What kind of engine can be installed on a VAZ 2110? We make a foreign car

Few people were excited about domestic cars in the late 1990s and early 2000s. And it was at this time that AvtoVAZ produced the legendary Ten - VAZ 2110 and its modifications in the form of a station wagon and a hatchback. The top ten has won people's trust due to its very affordable price, relatively high reliability and simplicity of design. But the engines in this car clearly cannot be called the best.

The VAZ 2110 was produced with carburetor engines for a couple of years after the start of production, then engines with injectors appeared. The most popular was the famous “gear” - 1.6 16V, which became the most popular in the last years of production of this car. Sixteen valves livened up the engine a little, but there is no need to talk about the sporty nature of the car.

Today we will talk about some possibilities for modifying the Tens:

• how to tune original engines for maximum power;
• what engines from foreign cars are suitable for the VAZ 2110;
• how to replace the engine legally and drive the car on the roads;
• how much does it cost to replace the engine on a Ten with an engine from a foreign car.

So, let's go!

How to improve the power of a standard VAZ 2110 engine

We can talk about improving power in more or less budgetary ways only in the context of VAZ injection engines. However, there are not many dozen carburetor cars left on the roads. Usually, VAZ 2110 owners who don’t have enough power from the stock engine simply want to do chip tuning of the ECU and get a serious increase in power, but it’s not that simple.

It should be taken into account that VAZ designers saved a lot when developing and assembling these engines. This means that the intake and exhaust will not be the best in their class, the fuel supply system will have its limitations, and some sensors, even after tuning the ECU, will not fully carry out the computer’s instructions.

For normal tuning you will need to perform the following set of actions:

1. Air filtration system. It is worth installing a zero resistance filter and allowing the engine to breathe more easily.
2. Throttle valve. There is no point in modifying it in any way. You can look on the market for a new damper with a larger hole diameter. This will allow you to immediately get a small increase in power.
3. Inlet receiver. It’s worth replacing it with a more efficient one, but you can’t save money here. So, if you want to increase the power of your car on a budget, skip this point.
4. Tuning camshafts will also not be cheap, but it is worth undertaking for good results. In the stock version, the shafts do not cope with the tasks very effectively, and replacing them with tuning parts will clearly add power and torque to the motor.
5. An exhaust manifold. If air intake is already easier, the engine also needs to breathe out easier. Sports-type exhaust manifolds for the VAZ 2110 engine will greatly change your impression of operating a Russian car.
6. Computer. And only at this stage can you touch the ECU settings in the Ten and adjust all the parameters to the new parts. It is important to manually configure all the necessary parameters after installing the above elements.

By the way, the increase in power can be quite serious. Up to 30-40% of stock values. But, of course, it is worth considering that tuning has many nuances. The service life of the engine will decrease, you will have to look into the piston group more often, change the rings, and treat the cylinder head. Also, consumption will obviously increase, miracles do not happen. But the machine will start to bring a lot of pleasure for relatively little money. If you wish, you can continue to work with the engine more deeply and get even more interesting changes. But remember that tuning engines with mileage over 200,000 km is deadly for such engines.

Seats from which foreign cars can be viewed for the Tens?

What seats are suitable for the VAZ 2110? You can install almost all seats from cars of a similar size. This could be a B or C class car, which is famous for its comfort. Thanks to the abundance of disassemblies, buying used chairs will not be a problem. All that remains is to choose the chair model directly. For such a selection, it is worth focusing on already successfully completed projects, which car owners are happy to brag about in in-flight magazines. Here are just some popular examples:

1. BMW E60. The seats in these models of Bavarian cars were mostly leather, and also equipped with an electric drive and other additions that the car owner would obviously like.
2. Hyundai i40 or Hyundai i30. The seats are very comfortable and well thought out, and the ones from the i30 are preferable, as they leave more space in the cabin. The appearance is good and the side supports also work very well.
3. Skoda Octavia A5. The seats are very comfortable and compact, there are the necessary adjustments, and well-defined lumbar support. The quality of the upholstery in this model is also pleasing, so you will definitely be satisfied with these chairs.
4. Ford Focus. The alterations will be quite complex, but nevertheless, you will get excellent results. Especially if you can find seats from more expensive trim levels of this car, they are very comfortable and beautiful.
5. Recaro. Many sports style lovers would like to see Recaro seats in their car. The easiest way is to find Opel proposals, but there are also solutions from other models; altering them will not be difficult even with your own hands.

This list goes on with most compact models from Volkswagen, Mercedes and other brands. There are a lot of interesting ideas on the market. But before buying chairs, you should find out if anyone has performed such an operation on their Ten before you. This can be found on the Internet, since most owners will definitely boast about such a change. However, you can try something new by posting your experience on the Internet to help others.

What engines can be installed on the VAZ 2110?

Almost without problems, engines of more recent generations of VAZ are installed on the top ten. They are more powerful and often more reliable. For example, after 2022, most new Lada engines have so-called plugless pistons. If the timing belt breaks, the valves and pistons do not meet, and serious repairs can be avoided.

But all this does little to warm the soul, since it will be difficult to achieve a strong change in the behavioral characteristics of the car. Perhaps the newest 1.8-liter engines will save the situation, but they are expensive, and there will be many difficulties with their installation.

We researched the market and came to the conclusion that the following engines can be installed on the VAZ 2110:

1. Opel C20XE. A good option for 150 horsepower. There are quite a few examples in open sources of how people installed this engine on Tens and Twelves and operated the cars without any problems with completely different emotions than on their original engine.
2. Opel C20NE. Here only 115 horsepower awaits you, but the price of such an engine (contract) will be much more pleasant than the previous one. Of course, you will have to buy the engine with a gearbox and brains, as well as with all the attachments; nothing from Ten will fit it.
3. Engine from Subaru WRX STI. There will be an incredible amount of improvements here, but the result is worth it. Probably, such a modification will turn out to be the most expensive of all our ideas, and only real enthusiasts will do it, for whom money will not be the main issue.
4. Lancer 1.6. If you have found a good engine from a Mitsubishi Lancer IX, you can easily upgrade it to the Ten if you really want to. The engine serves well up to 500,000 km and does not suffer much from small problems.
5. Renault 1.6. Speaking in theory, you can replace the engine in the VAZ 2110 with the engine that was installed on the Logan. But this doesn't make much sense. Apart from reliability, this engine will not surprise you with anything else.

However, the engine compartment of the VAZ 2110 will accommodate many engines of similar volume. But you will have to redo the mounts, cushions, electrics, attachments... In general, you will have to invest a lot of money and time in the car. But this is not the worst thing. The fun begins when you want to drive your updated car onto public roads.

Major renovation

As an alternative replacement option, you can consider major repairs or tuning. Repairing your original engine will allow you to save a lot of money. And as a result, you will receive a unit that will be in no way inferior to the new engine you purchased. If it is necessary to increase power, it is enough to install larger cylinders and bore the block. You can also increase the compression and install a turbine. Such tuning will make your car a real “beast”. To extend the life of the power plant, you need to install high-quality parts and use good quality oil.

The easiest way to increase power is to bore the power plant by 3 mm for an 82 mm piston. To get a more torquey engine and to further increase the volume to 1.8 liters, you will have to increase the piston stroke to 84 mm.

One of the advantages of repair and tuning is that there is no need to re-register the car. You can spend the saved money, for example, on improving the braking system, increasing comfort, etc. You don’t have to do all this yourself. Even if you use the services of a car service, it will cost less than buying and installing a new engine.

How to arrange an engine replacement for a VAZ 2110?

To arrange a replacement engine for a car in Russia, the standard procedure involves the following steps:

• Obtain a document that confirms that installation of the required engine is possible in your car.
• Conduct refurbishment.
• Get diagnosed at an official service station and receive a diagnostic card.
• Come to the traffic police and register the car.

It sounds simple, but in reality this is a rather lengthy and troublesome procedure. In the case of VAZ, it is easier for you to write a letter to the Lada concern with a request to clarify whether the engine model you have chosen is suitable for installation on a specific modification of the VAZ 2110. They will answer you in an official letter, and this will be the reason to start work.

Then you need to purchase the engine with a receipt (or sales contract), otherwise it will not be issued in the future.

It is also worth making sure that all numbers on the engine match the documents, and the engine itself is not wanted.

Then you need to carry out the conversion. If something ultimately doesn't make sense, you won't pass MOT. That is, all components and assemblies must operate as normal, must be secured properly and without the slightest risk.

As a rule, it will not be possible to obtain approval for the installation of any serious and new unit on a VAZ 2110. It’s worth focusing on the Opel engines of the 1990s, since VAZ was well familiar with them and even used them technically to develop its engines. Also, a 2-liter engine from the Opel Vectra B was installed on the Ten in a small series. You will definitely be given permission for this engine.

Distinctive advantages of the Japanese engine over the “native” one

Nissan. The installed engine will go through actual mileage and will not require repairs. Only oil and filter changes. Unlike a native or Chinese engine, which cause problems already at 50,000 mileage. From time to time, repairs are required earlier. posted to Engine: Good afternoon, tell me which carburetor is better to install on a 402-door gazelle, preferably an economical one? With a mileage of 150 thousand, the engine requires six months of repair.

Very good traction at low revs. The Japanese engine installed on the Gazelle behaves excellently in certain situations on the road. No need to increase gear. In winter, there is no slippage when the car is stuck in a snowdrift. In the first downshift, the 1st axle, the accelerator pedal is slightly depressed and the Gazelle leaves the difficult place without the help of others. Unlike the original engine of the car. In a difficult situation, the car is tearing itself apart with all its strength.

Installed Nissan td27t engine on Gazelle-Next

Nissan. Fuel consumption with the TD27T engine and the factory engine.

Standard Gazelle: 9 l. (per 100 km.) at permissible speed on the open road; 10 l. (per 100 km.) at the permitted speed in us. Fri “Native” Gazelle engine “eats” from 15 to 20 hp. (per 100 km) permissible average speed.

Gazelle extended: 10 (per 100 km) at permissible speed in a populated area; 11l. (per 100 km.) at the permitted speed on the highway. Sable: 9 l. (per 100 km.) at average speed.

Watch the video: how the Nissan qd32t engine works on the Gazelle.

• There are no cracks in metal Nissan engines.
• Due to the absence of a belt, there are no problems with stretching, loosening or breaking.
• In winter, the engine showed itself on the positive side - warming up the car and heating the cabin.
• Fuel injection pump ( high pressure fuel pump) – mechanical. The driver controls the amount of fuel injected. If the car stalls, you can start it with a “push”, from a hill.
• The injection pump is electric: the most powerful torque provides good traction with the lowest diesel fuel consumption.

How much will it cost to replace the engine on a Ten?

Now to the issue of cost. You may have seen many advertisements with attractive prices for contract engines. You can, for example, buy a real Japanese power unit with a mileage of 50,000 km from a Honda Civic for only 20-30 thousand rubles. But don't let this figure fool you, the costs will be much higher. As a rule, contract motors are sold separately without all attachments and without gearboxes. You will have to find the starter, alternator, gearbox, wiring, brains, fuel pump, fuse box, spark plugs, wires, coils and so on. All this will cost even more than the engine itself.

And you can’t check the mileage of contract engines in any way. So sellers list them so that the engines don't sit in their warehouses too long. As a rule, engines in cars in Europe and Japan travel at least 15,000 km per year, and often up to 30,000 km per year. So an engine from the 1990s has minimal chances of having a mileage of 50,000 km or even 150,000 km.

So, let's calculate the cost for a standard replacement with an Opel C20XE engine:

1. Contract engine - from 30,000 rubles, on average we consider 40,000 rubles with some attachments.
2. Brains and wiring - it will be difficult to find, again, you will have to turn to disassembly, it is worth pawning another 5,000 rubles.
3. Gearbox - from 15,000 rubles in good condition, in good condition it will cost more.
4. Various little things, such as a fuel pump, fuses, a dipstick - another about 5,000 rubles for disassembly.
5. Replacement work - from 10,000 rubles in a garage service. At a good station, this amount will skyrocket.

You may also need additional work on minor engine repairs, setting up the engine control unit, and so on. But even without taking into account these investments, replacing the engine on a VAZ 2110 will cost you 75,000 rubles, plus the cost of registration. You can safely count 80,000 rubles - and this is the minimum.

Unfortunately, such an investment in an old Ten can hardly be called reasonable. Most likely, the cost of your car on the secondary market is approximately similar to the money you will spend on replacing the engine.

Removal and installation

The engine must be removed in a garage with a hoist or any other lifting mechanism installed there. This will make your task much easier. As a last resort, you can use the “collective farm” method of pulling out the unit. To do this you will need:

• Durable block 4 m long;
• Reliable rope;
• Three persons.

The hood must be removed in advance.
The block is placed across the engine compartment above the engine. The motor is tied to the pole with a rope, after which it is unscrewed from the cushions. Two people holding the ends of the beam lift the unit. The third one holds the engine and controls the process. Before final installation of the motor, you need to try it on. To do this, place the engine in the compartment and look where the fastenings should be. Most often, the mounting pads have to be moved. To do this, you will need the help of an experienced welder. The Fiat gearbox is a little longer, so the gearbox mount will have to be moved back. The cardan is assembled from two parts. The rear is left original, and the front is from Fiat.

Conclusion

. If you really want to, you can change the engine on a “classic”, and it’s quite inexpensive. The answer to the question of which engine is suitable for the VAZ 2107 is quite simple. If you want to do this work with minimal time and material costs, then the best engines for this are Fiat Croma 154, Lancia Thema.

Let's sum it up

If the engine in your VAZ 2110 is sick, it can be overhauled inexpensively. The cost of a major overhaul with your own hands with the purchase of simple spare parts does not exceed 4-5 thousand rubles. The service will charge you about 10,000 rubles more for the work. But in general, this is much more profitable than swapping for a more powerful engine from a foreign car. This only makes sense if you already have a donor engine, and you also have permission from AvtoVAZ to install this engine.

In other cases, you can justify such a colossal investment in the old Ten only by your enthusiasm and desire to build a real racing car. However, in this case, you also need to add to the amount the price of improving the suspension and steering, braking system and other parts of your car. Otherwise, the car will simply be powerful, but it simply won’t be able to accelerate to its maximum speed.

Power units installed on Gazelle

When it comes to purchasing a used car, a potential buyer is often faced with the problem of choosing which Gazelle engine to choose - over the entire period of serial production, GAZ equipped the cars with various engines; gasoline carburetor engines were installed on the cars:

• ZMZ-402 (modification 4026);
• ZMZ-406 (modification 4063);
• UMZ-4215.

Injection engines for commercial vehicles were installed in the following modifications:

See:

• ZMZ-40522;
• UMZ-4216 (its modification UMZ-42164 Euro-4);
• Chrysler 4.4L.

There are few diesel engines for Gazelle:

• GAZ-560 (modifications 5602 and 5603);
• Cummins 2.8 l (since 2010
  on a Gazelle-Business car).

Also, some car owners performed tuning - they replaced their native engine with an imported engine from another car model. Preference was given to diesel engines; Toyota and Nissan internal combustion engines were installed; a very popular engine model was the TD27T.

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