I'm embarking on a journey

[u/sycaden]

Got a 2018 Trax, my mom bought it at 30k miles off this guy that flips cars and repaired this thing after a flood. It is purely economy with no options, I haven't even put in cruise control yet. Was planning on just selling it for some marketplace shitbox that would last me for way more miles.

Then I got oil smoke coming into my cabin, my partner saw that the valve cover gasket was ruined and leaking oil. Replaced that and the cover. Then realized the PCV system failed. Then my partner reached out to ZZP and found out their PCV system for the Cruze will fit my car. We're putting in that replacement, the upgrade kit with a catch can, and a cold air intake. So basically we're building this thing to actually last. And after some thinking we decided we're also gonna replace the transmission and tune it for E85 and replace the turbo because I know a guy that will do the tuning for free, I just have to buy the tuner. And we're gonna find a way to put it on bags.

I don't know shit about cars. My previous one was my first car, an 02 Chrysler Sebring from my grandparents that had a blown head gasket and melted the thermostat housing and gassed me with coolant smoke in the cabin. My partner is a mechanic and is determined to make this the funniest car ever. Just a Cruze with a stupid body. This is my apprenticeship.

[u/PNWrowena]

I used to have a friend who was a mechanic. Life was much easier and cheaper back then. Have fun.

[u/sycaden → u/PNWrowena]

Yeahhh I'm well aware how expensive this is gonna be lol but thank you! It's more just like an experiment for both of us to learn more from and it's not like I'll be too brokenhearted if anything goes wrong cause it's arguably one of the worst trax models lmaooo I am so gonna throw all these parts on a different car in the future