2013 Chevy Cruze Mod Thread

[ME_Andy]

I wonder what other fuses we could do without.

I'm wondering the same. Let me know if you find any.

That's what I did too with our 2011 Cruze LTZ while we had it.

What happened to your Cruzen?

[BrandonMods]

Thanks all on the information for the rear diffuser, I'm sure jedi will find this but I just posted a similar question in the rear diffuser thread. I like the idea of the lower partial grill block as well, yours looks great.

[jedi_sol]

Here is a picture of the topside of the rear diffuser that sits up against my exhaust pipes. As you can see, the coroplast does melt, but it does not catch fire.



Here is the bottom side, as you can see, the exhaust has not even melted all of the way through.

[BrandonMods]

Here is my lower grill block. I just put this on yesterday.

[ME_Andy]

Nice. That little lip is good for holding the grill, right?

[BrandonMods]

It is. The block sits pretty flush with the front of the bumper. We will have to see what the net gain for this mod is. I have already noticed around 2 mpg gain in my 37 mi one way commute to work. Coming home I do much better though. I'm excited to see how far I can stretch it. This also helps wonders especially with how cold it is in the mitten right now with respect to helping the engine warm up quicker in the morning when it has been around 0 for the past few days. I'm almost tempted to do a partial block of the upper grill but not until I get the radiator activation led in place.

[ME_Andy]

I'll be interested to hear how often your rad fan comes on. I was tempted to do a full block but I didn't want to go so far on a brand-new engine.

Hit 46.3 mpg on the highway with my LS this past weekend. There was some drafting of semis involved.

With Eco rims, 1" lower, spoiler, and full synthetic, I bet 50mpg is possible.

[BrandonMods]

Originally Posted by ME_Andy

I'll be interested to hear how often your rad fan comes on. I was tempted to do a full block but I didn't want to go so far on a brand-new engine.

So far the fan has not come on, it is so cold outside (today was -4 all morning, tomorrow will be colder) that it stays pretty cool. That being said im sure when it warms up ill have to modify the lower grill block in order to prevent the fan from activating all the time. Thus far my best trip tank was, 11.0 miles; 54.5 mpg, with an avg mph of 37.1. I'm thinking with the addition of my wheel covers, tire pressures going up to 50 with LRR tires, and the full underbody paneling I can make 50mpg tank this summer

Also right now would be the best time to do it. This is a brand new car with a 5 year 100,000 mile warranty to cover a blown engine should it happen. Its like the service manager at the dealership told me, "Drive it like you want to while its under warranty its better to have something go wrong while it is still covered."

[ME_Andy]

I propose a race to 50 mpg! Eastwood can get in on this too.

Rules are:
1. It has to be a legit 450+ mile tank.
2. Elevation change limited to 2,000 ft.
3. No Cruze Ecos or CTD's. That's just too easy.

You guys have the nice 1.4L engine but I have the manual tranny and nice weather. Should be interesting...

[BrandonMods]

Challenge accepted! Except can we make a change and require a 600+ mile tank since we have the 15.6 gal tanks. With a 50mpg tank we should theoretically be able to pull off 780 miles on one tank so I think 600 miles as a requirement would be fair.