hi, i jus got a 97 neon and i was wonderin how hard it would be to swap its 2.0 sohc engine for one of the new srt4 turboed engines.o and does anyone have suggestions on what the best intake to buy would be.thx

 

It shouldn't be too hard, but you would need all of the wiring and computer components out of an SRT-4 as well as it's transmission. All non-SRT-4 transmissions are far too weak to be able to handle the power of the SRT-4's motor, thats why you would need the transmission as well. There are a few running around that have already been done. Are you asking about intake manifolds or intakes as in cold air intakes?

 

cold air

 

As far as I know, there are no true cold air kits for the SOHC 2.0L. There are short rams available for it, but I have no idea which would be best. Try Modern Performance, they usually list the gain you can expect, here is a link to them:Modern Performance

 

Or you can make your own. I have a how-to on my webpage for the DOHC, you can get the idea and modify it to your needs. The SOHC filter location would be the same. Also, search Neons.org for 3.0 ghetto intake and you will get some how-to's for the junkyard version the works great, and it's cheap to boot!

Rick

PS- Just swap in a 2.4 from a late 90's Stratus, Cirrus, or Breeze and slap your own turbo on it. You'll save alot trouble and money than tring the SRT-4 swap. (<-But the SRT-4 swap is sweet if you can afford it)

 

would u still have to swap out transmissions with the stratus engine