to check. What more to you want? The dealer to let you know every step of the way? Gotta be reasonable man.

The hybrid doesn't utilize a conventional automatic transmission though. Might be more akin to a manual which doesn't heat up fluid as much.

Install an analog boost gauge then. It's not difficult to do.

Sure it's possible. You would have to play around a lot with nozzle sizes for injector and pill sizes for restrictors. You might still draw fluid under vaccum. Which could be an issue. Get it wrong and you could be looking at hydrolock. You would also have to inject pre-turbo. There is no...