Supercharging the 1.8L and 2012 Cruze LS restoration

This will be original...

Interesting...what is your plan for the intake manifold/intercooling?

The clutched variation ?? or is this a standard pully ???

Mr_Pat said:

The clutched variation ?? or is this a standard pully ???

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Standard pulley.

MP81 said:

Interesting...what is your plan for the intake manifold/intercooling?

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Won't be mounted on the intake manifold and will be intercooler much like a turbo.

landrystephane92 said:

Standard pulley.



Won't be mounted on the intake manifold and will be intercooler much like a turbo.

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What brand of springs or coilovers do you have?

MP81 said:

So you're saying it would be something like this, that I have seen on a Subaru years back:

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woah

not too wise ..mounted to the chassis while the motor moves ?? Looks like he's going similair route to what we did with my buds del sol though we were using the 63 case I think it was .. definately going to be a fun build to watch

Mr_Pat said:

not too wise ..mounted to the chassis while the motor moves ?? Looks like he's going similair route to what we did with my buds del sol though we were using the 63 case I think it was .. definately going to be a fun build to watch

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I'm not sure if it is or not - I think that's just the output of the blower going into the piping that feeds down and around to the intercooler...if it's mounted to that...that's even scarier. I think I see some bracketry there that holds it in place to the engine, though with all the tension from the belt, you best hope it's some **** beefy stuff.

Mr_Pat said:

not too wise ..mounted to the chassis while the motor moves ?? Looks like he's going similair route to what we did with my buds del sol though we were using the 63 case I think it was .. definately going to be a fun build to watch

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The way mine will be mounted it'll be to the motor where the AC compressor usually sits. It was probably an Eaton M62, like the Cobalt SS SC

We used the mercedes charger but the variation was clutched. We had it on several different honda motors back in 2000 ish lol .. It couldn t keep up with the 18 GSR motor at the upper rpms.. but your not spinning your motor up to almost 8500

Old Video my bud did after we had initially figured it all out . again 20 years ago lol so forgive the grphics. You have the right plan in my opinion if your putting it where the ac comp was easiest location to work at .

Mr_Pat said:

We used the mercedes charger but the variation was clutched. We had it on several different honda motors back in 2000 ish lol .. It couldn t keep up with the 18 GSR motor at the upper rpms.. but your not spinning your motor up to almost 8500

Old Video my bud did after we had initially figured it all out . again 20 years ago lol so forgive the grphics. You have the right plan in my opinion if your putting it where the ac comp was easiest location to work at .

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I'm hoping to design a plate bent in an L shape to serve as both the mount that I'd first mount to the engine, then I'd mount the supercharger to, to then have the ports for in and out of the supercharger itself, but I'm not against having them separate. I really like the creative spridgets one, but it's just too expensive for what it'd cost to make just a plate and two pipes.

I just need to finish figuring out the pulley for the supercharger itself, to see if the stock one is OK or if I need to have one made. I found this video that's very straight forward that'll serve me for this. (1) How to Size a Supercharger Pulley - YouTube

Lookin forward to seeing your build progress..

Mr_Pat said:

Lookin forward to seeing your build progress..

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Thanks, me too lol

landrystephane92 said:

That's right, you read that right. I'll be updating the OP a bit more later, but here goes nothing!

Eaton M45 from a Mercedes will be used

Parts list

• [_] Air fuel ratio gauge (AEM? Glowshift? other?)
• [_] boost gauge (AEM? Glowshift? other?)
• [_] fuel regulator
• [_] supercharger (Eaton M45 from Mercedes C230 or SLK230)
• [_] intercooler (2.5" tubing variant)
• [_] Charge piping (2.5") - Sponsored by AEM Intakes (
• [_] Intake piping (3") - Sponsored by AEM Intakes
• [X] Cone filter (3") - Sponsored by AEM Intakes
• [_] hptuner + 2 credit
• [_] serpentine belt
• [_] Extra pulley for better supercharger pulley
• [_] custom designed brackets to fit the supercharger where the AC compressor is and have an extra pulley for more contact area
• [_] custom in/out plate (cheaper version of the creative spridgets one)
• [X] spark plugs (NGK Iridium)
• [_] injectors (Bosch green #42)
• [X] big 3 power kit
• [X] gauge pods, custom 3D printed (2" (52mm) single gauge pod. by oldmatedave)
• [_] bypass valve (Mini Cooper S)
• [_] Plate for adapter BOV (Supercharger bypass valve adapter for all A-series engines or universal applications — Creative Spridgets)
• [_] Tubing for bypass (2" rubber)
• [_] Charge pipe for bypass (to connect 2" tubing)
• [_] Mercedes gasket no. A 111 098 03 80

What I've done so far

• Installed new plugs (NGK Iridium)
• Installed big 3 Cruze kit
• 3D Printed and finished gauge pods
• Fitted gauge pods

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Seems like a fun project. Take a lot of pics and make a decent write up of what you did. Only thing I can’t agree on in the placement of your gauges. Someone out there makes an “A pillar” with built in gauges.

Mr_Pat said:

We used the mercedes charger but the variation was clutched. We had it on several different honda motors back in 2000 ish lol .. It couldn t keep up with the 18 GSR motor at the upper rpms.. but your not spinning your motor up to almost 8500

Old Video my bud did after we had initially figured it all out . again 20 years ago lol so forgive the grphics. You have the right plan in my opinion if your putting it where the ac comp was easiest location to work at .

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I have been asking people for years why we couldn't set up a switchable SC using some form of AC clutch and here it has been possible all along...sproing!!

Blasirl said:

ZZP does:

Cruze Dual Gauge Pillar Pod

A gauge pillar pod. Material is the same as stock.The color matches your stock pillar and has the same texture. Not spray painted like other designs and also not a generic black ABS like other gauge pod manufacturers have.

zzperformance.com

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ZZP gauge pillars FTW - perfect match to the factory grain and color. I have theirs in my Cobalt and it looks factory (if factory came with three gauges instead of just one).