The few times I've bought that gasket from the dealer I've paid about $9 for it.

 

I keep hearing this about Intakes and Exhausts not giving out any noticable gains unless major mods are done, yet I also hear the exact opposite just the same. [sm=smiley6.gif]

I am getting ready to dump some major coin on my 03 Neon in a new exhaust CATBACK and Intake but would really like to save the coin if I don't REALLY need it. If it wasn't going to cost me about a grand, then I would just do it regardless to give my ride a little more personality than the other 1600 neons I see everyday....


Just thought I would throw this one out there again and see what you guys (and girls) thought!

PS - I would take the TB off and bench clean it. Better right the first time (as stated before).

ehorizon7

 

the cat-back exhuast will give you some gain, you might loose some low end torque, but you will definatly gain it on the high end. The intakes flow pretty good stock, and if I am correct the intake manifolds are like $500 or more. I plan on going turbo, so a new intake won't do too much good once I get it.

 

You changed the shift boot? If you did, was that customized? I've been trying to change my boot but with 2 attempts of an SRT boot and a univerasl boot from Howell, both of them didn't fit.

 

Little off topic, but no I have the stock one, with a STS. I haven't really screwed with the interior too much yet, I am going for Hp over riceing the car out.

 

i went and picked the gasket up at the dealer for $7.50. the kid there could believe it when i told him advanced wanted $20 for it. so at least now i can do with right and i hope i dun run into any other problems.

 

Thats gotta be a 1st, something cheaper at the dealer than at a parts store.

 

yeh me too. also i just found out what they sold me was the o-ring that goes next to the gasket so i might have to go back and get the gasket now. when you did it did you have an o-ring and a gasket ?

 

Thats the correct gasket. That is the one that goes under the throttle body. It sits down inside the groove on the intake manifold.

 

Yeah that looks like the right gasket.