Laid out the rough routing for my charge piping this weekend! Shouldn't be too bad.
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Supercharging the 1.8L and 2012 Cruze LS restoration
So welcome to my build log, this is sort of a build log slash restoration log, I'll make a list of things I want to do and things I've done. My goal is to restore this car as I can with better upgraded parts and eventually install a supercharger. I'm open to any and every comment or suggestions! I also want to thank all my sponsors, I really appreciate the support!
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A 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS with
2002 Mercedes C230 Kompressor supercharger
2006 Mini Cooper S bypass valve
2003-2009 Nissan 350Z CF intake vent
2019-2021 Mazda 6 front lip
what's next?
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AEM Performance Electronics | Aftermarket Performance Parts
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All underlined items are hyperlinked to the post showing it.General things done
A 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LS with
2002 Mercedes C230 Kompressor supercharger
2006 Mini Cooper S bypass valve
2003-2009 Nissan 350Z CF intake vent
2019-2021 Mazda 6 front lip
what's next?
AEM Performance Electronics | Aftermarket Performance Parts
FIVE8 INDUSTRIES - READY. SET. LOWER.
EZ Lip: Universal Spoiler Lip Kits | Stick-on Front Splitters
DIP OUTLET | Canada's source for Plasti Dip
All underlined items are hyperlinked to the post showing it.
- K&N Intake
- New NGK Iridium plugs
- Cruze big 3 kit
- Tuned with HPTuners MPVI2 (added launch control and changed redline)
- CDV Delete (want to do the accumulator too eventually)
- EZLip Pro
- Universal spoiler
- Debadged
- Chrome delete
- Restored ECO wheels (2nd post)
- New summer tires, Continental ExtremeContact DWS06, 235/50ZR17
- Five8 coilovers (+sponsorship!) - Five8 Industries Installation log
- Walker 24442 resonator, Totalflow 20015 Muffler 2.25" ID, Trubenz 2.25" OD aluminized
- New shift boot and shift knob
- HyperDip wheels Bronze Gold
- Sylvania zXe H13 headlight bulbs and Yearly headlight restore
- New fog lights and yellow wrap
- Mazda 6 front lip (and install the EZLip pro on that)
- Carbon fiber 350z bumper air vent
- Upgraded front brakes with PowerStop Z23 kit (post 2)
- Replace faulty rear wheel speed sensor
Front bumper plastic bezel custom cutout for intake air (the blank bezel where the fog lights go)Installed Chinese lowering springsSecond cat and muffler delete
- Bedline most of the underside of the car to prevent further rust (steel brush, rust inhibitor, then undercoat)
- Install dual 3.5" double wall exhaust tips
- Aluminium braze portions of the charge pipes together (budget TIG welding anyone?)
- Install Boost Gauge (2nd post)
- Install AFR Gauge
- Design and make SC mounting bracket
- Design and make SC in/out ports plate (Part 1)
- Design and make bracket for extra pulley
- Cut out new gasket for the SC in/out port plate
- Repair drivers side rocker panel (Post 2) (Post 3) (Post 4)
- Repair rust above rear wheel well where the rear bumper mounts
- Change transmission oil with the good AMSOIL stuff
- Fix defrost
- Change engine oil
- Check toe alignment
- Check headlight alignment
- Check for exhaust leaks
- Light tint on rear windows
- Swap to LEDs (everything but headlights)
- Coolant flush
- [_] Air fuel ratio gauge - Sponsored by AEM Electronics
- [_] Mercedes gasket no. A 111 098 03 80 (will need to make my own, even the Mercedes dealership can't get it anymore) (traced and cutting)
- [_] fuel regulator?
- [_] serpentine belt (need to finalize design and see if I'll be using an extra pulley for more contact area)
- [_] custom designed brackets to fit the supercharger where the AC compressor is and have an extra tension pulley for more contact area
- [_] custom in/out plate (cheaper version of the creative spridgets one, maybe re-use part of the OEM one?)
- [_] injectors (maybe?)
- [X] Charge piping (2.5") (2nd post)
- [X] Design and make BOV to Bypass adapter and gasket for the adapter plate
- [X] boost gauge - Sponsored by AEM Electronics (2nd post)
- [X] supercharger (Eaton M45 from 2002 Mercedes C230 Kompressor)
- [X] intercooler (2.5" tubing variant)
- [X] Intake piping (re-use K&N intake)
- [X] Cone filter (3") (re-use K&N intake)
- [X] gauge pods, custom 3D printed (2" (52mm) single gauge pod. by oldmatedave)
- [X] Charge tubing to mount BOV to adapt for bypass valve
- [X] Mini Cooper S bypass valve
- [X] 1.5" flexible radiator hose to plumb bypass tract.
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exactly, I will be taking my stock K&N intake and putting it to intake duties from the supercharger inlet, the outlet will be routed from the supercharger, which is the AC compressor spot going between the exhaust manifold and radiator, then to the front mount intercooler, then to the throttle body. Between the intake portion and charge pipe portion, I will be adding the bypass valve, which works to releive load on the supercharger in low load scenarios. It basically references off the intake manifold, so as soon as there's some vaccum, it opens. The MAF sensor will be left on the intake portion and the bypass will be plumbed after the MAF so that all air remains metered.
It will be quite similar to how Miata's are supercharged, but with a different supercharger and placement and transverse mounted engine obviously.
So after drilling and Dremel work, I was able to remove the flange portion of the casted portion of the tubing from the Mercedes.
Now I need to make both sides flat, then make a plate to go over it to then braze that and two ends up bead rolled 2.5" tubing for it to be usable!
I also started cutting the gasket for this yesterday in a Fel-Pro sheet.
I didn't progress much this weekend as I was mostly cleaning my little workshop.
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Now I need to make both sides flat, then make a plate to go over it to then braze that and two ends up bead rolled 2.5" tubing for it to be usable!
I also started cutting the gasket for this yesterday in a Fel-Pro sheet.
I didn't progress much this weekend as I was mostly cleaning my little workshop.
So I ended up ordering some new rotors and pads today, because of lots of sitting for a few days at the time over the past 2+ years (working from home, etc) they've just **** the bed. I mean they're only making contact on the middle 50% basically, even though the pads are still 75%+. So, Powerstop Z23's it is. Also bought some red caliper paint and four red SS badges!
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I started fabricating the plexi plate to go over the left middle vent to house two gauges, cut using a Dremel, then sanded the edges flat and chamfered the edges. When final, I will be painting it to match the dash trim or possibly wrapping as I have some high quality vinyl that is somewhat close to the silver.
To mold I just used a heat gun to shape it to the trim.
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To mold I just used a heat gun to shape it to the trim.
Looking good so far. I am adding these references just in case you have not seen them:
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
I cannot find a link, but ones like this also exist:
Using the kit from DipOutlet, here's what I did over tue weekend! Still need to remove the dip from the lug nuts though. There was a whole lot of "trust the process" in my head using the dip release, but it's actually quite easy to use and works very well. I'd recommend using very wide masking tape roughly 1" from the wheel all around then use dip release in the section between the tape and the wheel, it would be best of both worlds. The only wheel I actually need to touch up slightly is my first wheel, which I masked off entirely and took more time than all other three wheels combined using dip release.
This is the exact kit I used : HyperDip Wheel Kit Canada
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This is the exact kit I used : HyperDip Wheel Kit Canada
Also ordered some headlight bulbs and DRL/fogs.
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Started to tint and wrap the fog lights, the chrome will be gloss black and the LEDs yellow!
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Re-restored the headlights and installed the new sylvania bulbs, kind of disappointed in the whiteness it promised.
This McGuiar's restoration heavy duty kit works great.
Passenger before, drivers after.
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This McGuiar's restoration heavy duty kit works great.
Passenger before, drivers after.
Saturday blues.
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