Grant sport camshafts characteristics

The engine of the Granta-Sport car is no less durable and reliable than the prototype (the 21126th engine of the second Kalina). To increase power, different camshafts are installed here (with a modified cam profile). Reducing the exhaust-intake resistance is another, and final, “mechanical” change. It was possible to achieve maximum power by changing the firmware.

The developers of Granta-Sport assure that up to 3,000 rpm, the engines “behave” the same. But driving at speeds above 3,500 cannot be called economical. We conclude: installing a Granta-Sport engine in a Kalina-2 with an automatic transmission is a low-use (but even more expensive) tuning method.

What about Kalina RC?

The rally version of the “second Kalina” uses an atmospheric engine (also based on the “26th”). It features forged pistons, which are lighter than stock cast pistons. It is unlikely that you will be able to carry out such tuning on your own. Tolerances must be “maintained” even more accurately than at the factory. What is most often “forgotten” when offering to buy tuning parts.

In addition, the engine was boosted. The compression ratio has increased, power has increased (up to 155 horsepower), however, durability has significantly decreased. The period of operation of sports cars is less than 1,000 kilometers (then the car is sent for overhaul). We will leave the choice to the consumer.

Motor power function 21126

What camshafts are on the sport grant?

Structurally identical motors can develop different power.
Improving performance begins with installing other spark plugs, more accurately selecting the advance angle, etc. Perform tuning yourself, “squeezing” 120 hp out of the Kalina-2 engine. – however, it will not succeed. The 120-horsepower Granta-Sport engine is built on the basis of the 21126, but has differences from it. The engine of the Granta-Sport car is no less durable and reliable than the prototype (the 21126th engine of the second Kalina). To increase power, different camshafts are installed here (with a modified cam profile). Reducing the exhaust-intake resistance is another, and final, “mechanical” change. It was possible to achieve maximum power by changing the firmware.

What about Kalina RC?

Motor power function 21126

There are other tuning methods. For example, the installation of turbines, which is officially 100% prohibited.

The maximum moment of force on the Granta-Sport engine shaft is 140 N*m, “Kalina RC” is 175 N*m. All of the above suggests the following: the serial engine 21126 has potential for tuning. But the benefits of the changes are unlikely to be achieved without replacing mechanical parts (including ShPG elements).

However, a more affordable upgrade option, the so-called “chip tuning”, also makes sense. Which is true for most power units produced by VAZ. The question is what exactly needs to be achieved in the end.

Tuning and sports camshafts VAZ

Each of us tries in every possible way to improve our car, and there are a great many ways to achieve this. When it comes to the engine, everyone unanimously talks about increasing its power. Although, if we take a more serious approach to the issue, then first we need to pay attention to its torque.

We know that it is possible to squeeze out the most power at a stable maximum speed, but this engine mode is rarely used. For the average driver, what is more important is the car’s throttle response, which obediently responds to the gas pedal both when moving from a standstill and when accelerating. This behavior of the car is ensured by large and relatively constant torque at low and medium speeds, which is what VAZ engines “sin” about. At low engine speeds they do not have sufficient “traction”.

Owners of a VAZ car often complain about the car jerking when starting to move, noticeable dips when sharply pressing the gas, many have a fast clutch, and almost everyone notes the ineffectiveness of fifth gear. Indeed, at engine speeds less than 3000 rpm. its insufficient pickup capacity is observed. The torque curve depends on the valve timing parameters, the so-called “camshaft phases”, as well as the “time-section” of valve opening, which are determined by the profile of the camshaft cams. Depending on its angle of rotation, different amounts of valve opening are obtained. For better functioning of the car at low speeds, they quickly supply the required volume of working mixture into the cylinder, that is, they noticeably narrow the opening phase of the intake valve.

Unlike conventional camshafts, sports models use cams with different geometric dimensions. Their taller and wider shape means that the valve rises to a greater height and stays open longer, which ensures the supply of a complete mixture. The profile of the cams is characterized by a smooth shape, which makes the operation of the gas distribution mechanism more reliable at wide phases.

From the above it follows that the maximum engine power and its torque can have different values. And if the use of a standard camshaft implies increased torque at medium speeds, then the sports one provides maximum output at high engine speeds. The sports camshaft on VAZ cars is installed with a split gear (camshaft sprocket or pulley), with the help of which more precise adjustment and adjustment of the phases becomes possible. With its help, the maximum power is adjusted at the required engine speed.

By using tuning camshafts, you can achieve engine operation under load without noticeable interruptions, even when the speed is reduced to the maximum level. At the same time, the detonation limit moves away, that is, the “knock of fingers” at low and medium crankshaft speeds stops. There is a noticeable reduction in fuel consumption and exhaust toxicity. As a result, the engine’s tendency to detonate decreases, which means its service life increases.

Camshafts on VAZ engines are quite sensitive to gap adjustment, so on tuning camshafts the cam run-off area on the valve closing side is noticeably increased. This makes it easier to adjust the gaps and reduces their number several times. Let's trace this fact using the following example: after installing a tuning camshaft, valve clearance adjustment is required after 60,000 km of engine mileage. Using a conventional camshaft would require at least four adjustments. This significantly increases the service life of the product and saves money and time required for each valve adjustment. Do the math for yourself: proper adjustment takes at least 3.5 hours and costs about $20.

Camshaft classification

Tuning camshaft models can be divided into two groups: low and high. As the name suggests, some increase torque at low engine speeds, while others increase torque at high speeds. This is achieved by changing the lift height and special profile of the cams, as well as certain phases of opening/closing of the valves.

Low camshafts

This type of product has a low lifting height and there is no valve overlap zone. This mode prevents the working mixture from being thrown back into the intake at low speeds. Of course, a low lift height causes a loss of filling at high speeds and this leads to a decrease in the maximum engine power. Therefore, they are mainly used when driving around the city. Do not forget that engine power mainly affects only the maximum speed of your car, which is not a critical indicator. As an example, we can give the following figures: reduction in VAZ-2109 engine power by 10 hp. will reduce the maximum speed by only 6 km/h. The advantages of lower shafts include an increase in torque at the “bottoms”. This is what will allow you to accelerate sharply from a traffic light without downshifting. At medium speeds, these camshafts are no better than standard ones, and at high speeds they are even worse.

Overhead camshafts

These products, on the contrary, have high lifts, a large valve overlap area and wide phases. This mode increases filling at the “tops”, which occurs due to an increase in the flow area in the valve areas and due to the use of the inertial boost effect. This leads to an increase in engine power, with maximum torque shifting to the high speed zone. Unfortunately, there is a noticeable dip in the low end, which occurs due to a wider phase during which the working mixture is pushed back into the intake manifold at low speeds. And the better the characteristics of the overhead camshaft, the stronger this effect.

Tuning and sports camshafts

Overhead camshafts are further divided into tuning and sports camshafts. Their differences mainly concern the phase characteristics, valve lift and overlap height. The higher the lift, the higher the torque and, as a rule, the power at high speeds. Sports camshafts are practically unsuitable for use in urban driving conditions. They have a noticeable dip at low speeds and a rather unstable high idle speed. Their maximum output occurs only in the region of almost maximum engine speeds, which is unacceptable under normal driving conditions. One of the brightest representatives of the sports class of products can be called the VAZ 2101-2107, Niva “NUZHDIN” camshaft 12.70 mm/12.40 mm (292°/290°). You should also pay attention to the following products:

— Camshaft 8V VAZ 2108-21099, 2110-2112, 2113-2115, Kalina, Priora, Granta “NUZHDIN” 13.70 mm (287°/284°);
— Camshaft 8V VAZ 2108-21099, 2110-2112, 2113-2115, Kalina, Priora, Granta “NUZHDIN” 12.36 mm (286°);
— Camshafts 16V VAZ 2108-21099, 2110-2112, 2113-2115, Kalina, Priora, Granta “NUZHDIN” 10.65 mm (306°);
— Camshafts 16V VAZ 2108-21099, 2110-2112, 2113-2115, Kalina, Priora, Granta “NUZHDIN” 12.00 mm (310°/304°).

Now you can choose the required type of camshaft for your car, based on its intended use.

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Based on your wishes - It is worth limiting the rise to 10mm and the “advertising” phase to 285 degrees PKV. Something like STI-3, Nuzhdin 9.65 (263), OKB Engine 37/42.

Friend, take normal shafts right away, I ride STI 7 shafts every day, phase 314vp 308vp.

1) 13tr? ... well, not 13t.u.e! Although if you try, why not buy a used one (for 5tr)?

2) How are they driving? look at the VSKh motor LADA-GRANTA-SPORT or Kalina2-SPORT. Both have such shafts. Compare the VSKh with a Priora motor of the same configuration, but with stock shafts! Or any other city priors with easy tuning.

3) Are you asking for city ones? So they are urban...easy tuning. Not a single SPORT shaft will fall into the urban category! Not a single Stolnikovsky camshaft will fall into the CITY category. Well, perhaps an exception can be made for 8.9 Stolnikov. All the other shafts of Stolnikov are FALLING NON-CITY RAMPS! You have conflicting desires (you have both the crane and the tit... there is only one road. PHASE ROTATION)

4) Everyone who sells SHAFT will write numbers (I’m talking about the phase) that are convenient for them for their marketing and economic BENEFIT. Those. They will tell you the phase so that they sell better! Or they’ll write just to write... they have to announce something (they won’t write a slogan... “don’t ask about the phase... we don’t know the phase”).

4) Everyone measures as it seems TRUE to him! True from the technical side or from the marketing side!

So I tried on the Lada-Grant shafts... taking them out of the KALINA2-SPORT engine. I am publishing what I measured... INTAKE 9.5mm phase 293.1gr (with a gap of 0mm) phase 255.9 (with a gap of 0.15mm) phase 241gr (with a gap of 1.27mm) 0.05 inches

Release 9.0mm phase 294.6g (at 0mm) phase 260g (at 0.15mm) phase 214.8g (at gap 1.27mm) 0.05in

5) Now it’s fashionable to mention the phase according to the American method... with a gap of 0.05″ Is it fashionable? Well, here’s the phase at 0.05″ And what does it give YOU? She gives quiche in her head!

Sometimes you see posts like this. “Before the valve opens at 0.1 mm, there is practically no gas flow, so the Americans measure from such and such a value). To which I will answer you... “YOU, on an 8V engine, adjust the valve clearances not to 0.25 -0.35 (gap), but tighten the valve by 0.1mm. Try measuring your compression. Try starting the engine! After this, the quiche in your head will subside.”

The phase with a gap of 0.2-0.3mm is relevant if YOU are using a shaft for a hard cup!

The phase of the beginning of the opening and the end of the closing of the valve is a value that helps determine the degrees of advance of the opening and closing of the intake and exhaust SHAFT relative to DVN and YVN/ Knowing the profile of the SHAFT and knowing the advance angle, YOU can determine the amount of overlap in metric values (mm), well, if YOU have a measuring tool in inches, then in principle it can be determined for inches too! I wrote the previous paragraph to YOU correctly, but I think that few people understood what it was... and that’s good! The point is that YOU “don’t give a damn” what phase the GRANTA-SPORT shaft has.

Standard camshaft

The lift of the 16 valve camshaft is 7.55 mm, the valve opening angle is 273 degrees. valve overlap 0.3 mm.

Not the most important parameter when choosing a camshaft, it characterizes the maximum amount of valve lift and, as a result, the pushing/suction of a larger amount of the fuel-air mixture from the combustion chamber per unit time. We called it not the most important, because there are other ways to increase the amount of mixture entering the cylinders through the valves (for example, installing valves of larger diameter). High lift is preferred for high-speed and high-volume engines.

Full base camshaft, not full base camshaft

The camshaft lift is determined by the formula Lift = A-B where A is the distance from the camshaft axis to the top of the cam, B is the distance from the factory base to the camshaft axis. How in

It is clear from the formula that you can increase the camshaft lift either by increasing A or decreasing B. When the workpiece does not allow you to further increase distance A (there is not enough “meat”, usually when the camshaft is made from a standard workpiece), they begin to reduce distance B and distance B1 appears, and, as can be seen from the formula, the camshaft lift increases. When installing a partial camshaft, in order to compensate for the gap that appears between the base and the valve, so-called “thrust bearings” or “tablets” are used - this is a set of circles of a certain thickness. The use of partial shafts in sports is highly undesirable, since the overall design loses reliability with the appearance of unnecessary parts.

Technical characteristics of Lada Granta Sport

Using the example of a sedan with a 1.6 liter engine 114 hp. 150 Nm and manual gearbox:

Dimensions and weight

Length	4280 mm
Width	1700 mm
Height	1470 mm
Wheelbase	2490 mm
Front track	1430 mm
Rear track	1420 mm
Turning diameter	10.6 m
Clearance	150 mm
Curb weight	1140 kg
Full mass	1540 kg
Trunk volume	520 l
Load capacity	400 kg

Modifications Grants

Another undoubted and indestructible trump card of this car is its maintainability. Not only and not so much in the “technical” sense, but in the “geographical” sense. Yes, absolutely everything in this car cannot be repaired “on the knee”, since any modern car has on-board electrics and some kind of electronics. But there are so many specialized car services on the world map that no matter which way you look, you’ll find a specialist in VAZ products.

That is why, probably, among the models (and their modifications) the Grant is in the lead in its simplest design. And this is absolutely no (or almost no by today’s standards) bells and whistles, no “buggy electronics”, and the motor is the most basic and simple. This is a 1.6-liter 8-valve engine with a capacity of 87 horses, coupled with a five-speed manual 5MT, in the Standard version. With such a car you can drive into the very wilds of some Altai/Siberia/Far East and you won’t be left without help (if something happens). This configuration “is missing everything,” which is why some buyers “don’t like” the modern global auto industry. Is there only one airbag and only for the driver? Well, okay! Mechanical windows? Arranges!

But the ground clearance (even on the most “poor” 13-inch wheels) is as much as 165 mm! The trunk is almost 500 liters (480 liters, to be absolutely precise). Until recently, even the vaunted Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse could not boast of a luggage compartment of such volume.

Granta has only 3 (three) modifications: - Granta sedan, - Granta liftback, - Granta Sport versions,

...but with three engines, as well as three gearboxes, plus a flexible (and very long) list of additional options, the sales manager can offer the buyer several dozen (!) specifications for this car.

Consider for yourself: - engines: 8-valve VAZ-11186 with factory indexing, 87 hp. s., plus two 16-valve engines - VAZ-21126 with 98 hp. and one more, this is a VAZ-21127 with a capacity of 106 horses, plus two boosted ones for the Sport version; — three gearboxes: 5-speed manual and 2 (two) automatic transmissions for 4 and 5 gears. Now start putting together a mix from what was presented, as well as from a multi-page additional list of options for active and passive safety, comfort, media and entertainment, so you get an “unmeasured” list of configurations that allows the seller not to let the buyer bird out of his net. However, why “from the networks”? Sometimes there are even queues for the products of the Tolyatti automobile plant, and, moreover, they are completely voluntary. Other buyers are ready to wait for several weeks or months for the required equipment or to independently go to another region/city to get it, sometimes hundreds of kilometers from their own home.

Standard equipment for all Grant models:

1. Standard 2. Standard plus 3. Classic 4. Classic start 5. Comfort 6. Optimal comfort 7. Luxury 8. Prestigious luxury

And here is a (not yet complete) list of additional options for the older version called Prestige Luxe, offered by AvtoVAZ:

• ESC system in combination with traction control • an airbag not only for the driver, but also for the front passenger • front seat seat belts with pre-tensioning when hitting an obstacle • three L-shaped headrests for the rear seats (they “know how” to hide flush with backrest and do not interfere with the view from behind) • alarm for unfastened driver's seat belt • rear seat belts - modern three-point • ISOFIX brackets - for installing child seats • Safety bars on all 4 doors • brake discs - ventilated • lift start assist system • muffler made of alloy steel (stainless steel)

And between these two trim levels (Standard and Luxury Prestige) there is a whole range of variety in terms of filling with additional options. Compare the maximum configuration with the Standard configuration, where the car, as other buyers say, is “empty as a drum” and you understand the true width of the “price limit” - from 369 thousand to 594 thousand rubles.

The electrical equipment of the “more advanced” version uses modern so-called Can-bus, which significantly increases the speed and reliability of all vehicle systems. Engine pistons are coated with graphite, which significantly reduces the coefficient of friction when starting a cooled engine. Plus DRL: ultra-modern headlights.

Body features and parameters

Among car enthusiasts, there is a category whose representatives, when first getting acquainted with a car, tend to pay attention to the spaciousness of the model, and subsequently to the speed capabilities. Note that the overall parameters of the LADA Granta Sport allow for the transportation of medium-sized standard cargo, because the volume of the luggage compartment is 520 liters.

Body technical characteristics are slightly superior to those present in the “rival sister” Kalina Sport, but they are not capable of having a significant impact on increasing the degree of comfort in the cabin.

the length of the car “grew” to 428 cm;
width was 170 cm;
height is characterized by 147 cm;
note that the front axle track is 143 cm, and the rear axle track is only 1 cm narrower (i.e. 142 cm);
base – 249 cm.

Specification for bodies

But we should talk in more detail about bodies. The sedan body is held in high regard not only by Russians, and for these reasons.

If in relatively hot Europe or the USA, where frosts occur exclusively in the border zone with Canada, you open the trunk of a sedan or station wagon for a minute, nothing special will happen to the temperature in the cabin and the well-being of passengers. And you are trying to open the trunk in a similar body somewhere higher in winter to minus “minimum” 20 degrees Celsius... The interior will cool down even in minutes, and in seconds!

The second reason for our love for sedans is, of course, the constant glance at the prestigious luxury cars of the global automotive industry. Have you noticed that today very few S-Class and even D-Class models are available in hatchback or station wagon bodies.

Enough - sedans! On the other hand, it must be admitted (and almost all car buyers admit this today) that hatchbacks and station wagons are still... a little more practical than sedans. Therefore, AvtoVAZ offers buyers a subsidy for a liftback - it is almost a station wagon and almost a sedan.

Granta Sport engine characteristics

Years of production - (2013 - present day) Cylinder block material - cast iron Power system - injector Type - in-line Number of cylinders - 4 Valves per cylinder - 4 Piston stroke - 75.6 mm Cylinder diameter - 82 mm Compression ratio - 11 Engine volume - 1597 cm cube Grant Sport engine power – 118 hp. /5900 rpm Torque - 154 Nm / 4740 rpm Fuel - AI95 Fuel consumption - city - l. | route - l. | mixed 7.8 l/100 km Oil consumption - 50 g/1000 km Engine weight - 115 kg Geometric dimensions of the engine (LxWxH), mm - Engine oil: 5W-30 5W-40 10W-40 15W40 How much oil is in the Granta Sport engine: 3.5l. When digging, pour 3-3.2 liters.

Grant Sport engine life: 1. According to the plant – 200 thousand km 2. In practice – 200 thousand km

TUNING Potential – 400+ hp. Without loss of resource - n.d.

Video – 2018 Lada Granta Sport POV Test Drive

Dimensions

Chassis

Fuel

Engine

The larger the engine displacement, the more powerful the car and, as a rule, larger. There is no point in installing a small cubic engine on a large car, the engine simply cannot handle its weight, and the opposite is also pointless: installing a large engine on a light car. Therefore, manufacturers are trying to find an engine for the price of a car. The more expensive and more prestigious the model, the larger and more powerful the engine. Economical versions rarely boast a displacement of more than two liters.

Engine displacement is expressed in cubic centimeters or liters. Who is cheaper?

The engine capacity of the Lada Granta Sport is 1.6 liters.

Engine power of Lada Granta Sport is from 106 to 118 hp.

Technical specifications in numbers

With 118 hp engine Mechanics

Stiffer shock absorbers and larger front and rear disc brakes are installed. R16 Yokohama tires and forged aluminum wheels, thanks to this, the braking distance is 4 meters shorter than the regular Granta. Gearbox with cable drive and short gears with a 4.3 main pair. And of course, the 1.6-liter engine produces 118 hp; the camshafts have been replaced with sports ones, thanks to which the torque increases to 156 Nm at 4900 rpm.

Safety in the car is ensured by ABS with Brake Assist, ESP, front airbags, daytime running lights and Isofix child seat mounts. In the crash test of the AutoReview Grant magazine, the sedan scored 2 stars out of 5.

dimensions

Options and prices
Specifications
Photo of the car
Test Drive
Exterior colors
Crash test

The first of September became not only a day of knowledge, but also the day when AvtoVAZ raised the price tags for all its Lada Vesta models except for the maximum Exclusive configuration. Cars have risen in price by 9,000 rubles.

The time has come - the Lada Vesta SW Cross impresses with its thoughtfulness, ergonomics and attention to detail, especially in the luggage compartment. As mentioned, the Lada Vesta Cross in the new 2022 body immediately greets us with attention to detail, it all starts with the fifth door lock - there is no cylinder on it, but only a rubberized, convenient button, which is located above the license plate.

An interesting photo has appeared on the Internet; it shows a road train transporting Lada cars, including several Lada Vesta SW Cross off-road station wagons.

"Bite" electric power steering and sport are incompatible

Power steering is another reason for improvement. It is electric and on our Lada Granta Sport it was of domestic production. Whatever the speed, it is almost impossible to find zero. On a track or on a circuit there are no complaints about it; with constant shifting, zero is simply not needed, but when driving in the city or on the highway, you want more confidence in the car.

The thoughtful “steering wheel” compromises the car in the city and on the highway.

Without a clear steering wheel, the driver is constantly in tension, doubting whether the car is going straight, the steering wheel has to be squeezed more than usual, and on a long journey this becomes tiring. So the ride is not relaxed, but truly sporty, even when you don’t ask this from the car. Quite a bit - 150-200 km along the highway, and you already want to get out from behind the wheel and take a break. It's too early for a modern car.

There are no complaints about the brakes. The rear spring cups have been raised relative to stock to accommodate 16-inch wheels.

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There shouldn’t be any difficulties, there isn’t much sense, their rise is small, what is it?

Better touring light shafts, highly praised, look at tazteam configs and build a rocket

Andrey, thanks for the info.

Roman, you're welcome, we're waiting for information about the progress of tuning

Andrey, entry seems to be 9.55, exit 9.15

Roman, it’s good that it’s more than 9, but the question is why am I fucking them with 1.8 and 8.3 shafts?

Andrey, who knows?

, this is Priora!

Roman, just on the Sport Mator 126 grant, the current difference in the shafts

"Lada Granta Sport" - wheel sizes and parameters

Car manufacturers were sensitive to the creation of original parts. The new Granta Sport wheels meet high quality requirements. New technologies, more durable materials are used, and there is complete conformity of dimensions for both new cars and early models.

Stock

The basic version is equipped with 16-inch silver-colored alloy wheels, which are treated with a special protective coating to avoid material corrosion and scratches from mechanical impact. The cost of original ones averages 14 thousand rubles. Knowing the article number (21905310101577), it’s easy to find suitable ones. An inexpensive alternative is to install stamps.

Basic equipment "Lada Granta Sport"

Characteristics of Granta Sport wheels for R16 tires from the factory:

width – 195 mm;
profile – 50%;
radius - 16 inches.

These are installed by the manufacturer on all versions of the car (2016, 2022 and 2022).

Acceptable

If the owner is interested in a special style, then it is worth choosing wheels from third-party brands that supply wheels for the Lada Granta. Here everything is limited only by your imagination, the amount available and the size of the wheels. For Lada Granta Sport, wheels with a diameter of 15-17 inches are suitable, corresponding to DIA, PCD and ET. There are many options for tire width and profile. It is possible to put wheels on R14 tires, but the Granta looks unaesthetic on them. Therefore, if you need a spectacular appearance of the car, then you should not install wheels with a diameter of 14 inches.

Painting the part in a different color will also help make the car stand out on the road.

From practical experience

Since this car still belongs to the economy segment of the global auto industry, the buyer should be prepared for crickets, squeaks from the sedan and rattling of the shelf that covers the lift-up luggage compartment. If we take all these squeaks and crickets and the generally “traditionally Russian” build quality of the interior, “as the norm”, car owners have practically no special complaints about the body of this car. (the body) is quite strong, well welded and will compete with other cheap foreign cars.

The only recommendation is that if you happen to take a close look at a used Granta, get high-quality diagnostics at a car service center. He got into a car accident? It is difficult to hide traces of body repair from a competent craftsman, and the body is actually the main, supporting, and most importantly, the most expensive part of any car. The exception may be high-performance versions of engines in the luxury and sports car segment, where the price of the engine is sometimes significantly higher than the price of the rest of the car, but this is certainly not the case with the Grant. Here the body is “more important” than the rest of the car.

Differences between the Granta-Sport and 21126 engines (Kalina-2 with automatic transmission)

What about Kalina RC?

Motor power function 21126

There are other tuning methods. For example, the installation of turbines, which is officially 100% prohibited.

Plug-inless motors again

From the latest news on Grant and AvtoVAZ engines: the plant is going to return to the so-called “contactless” engines, and the restyled Granta will be the first to try out a new line of engines.

What are we talking about? Not only service personnel (they know this thoroughly), but also many car owners are afraid of a situation where the timing belt breaks. At this moment, the pistons “meet” the valves and destructive consequences are inevitable. Up to engine overhaul. The new engines will be equipped with different pistons with a special selection at the bottom... exactly the size of the valve heads, which will avoid those very “critical consequences”. The official supplier of motors for the AvtoVAZ conveyor, Federal Mogul, has already mastered their production and improvements will affect: - 8 VAZ-11186 valves; — 16 VAZ-21126 valves; — 16 VAZ-21127 valves, — ..which are just being installed on cars of the Granta and Kalina families. According to the plant itself, the 106-horsepower VAZ-21129 engine, intended for Vesta and XRAY, should soon receive the same “free” version, but in the future, and with it the new 122-horsepower VAZ-21179 units. (volume 1.8 liters) and VAZ 2190 Sport “will cost” for now.