@Blasirl The first minute of cold start holds high idle for a bit and slowly idles down. If you look at what GM has to say about the exhaust on the verano, they say they spent lots of money to make it quiet durring normal driving but more agressive when you lean on it.
Building The Cruzen2.0
Background:
My 2012 ECO MT has been named "Cruzen" so this is the build of "Cruzen2.0"
My ECO is worth too much to do all these modifications to it.
I WILL build the first(?) 2.0t 6MT CRUZE!
2014 Buick Verano Premium, 2.0T, 6MT, 17k miles, salvage- runs/drives, $3k (PURCHASED)
2012 Chevy Cruze LS, 1.8L, 6MT, 195k miles, bad clutch, $3k (PENDING AS OF 5/30/18)
The Buick was delivered today (5/30/18) and this it the first bit of prep so I could find out what replacement parts I needed to buy.
As Delivered
![Land vehicle Vehicle Car Mid-size car Compact car]()
After removal of front crash bar and upper rad support (and hood)
![Land vehicle Vehicle Car Auto part Automotive exterior]()
Messed up rads. No leaks tho, AC still blows cold! Only part not usable or the same with the recipient Cruze is the main engine radiator
![Radiator Vehicle Automotive exterior Bumper Auto part]()
![Vehicle Auto part Tire Automotive tire Car]()
As of now the wheels haven't fallen off the project, but they did have to come off the car
![Land vehicle Vehicle Car Collision Mid-size car]()
![Tire Alloy wheel Spoke Wheel Rim]()
JUNK!!!
![Alloy wheel Tire Rim Wheel Spoke]()
The wheels I will be using from now on (including the final look) will be 17x7 5x115 from a 2012 Equinox with 225/50/r16 tires to look stock and be the same size as the factory Cruze ones while fitting the Buick hubs and not saying "BUICK" on them.
Something like this
![Alloy wheel Rim Wheel Spoke Auto part]()
Updates will come as I make progress
My 2012 ECO MT has been named "Cruzen" so this is the build of "Cruzen2.0"
My ECO is worth too much to do all these modifications to it.
I WILL build the first(?) 2.0t 6MT CRUZE!
2014 Buick Verano Premium, 2.0T, 6MT, 17k miles, salvage- runs/drives, $3k (PURCHASED)
2012 Chevy Cruze LS, 1.8L, 6MT, 195k miles, bad clutch, $3k (PENDING AS OF 5/30/18)
The Buick was delivered today (5/30/18) and this it the first bit of prep so I could find out what replacement parts I needed to buy.
As Delivered
After removal of front crash bar and upper rad support (and hood)
Messed up rads. No leaks tho, AC still blows cold! Only part not usable or the same with the recipient Cruze is the main engine radiator
As of now the wheels haven't fallen off the project, but they did have to come off the car
JUNK!!!
The wheels I will be using from now on (including the final look) will be 17x7 5x115 from a 2012 Equinox with 225/50/r16 tires to look stock and be the same size as the factory Cruze ones while fitting the Buick hubs and not saying "BUICK" on them.
Something like this
Updates will come as I make progress
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Not sure if anyone cares, but I installed additional forward lighting for conditions that require more lighting than the stock setup allows and at the same time (since I had the bumper off anyways) I also blocked off the lower grill to assist with warming up the engine in the frigid temps that occur in a typical Michigan winter.
The lights were just some that I had laying around and once installed, they turned out to be a bit more "flood light" than I was hoping for as they were sold as "spot light" and I had never actually used the lights for more than just making sure they worked (I kept meaning to use them for SOMETHING, including reverse lights for a few different vehicles) but never did until now.
The blocker for the lower grill was made from some 1/8 inch polycarbonate (aged an unknown number of years and too breakable for its intended use) that I got from my job after it was removed from a slam-a-winner, due to excessive cracking, that I painted black on the inside and zip-tied to the bumper so I would be able to remove it if it turned out to restrict airflow too much.
I have yet to take a picture with both the upper grill and lower block off installed because I had left the upper grill off to have access to the lights for adjustment purposes and after adjusting them I have not yet taken a picture of the front of the car, but you should still be able to get the idea from what I do have pictures of.
![Automotive lighting Headlamp Light Lighting Auto part]()
![Automotive exterior Bumper Vehicle Auto part Grille]()
![Land vehicle Vehicle Car Grille Automotive exterior]()
grill is only resting in place for this pic
![Automotive exterior Bumper Vehicle Car Grille]()
(light bracket was painted black after fabrication was complete)
The lights were just some that I had laying around and once installed, they turned out to be a bit more "flood light" than I was hoping for as they were sold as "spot light" and I had never actually used the lights for more than just making sure they worked (I kept meaning to use them for SOMETHING, including reverse lights for a few different vehicles) but never did until now.
The blocker for the lower grill was made from some 1/8 inch polycarbonate (aged an unknown number of years and too breakable for its intended use) that I got from my job after it was removed from a slam-a-winner, due to excessive cracking, that I painted black on the inside and zip-tied to the bumper so I would be able to remove it if it turned out to restrict airflow too much.
I have yet to take a picture with both the upper grill and lower block off installed because I had left the upper grill off to have access to the lights for adjustment purposes and after adjusting them I have not yet taken a picture of the front of the car, but you should still be able to get the idea from what I do have pictures of.
grill is only resting in place for this pic
(light bracket was painted black after fabrication was complete)
Welcome Aboard!
Don't forget to introduce yourself and your Cruze here.
The OP has not been online here for about 5 months. You may want to start your own thread for more responses.
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