Finally traded in our 2010 Malibu LT before it became a total money pit and got a great deal on a 2nd gen Cruze.
The question is the LE2 in the new Cruze is turbo direct injected, and I can't find many people talking about it yet. Of course my biggest concern is LSPI and dilution. We moved to 93 octane off the bat and I still log a bit of KR under boost (1 - 2 degrees) and wrote that off as protection in the tune or maps from running 87 octane. Thing makes some monster torque for such a tiny engine. It's pretty great!
Cruzetalk.com isn't really much help for the newer models. I do understand there isn't nearly as many 2nd gen as 1st in the wild. I know the LE2 is a clean slate engine design from the LUJ/LUV Family 0, so my information is limited.
Anyone had time to play with these engines yet, or even better run different oil?
The question is the LE2 in the new Cruze is turbo direct injected, and I can't find many people talking about it yet. Of course my biggest concern is LSPI and dilution. We moved to 93 octane off the bat and I still log a bit of KR under boost (1 - 2 degrees) and wrote that off as protection in the tune or maps from running 87 octane. Thing makes some monster torque for such a tiny engine. It's pretty great!
Cruzetalk.com isn't really much help for the newer models. I do understand there isn't nearly as many 2nd gen as 1st in the wild. I know the LE2 is a clean slate engine design from the LUJ/LUV Family 0, so my information is limited.
Anyone had time to play with these engines yet, or even better run different oil?
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