Ok I know that the 95 SOHC cam shaft is a little more aggressive. then the stock cam shaft, but what kind of accual gains can you expect? Do I need to upgrade springs???and does anyone have any of them laying around.???

 

where did you hear that?

 

not sure if it was this forum or the org but i have seen the data sheets as well... 5-6 hp from what I can remember. but i found one for 40 hahahaha. give me about 10 mins i can find the info. and give you a link.

 

This was pulled from the .orgs 1st gen faq page about the camshafts...

What are the different cam specifications for the SOHC model years?

[blockquote]After the 1995 model year, the SOHC cam was modified to improve idle quality. This caused a small but noticeable drop in performance. The cam changes are as follows:





SOHC Cam Data


Intake Valve Lift
Centerline
Overlap Volume

1995
7.8mm
108 degrees
2987 mm3

1996-1999
7.2mm
113 degrees
2039 mm3
The early, '95 spec SOHC cam can be distinguished from the later SOHC cam by looking at the back flange on the cam: the early cam has six pairs of parallel lines stamped around the flange, the later cam has a series of punch marks arranged in lines around the flange.
Note that the normal '95 spec cam is now sold as a Mopar Performance part; it is also available over the regular parts counter. The MP catalog lists a gain of four horsepower when installed in '96 and newer SOHC cars. Unlike the hotter MP cams, this cam does not require premium octane gasoline. [/blockquote]

so there we be...4-6 hp for 40 bucks hell ill do it... the reason im saying 4-6 hp is 4hp would be on a bone stock engine if you have the supporting upgrades it will add more...you know the deal.

 

I've been kinda lucky in 2 points the first point. My first neon is a 95 its deff true about the cam i've heard and read about this for a long time it made the car idle a lil rough an people complained (stupid). I am taking my old 95 neon apart currently and thats one thing i'm keeping for sure im going to send the head to get completely done so next summer I can bolt it onto my 96. The second part is that my 96 is a odd early year model and it has aluminum intake manifold insteasd of plastic because of a supply issue but its oddly painted black (i guess to look like the normal plastic) so im gonna port that.

pretty sweet its like having 2 free upgrades heh

 

The 95 cam is good for about 4 HP over the 96-99 cams. You do not need to upgrade the springs.