Today it is customary to scold the products of the Volzhsky Automobile Plant. Say, comfort is not enough, and the engines are not the same ... Even a really successful model, proudly bearing the Russian name Niva, is forced to endure the nagging of disgruntled users.

However, all the disadvantages of the car are easily compensated for by the tuning capabilities. Any model - including a completely modern Chevrolet Niva - can be redesigned according to the owner's ideas.

Will this make the car better? It all depends on the diligence of the performers ... Let's take a closer look.

Engine tuning - the beginning of all beginnings

And although most amateur tuners rush to improve their Niva by installing body kits, the rational path begins with the engine compartment. By the masters tuning Chevrolet Niva gained invaluable experience in reworking standard eighty-horsepower engines.

Replacing the factory pistons and camshafts, modifying the cylinder head in terms of improving the gas distribution mechanism and valve system, installing lightweight balanced flywheels and high-flow exhaust systems, specialists achieve a very significant increase in the power and torque of the Nivov engine.

However, you also need to know when to stop: the overseas craftsmen, modernizing the Niva, who knows how to have sailed to Australia, decided that the five-liter engine is the very thing for the Russian SUV.

According to eyewitnesses, the nivomonster roars more terrible than a lion's pride, but no one can ride it ...

Tuning parts for the Chevrolet Niva engine

Boring the cylinders and installing pistons with an increased diameter allows you to raise the working volume of the engine from 1700 cm 3 to 1900 cm 3 - which in any case has a positive effect on power.

Tuning pistons can be either cast or forged. The denser metal of the forgings promises a longer component life, but in reality, the balance of each piston is a much more important parameter.

The displacement of the center of gravity relative to the axis of the piston pin entails the appearance of a subtle tilt of the part during its reciprocating movement in the cylinder. The result of the skew is the rapid wear of the walls, the appearance of ellipticity in the section, and a decrease in compression - up to a critical level.

That is why when choosing tuning pistons, you need to pay special attention to balancing parts.

The increased cylinder capacity means optimized ventilation of the combustion chamber. The obvious solution suggests itself: to bore out the seats, to install valves with an increased diameter. The use of T-shaped tuning valves gives quite a noticeable effect even without risky boring operations.

The high class of processing of the closing surface of the tuning valve ensures reliable sealing of the cylinder. The reduced weight of the poppet helps maintain the desired valve temperature. Against ordinary expectations, the T-shaped valve does not burn out, and works - due to the special geometry of the body - much more productively. The throughput of the channel closed by the tuning valve is higher than the standard one.

Modified camshafts for tuning the engine Chevrolet Niva, like camshafts for Chevrolet Cruze engines, are divided into three groups. For Niva, as for an SUV, it is especially important to "pick up" the pace of movement when shifting to lower gears.

Effective use of the tractive effort of the motor is determined by the shape of the camshaft cams. The popularity of "grassroots" shafts, which help to increase the cross-country ability of the car, is natural for the Chevrolet Niva. However, there are so many modifications of the Niva tuning shafts that they are numbered, and the bill has long exceeded a hundred.

When choosing a tuning kit for the gas distribution mechanism, you should be guided by the presence of the appropriate firmware for the software complex that controls the operation of the Chevrolet Niva engine.

Chip tuning of the Chevrolet Niva engine

The serial Niva engine, subjected to chipping, demonstrates performance exceeding the generally accepted standard. The engine, in whose device major changes were made, and in which the volume of the combustion chamber increased, the mass of the crankshaft and connecting rods decreased, a tuning camshaft and a split timing gear appeared, all the more in need of improving the program that controls it.

It has long been believed among amateur chip tuning masters that the electronic control unit of the Niva all-wheel drive does not tolerate interference, and its propensity for self-learning makes any efforts to change the firmware useless.

This is true for Bosch electronic control units 7.9.0, M7.9.7 and M7.9.7 +. The January 7.2 ECU installed on tuned cars is devoid of such disadvantages. Its ROM (read only memory) calibrations can be changed during the flashing process.

The increase in power resulting from chip tuning Chevrolet Niva, can reach 15%.

Transmission tuning

Most often, as a tuning of the Chevrolet Niva transmission, measures are proposed to reduce the vibration that occurs in the front gearbox and is transmitted to the car body. Attempts to install self-locking gearboxes are no less common.

But if anti-vibration measures are unambiguously useful for both the car and the riders, all kinds of limited slip differentials and ball self-blocks can complicate the use of the Niva.

The problems of using such units usually run into the insufficient durability of structural materials. Intractable design flaws in newfangled devices hinder their effective use. As a rule, the negative results of such alterations are noted by the majority of Niva owners.

So it's not in vain that the reviews of adherents of such alterations honestly recommend: put the standard rear axle gearbox in the trunk, and carry it with you always. One day it will come in handy ...

but tuning Chevrolet Niva often narrowly focused, and is carried out in order to improve the off-road properties of the machine. In this case, one cannot but admit that the installation of onboard (in other words, wheel) gearboxes is justified.

Raised ("lifted") body, large-diameter wheels, unprecedented cross-country ability and peremptory appearance - these are the results of the installation of wheel reduction gears.

It should be noted that it is the wheel reducers that make it possible to equip the car with special soft tires, which make it possible to move both in swampy terrain and in deep snow.

Of course, when converting the transmission, it is necessary and Chevrolet Niva suspension tuning

Experienced field owners, without even changing the driving characteristics of the machine, try to replace the standard suspension parts with more reliable, productive, resistant to climatic and operational loads.

The common practice of replacing rubber bushings with polyurethane parts should be adopted by every Chevrolet Niva owner. Polyurethane silent blocks, stoppers, seals, couplings and other suspension elements serve three times longer than rubber ones. They are insensitive to temperature conditions, they are not afraid of oil products, they work perfectly in compression and fracture.

Mounting dual shock absorbers, against skepticism, does not make the suspension critically inert. Dual shock absorbers increase the vehicle's ability to withstand dynamic loads and allow the vehicle to be driven even at high-speed off-road driving.

On forums dedicated to tuning Chevrolet Niva, the question of choosing the type of shock absorbers that are optimal for installation on this short-base SUV is often discussed. Adherents of radical changes advocate the use of gas-filled shock-absorbing devices.

The operating experience of the Chevrolet Niva shows: gas shock absorbers are justified only if the car participates in cross-country races. During normal operation of the Niva, gas-oil or high-quality oil shock absorbers from reputable manufacturers have proven themselves in the best way.

Improving off-road performance ChevroletNiva

The high cross-country ability of the serial Niva is not a reason to use the car as an amphibian. Many owners of this SUV are sure: silicone seals and lubricants, abundant watering of high-voltage wires and electrical appliances with kerosene-containing liquid makes it possible to force water obstacles of great depth.

Meanwhile, a high-speed overcoming of even a shallow-looking puddle can lead to sad consequences. Water that has entered the cylinders of a running engine through the air intake is an incompressible medium. The moving piston is unable to overcome the compression resistance of the water. As a result, the rotating crankshaft bends the connecting rod - and this is still a relatively harmless result of driver's daring.

No less harm is caused by the ingress of water into the oil sump. This is why hydroprocessing is so important for the Chevrolet Niva.

The established standards of hydraulic preparation include the installation of a snorkel (placed on the roof of the air intake) and the exclusion of the possibility of water entering the mechanisms through standard breathers.

A great variety of snorkel designs have been developed, but the main thing in each of them is a sufficient duct cross-section. The rule of self-creation of a snorkel is simple: the longer the air duct, the greater its throughput should be. Otherwise, a considerable part of the engine power will be spent on creating a vacuum in the snorkel pipe, and its installation will have a detrimental effect on the driving performance of the machine.

Rubber hoses put on the breathers, brought out into the engine compartment and protected by filters, will ensure the protection of important mechanisms from moisture.

A functional body kit is an important part of tuning a Chevrolet Niva

Who would think of decorating the Niva with decorative overlays? An off-road vehicle needs many extremely useful outdoor gadgets to be installed. Reinforced bumper with built-in winch - the first device needed in the event of a machine jam.

And while a power bumper for a monocoque vehicle is by no means a panacea for hard collisions, its functionality is undeniable. The durable 3mm steel bumper, which is integral with the engine protection, ensures the safety of the body and assemblies in difficult road conditions.

Additional headlights recessed into the bumper are usually equipped with fog filters. Towing eyes are fixed in the attachment points of the structure to the body. The emergency winch can easily find a place inside such a bumper.

When choosing a winch model, you should prefer devices equipped with polymer ropes. Steel cables are stronger, but winding with force on the reel, they can get pinched among the turns. Releasing the winch cable in the field is always a challenge.

Some Chevrolet Niva owners, trying to give the car the appearance of a fighter against the dominance of stray kangaroos, diligently decorate the car with arcs curved from pipes. Reinforced at the front and back, turned into side steps, arcs made of thick pipes do more harm than good. They reduce the vehicle's ground clearance, flatten the angles of the front and rear overhangs.

The appearance of the car, of course, benefits from such alterations, but the permeability falls. And the total weight of the hinged metal is often several tens of kilograms. Why carry unnecessary cargo?

The roof rack, assembled from light materials, equipped with several headlights and fixed on the roof, cannot but be considered an extremely useful acquisition. Even if its carrying capacity is not particularly high, it will fit three cans of fuel, and this is at least several hundred kilometers of track guaranteed with fuel.

Electro tuning SUV

The temptation to add headlights to the roof rails is sometimes daunting. Indeed, why not create a light platform on the roof of the car that can flood the entire area with radiance? The problem is the high energy consumption of halogen lamps. They are gradually being replaced by LED headlights. They are still expensive, but already very practical: durable, economical, unpretentious. And they are not so complicated that it was impossible to assemble them with your own hands with a minimum of knowledge in electrical engineering ...

The LED headlights do not overload the generator and give a high light output. The future is behind them!

The sore spot of any SUV used on rough terrain in wet weather is the windshield washers. You often have to add water to the tank, which is not particularly pleasant at an air temperature of about 0˚С. In addition, cold water does not wash away mud masses well from glass.

A rational solution is to install a heater. Hot (up to + 75˚С) water is consumed more economically, it works better. Most importantly, heating the water makes it possible to abandon the use of methanol solutions that are unsafe for humans, which are used as antifreeze liquids for washing glass.

The industry produces several models of engine preheating and seat heating devices. Their relevance in the Russian climate is understandable. Inexpensive and useful non-freezing outside rear-view mirrors with repeaters of turns and an electric drive of adjustment of an angle of reflection.

It is important to choose a model of tuning mirrors that is equipped with an aerodynamic protrusion along the lower edge of the plastic. This unobtrusive detail is an excellent remedy against dirt from the mirrors from the front wheel.

We have touched on only a few aspects tuning Chevrolet Niva... The popularity of the brand, the availability of parts for self-tuning provides the widest opportunities for creativity.

Chevrolet Niva is one of the representatives of the class of small SUVs. It has been highly popular in our country for a long time. The car is characterized by high cross-country ability and is excellent for movement, including in the city, it can also become a family transport. But it has a small drawback - a rustic and slightly unfinished interior.

Chevrolet Niva will help fix this and make the car more comfortable and easier to move. Moreover, most of the procedures can be done independently without the help of specialists, the main thing is to be ready for experiments.

Highlights on the modernization of the Chevrolet Niva cabin

For the comfort of the driver and passengers, it is important to provide a stylish, comfortable and functional environment inside the car. The main directions of modernizing the Chevrolet Niva salon with their own hands:

Padding upholstery

Still, the most difficult and most responsible of the entire list is the car interior upholstery. Yes, and she, first of all, catches the eye when opening the doors, so we will dwell on it and consider in detail all the stages of implementation.

Choosing a color

The choice of color is one of the most important and serious stages of work. In any case, the choice remains with the taste preferences of the car owner, but some aspects should still be taken into account:

Important! If the interior material is black, and the color of the stitching is light or white, keep in mind that all the flaws will be immediately noticeable.

Choosing a material

The range of materials for the banner is simply huge, so when choosing, try to present your salon with each of the options you like. The main criterion in this part of the preparatory activities is the price issue, since everyone has different opportunities. Most often, materials such as:

• Artificial suede.
• Velveteen.
• Velours.
• Leather.
• Leatherette.

Important! Do not buy material over the Internet, as it is very difficult to understand from the photo what quality a particular option has, most often the images do not correspond to reality.

Buy material with a margin. The most proven way not to miss with the quantity is to measure all the components of the cabin that you are going to drag and multiply by a safety factor of 1.2. The threads should be strong and elastic; threads for leather goods or eco-leather (Gutermann, Arianna, Synton, etc.) would be a good option. They can also be used to work with other materials.

Glue

To tune the Chevrolet Niva interior, you also need glue. For these purposes, glue "Moment", "Kaiflex" and universal "88 Luxе" are suitable.

We drag complex elements with glue (doors, panels, etc.)

1. Initially, you need to prepare the surface, for this you need to rinse it well, sand it and degrease it. Sanding should be done carefully so that no scratches remain.

It is best to degrease with specially designed products such as Supercolle or at least gasoline.

1. Then glue is applied to the entire surface and material, the uneven areas are smeared with a brush. Use a hair dryer to warm up and smooth the fabric.

If it is not possible to glue the material to some parts of the surface, then they must be putty with automotive putty and the hauling must be repeated again.

General recommendations for the manufacture of elements for the waist of the cabin, when you need to sew them on a sewing machine

1. The first step is to prepare the surface and make the elements for the pattern.
2. Then transfer the resulting elements to special paper. Cut out a paper template and attach it to the material, circle and mark a line with a dotted line at a distance of 1 cm from the template, cut out the workpiece along the dotted line.
3. Sew along the marked lines and sew 0.5 cm from the seam.
4. Trim off excess, but not close to the seam.
5. Apply glue to the surface and material, but do so carefully so that the glue does not seep onto the front side. Then attach the material to the product.

Important!

1. First of all, the seam is always aligned on the surface and the material is glued next to it, so that it does not slide out later.
2. In places where the stitching is located, sew on non-woven strips so that the glue does not seep out.

We pull the visors

1. Prepare the elements for the pattern.
2. Remove the size of the visors and transfer them to special paper with a margin of 3-4 mm in the opposite direction so that no sagging occurs in the future and the cover fits exactly under the visor.
3. Cut out a piece of paper and attach it to the material, circle and mark a dotted line at a distance of 0.5 cm.
4. Sew the fabric on three sides, and add a separate stitching stitch on the back where the visor will be attached.
5. For even bends, without bumps and irregularities, make 10 small cuts, acute-angled triangles.
6. Unscrew the resulting cover and insert the visor into it, tighten.

Ceiling

1. Remove the factory coating and sand to smooth the surface.
2. Apply glue in strips of 25 cm only on the ceiling and immediately apply the material, warming up with a hairdryer, while smoothing it.

Seats

The tuning of the Chevrolet salon does not end there. New seat upholstery needs to be sewn. To do this, make patterns according to old casing, after removing them and spacers, transfer to paper. And after that, transfer it from paper to a new material and sew.

Torpedo and steering wheel

The work is carried out according to the established scheme:

1. We make patterns.
2. We cut out the material.
3. We sew.
4. We glue it to the torpedo, first apply the glue to the flattest part - the upper one, smooth it out, heating it with a hairdryer.
5. We glue the steering wheel.

Thanks to the detailed instructions for finalizing the cabin, presented in the article, you can handle the hauling yourself without the help of specialists.

Many owners of Niva Chevrolet note one significant drawback of this SUV - frankly weak technical performance of the engine. Possessing a considerable gross weight, and considering that it is still an all-terrain vehicle, with a capacity of 80 liters. with. clearly not enough.

But this is not the final verdict for this car, because the engine may be revised - tuning aimed at increasing power. Moreover, this can be done in several ways, or even use them all in aggregate in order to achieve maximum growth.

Ways to increase the power of the Chevrolet Niva engine

The main methods of increasing the power of the Chevy Niva motor are:

• Replacing the factory components of the power unit with tuning parts, the so-called change of the geometry of the components;
• Installation of turbocharging;
• Re-flashing the electronic control unit - chip tuning;

All of these methods can help make the engine more "lively" and dynamic, as well as increase power, although they all involve a financial investment.

Replacing components of the Chevy Niva engine

So, the first method is engine tuning, associated with the replacement of some components. First of all, this applies to the cylinder-piston group (CPG) and the crank mechanism (KShM), while boring of the liners is necessary. All this allows you to increase the working volume and, as a result, the power indicator.

First of all, boring is performed, allowing the inner diameter of the sleeves to be increased. After that, a selection of pistons and piston rings corresponding in size is made. In addition, a crankshaft with extended arms and shortened connecting rods are installed in the engine. This makes it possible to increase the piston stroke. All this leads to an increase in volume from 1.7 liters, which has a factory Chevy engine, to 1.9 liters.

But replacing only the KShM and the CPG of the motor is not enough. The increase in volume entails the need to increase the combustible mixture supplied to the cylinders and better ventilation them. For this, the cylinder head (cylinder head) is also subjected to tuning. First of all, inlet and outlet windows are bored, valves are replaced with larger ones. This will bore and replace the valve seats.

Inlet and outlet bore

Additionally, you can completely change the exhaust system by increasing the diameter of the exhaust pipes, and also replace the catalytic converter (catalyst) with a flame arrester.

Note that the structural changes in the engine will entail the need to reconfigure the operation of the fuel supply system, since with standard configurations and an increased volume, the fuel supplied to the cylinders will not be enough. That is, it will still be necessary to carry out chip tuning.

All this tuning, associated with the change in geometry, allows you to increase the engine power by 15% of the nominal. But it is worth noting that an increase in volume will also entail an increase in fuel consumption.

Installing a turbocharger on a Chevrolet Niva

Turbine for Chevrolet Niva

The second way to tune the power plant of a Chevrolet Niva is to install a turbocharger. Moreover, this method allows you to significantly increase power, and also increases torque.

Turbocharging provides a significantly better filling of the engine cylinders with air due to forced pressurization.

With this tuning option, you should carefully approach the choice of a turbine, otherwise the positive effect of its use may be significantly lower than expected.

Tuning in this way allows you to achieve an increase in engine power by 30%. At the same time, the turbocharging has only a positive effect on fuel consumption, since it is reduced. And the increase in power is achieved due to better combustion of fuel and ventilation of the engine cylinders.

Flashing the ECU on the Chevrolet Niva - chip tuning

And the last way to increase the power of the Chevrolet Niva SUV is chip tuning. Moreover, this method is the most inexpensive among the available ones, since the technical part of the motor is not subjected to any processing.

The whole point of such tuning comes down to replacing and adjusting the software of the electronic control unit (ECU), which regulates the operation of the fuel supply system.

An interesting fact is that during a flashing it is possible to change the operation of the ECU in different directions - to reduce fuel consumption due to the dynamic and power indicators of the motor, or, on the contrary, to increase power, but as a result of this, consumption will increase. You can choose the parameters that will be optimal both in terms of performance and gas mileage.

It is worth noting that it is quite enough for the engine to carry out only chipping in order to increase the power, and up to 15% of the nominal power unit of the Chevrolet Niva. At the same time, there is no need to perform any alterations in the engine. But there is also a small drawback to this.

The fact is that the settings of the Chevrolet Niva ECU are selected not only taking into account the operating parameters, but also with the load on the structural elements. An increase in power will lead to an increase in the load, and as a result, a decrease in the engine resource.

Therefore, nevertheless, the best option in this case is to combine two ways to increase the power of the Chevy Niva - engine refinement and chip tuning.

An interesting tuning option is the use of all three methods at the same time, but at the same time chipping is aimed not at increasing power, but at reducing consumption. The result is an engine capable of delivering 110-120 hp. with., but at the same time with a flow rate at the level of the factory unit, or even lower.
Finally, we note that a full-fledged SUV will not come out of the Chevrolet Niva only with an increase in engine power. But, if the car will be operated exclusively for movement on paved roads, then tuning the engine will make the car more dynamic and responsive.

On-board computer GF-223 on the Chevrolet Niva

Compact and multifunctional on-board computer Gamma GF 223 for Chevrolet Niva cars. One of the clear advantages of this BC is the option of its installation, namely the GF 223 is mounted instead of one of the central air ducts of the interior heater, which allows it to ergonomically install itself in the interior of your car.

Controller Compatibility:
BOSCH M.1.5.4 / MP7.0 / M7.9.7 / ME17.9.7; JANUARY 5.1 / VS 5.1; JANUARY 7.2; M73; M74 From software version 4.32 - also Bosch ME17.9.71

The BC is made in a black case with a display that has a resolution of 122x32 pixels and is equipped with a neutral blue backlight with white letters. The GF 223 is controlled by 4 vertically located buttons (2 on each side of the display), which greatly facilitates the operation of the BC by conveniently positioning the control elements.

Connecting the GF 223 is quite simple, or rather, you will need to connect the following wires: +, -, + for the backlight, the K-line wire to the diagnostic block to read data from the controller (ECU), the wire to the fuel sensor for correct readings. To facilitate the task of connecting the BC, the kit includes detailed instructions for connecting and operating, as well as all the necessary wires. The BC is installed even easier than it is connected - carefully remove half of the central air duct and insert the on-board computer in its place.

Description of functions:

Alarm indicator:

- Exceeding the speed threshold;
- Warning about included dimensions;
- Exceeding the engine speed threshold;
- Going beyond the specified range of supply voltage;
- Excess coolant temperature;

Diagnostic parameters (ECM):
- Throttle position;
- Ignition timing;
- Air flow;
- Engine coolant temperature;
- Display of the ECU passport;
- Resetting the errors accumulated by the controller;
- Reading of codes of malfunctions (errors);
- Position of the idle speed regulator (for EPG);
- Voltage of the on-board network;
- Reading the service book;

Information:
- About the controller;
- About the manufacturer;
- About the product;

Routing parameters:
- Average fuel consumption;
- total fuel consumption for the trip;
- the maximum speed of the car for the last kilometer;
- current vehicle speed;
- prognosis of mileage on the remaining fuel;
- fuel level in the tank;
- average speed per trip;
- average fuel consumption per trip;
- current engine speed;
- Travel time;
- instant fuel consumption;
- vehicle mileage per trip;

Configuring Alarm Alerts:
- Setting the coolant temperature threshold;
- Setting the threshold of the permissible voltage of the on-board network of the battery;
- Setting the vehicle speed threshold;
- Setting the engine speed threshold;

Organizer:
- Air temperature;
- Watch;
- Calendar;
- Alarm;

Reporting periods:
- For the last month;
- For today;
- Per month;

Other:
- Ionizer *;

Calibration / setting:
- Calibration of fuel consumption;
- Calibration of the speed sensor;
- Setting the initial run;

Maintenance:
- Replacement of candles;
- Replacing the timing belt;
- replacement of the air filter;
- replacement of the fuel filter;
- Changing the engine oil and gearbox;

The heiress of the legendary Niva, Chevrolet Niva, does not claim to be a veteran, nevertheless, it has become a fairly popular model. They fell in love with her for the good design from the Bertone studio, for the comfortable interior, functionality and relatively low cost. Naturally, as befits a decent SUV, Chevrolet Niva is bought as an initial set of spare parts to make a real and comfortable all-terrain vehicle out of it, if necessary. Although the car showed itself pretty well on smooth asphalt.

Chevrolet Niva as it is

Severe jeepers, as a rule, choose either UAZ Hunter or the good old Lada 4x4, the former Niva, but those who want additional comfort and good cross-country ability, then only Niva Chevrolet will shine for them for little money. Tuning of this light SUV is often aimed at increasing cross-country ability, changing the characteristics of the engine, as well as eliminating factory design flaws.

For example, the Chevrolet Niva until 2010 was produced only with crosspieces on the drive shafts. The design is reliable and time-tested, but quite noisy and vibrating. Moreover, it is also heavy. After 2010, from the factory, the SUV began to install constant velocity joints. The car has become quieter and more reliable. In addition to other little things, this is all that was changed at AvtoVAZ in the design of the SUV. The rest is the work of the owners.

Chevrolet Niva engine tuning

80 regular horses is frankly not enough for a car with off-road ambitions, and 127 torque forces is just a laugh for an all-terrain vehicle of this class. Therefore, first of all, it is worth paying attention not to the appearance, but to the power and torque. Here you can go in several ways:

replacement of the cylinder-piston group and timing correction - forged pistons and a lightweight camshaft with different cam angles, installation of larger diameter valves in the block head, all this will increase the filling of the cylinder with the working mixture and improve ventilation of the combustion chamber;

completion of the exhaust system;

installation of a lightweight flywheel;

flashing the electronic engine control unit, chip tuning, can also add a few horses.

A separate expense item can be the installation of a Garrett turbocharger, adapted for the VAZ engine. The price of the kit is about 45,000 rubles, and it includes the Garrett 1752-5005s turbocharger itself, a set of fasteners and seals, a frontal intercooler for turbine cooling, a set of high-performance fuel injectors, a reinforced oil line, gaskets and air ducts. This is, indeed, a good way to increase the power of the Niva engine up to 200 hp, depending on the degree of preparation of the motor.

Modification of the chassis and suspension

The Niva Chevrolet's cross-country ability is somewhat inferior to imported classmates, and the main reason for this is the geometry of the body and the unification of the chassis and suspension with the old Niva and with other VAZ models. We can't do anything with the body, but lifting the suspension will increase not only the ground clearance and cross-country ability, but also make the Niva more attractive in appearance. Suspension lift implies an increase in ground clearance of 90-110 mm.

There is no need to get excited here, since the drives have permissible operating angles. It is necessary to prepare for the fact that the mileage of CV joints in any case will not change for the better, since the factory working angle will be changed. The center of gravity of the vehicle will also shift, which can cause roll and roll over of the vehicle, as well as deteriorate handling in general. The maximum tire size that can be fitted to a Chevrolet Niva is 235/75 with a 15-inch rim.

Installation of additional off-road equipment

The first off-road assistant is a winch. Power winches for Niva are on sale and they can be of different types, ranging from a stationary device mounted in the cavity of the front bumper, to powerful removable winches installed on a special platform. It attaches to the front lugs or to the front bumper mount. Most often, electric winches are installed, but there are options with a manual mechanical drive.

When overcoming a ford, there is a danger of a water hammer from the engine. Water enters the manifold, the combustion chamber, as a result of which the pistons are destroyed, the connecting rods bend and even the cylinder block is often damaged. To prevent water hammer, use a remote air intake, snorkel. It is attached to the A-pillar, as shown in the photo, and it draws air at a high altitude, which prevents water from entering the engine.

Interior tuning is usually reduced to simplifying the panels, which makes it possible to carry out better cleaning, but there are also options aimed at increasing comfort. But in such a car, cross-country ability and safety are important, so many people prefer installing power thresholds, bumpers, additional lighting, and raid trunk. Tune the Niva correctly and off-road hospitable to all!