All over the world, tuning is conventionally divided into external and internal, deep and light. This division is also true for Russian cars. Domestic cars are distinguished by their simplicity and the presence of many design flaws, which gives a lot of scope for activities for those who like to improve something.
Instructions
Step 1
External tuning is to improve the appearance of the car. If it is a vintage car, its exterior is restored to its original appearance, close to the appearance of a new car. Additional moldings, voluminous bumpers, spoilers and rear wings, additional trunks, protective arches, headlights and spotlights are often installed. Wheels are changed to cast or forged. Often the car is repainted in metallic. Separately, it should be said about airbrushing - an original drawing, painting or image is applied to the body, which gives the car an effective and unique look.
Step 2
More complex external tuning is to change the body. Station wagons are turning into pickups, sedans into convertibles, trucks into mobile homes. The problem of such tuning is the impossibility of subsequent registration with the traffic police. Therefore, the fate of most tuned cars is to drive without numbers at the peril and risk of the owners.
Step 3
Internal tuning is aimed at improving the technical characteristics of the car and increasing comfort. The interior is improved by changing its upholstery to a more expensive one - velor, suede or leather, additionally insulated, equipped with cigarette lighters, ashtrays and other useful little things. Sometimes they change the dashboard and dashboard. For example, a front panel, a console and a dashboard from a Mercedes with a 140-m body are perfect for the Volga. Instead of manual windows, electric ones are installed, mirrors are equipped with an electric drive, heating and turn signal repeaters. An electric sunroof cuts into the roof, which can be transparent or tinted.
Step 4
Various electronic devices are installed in the salon: on-board and trip computers, televisions, DVD-players, luxury premium audio systems, navigation systems. The choice of such devices is very large, installation and connection are also not difficult. The ventilation and heating systems are being finalized, an air conditioner or air conditioning unit is being installed. The seats are often replaced with imported, more comfortable, heated and electrically adjustable seats. The steering wheel is replaced with a sports one, or with richly trimmed leather and wood, with buttons for controlling the audio system and other devices.
Step 5
The engine is tuned in order to obtain an increase in power. Almost all domestic engines have a low power density in order to be able to run on low-quality gasoline and start at low temperatures. Therefore, the power of Soviet engines is easily increased by 1.5-2 times. True, then the owners of forced engines complain about the clutch and gearbox, which, being not designed for such power, fail after a month of intensive use. Sometimes the engines, on the contrary, are deformed - the compression ratio decreases, the power decreases, but it becomes possible to drive on the 76th gasoline instead of the 93rd.
Step 6
Replacing the engine with a more modern one or from another car is considered as a deeper tuning. The ZMZ-406 engine is implanted in the GAZ-21 together with a 5-speed gearbox, in the Zaporozhets or LUAZ - the engine from the VAZ-2108, in the UAZ - the 8-cylinder gasoline engine from the PAZik. But most often imported engines are installed together with automatic transmissions, more powerful and more reliable. Registration and registration in the traffic police of a car with a non-native engine is difficult.
Step 7
A more powerful motor requires reworking the brakes so that the vehicle can be stopped at high speed. For this, standard drum mechanisms are replaced with modern ventilated discs. The suspension is tuned. To give the car a sporty look, the ride height is reduced by installing shorter and stiffer springs. If you need to increase the lifting capacity of the suspension, it is reinforced with stiffer springs, additional springs, more powerful shock absorbers. The suspension of SUVs is lifted - the ground clearance is significantly increased by installing additional gaskets and replacing shock absorbers.
Step 8
Interest in tuning domestic cars was high in Soviet times, when the consumer bought what he would get, not what he needed. Interest in tuning Russian cars grew even more in the 90s, when it was easier to invest in tuning a domestic car than in buying a new foreign car. Since the beginning of the 2000s, when many affordable imported cars appeared on the market, tuning of domestic cars has become less relevant. Moreover, the latest samples of the domestic auto industry are close to foreign cars in terms of their level. But for those who want to have an exclusive domestic car, the topic of tuning is interesting to this day.
