Regarding the Evaporative Emissions line...
The way the Evap system works is this: It will apply a slight vacuum throughout operation of the vehicle, and then call for a "Purge" every so often when it pulls the HC's it captured backwards through the canister.
Normally, this doesn't represent that much a detriment to the Gadgetman Groove modification, and it WILL cause a check engine light in most vehicles. It cetainly will for all OBD-II apps.
My recommendation is to keep it connected, although I am ALWAYS interested in RESULTS. So, let it ride for now, and check the mileage later with it connected and report the data here.
Thanks again for all the good work, Scott!
And enjoy all that white stuff! It only comes for about 3 months a year!
Ron