the 1st week in june i should have a DOHC 5spd 1st gen sedan... found a buyer for my car and a friend of mine is selling the 1st gen... its has an iceman CAI, battery relocation, headers, high flow cat and cat back exhaust... I have a STS and booger bushings from a 2nd gen will they fit the 1st gen? its either a 96 or 98... also i'm going to have 1500$ to spend in performance parts, I was thinking about the atx TB swap, Cams and valve springs, cam gears, race MM's, i'm tossed up on getting valves and retainers also... benifits of these?...also maybe get a mopar PCM, an UDP, msd coil pack, and granatelli plug wires instead of the valves and retainers.... also is the indy manifold worth it or would porting ur stock manifold be almost the same? and is the 60mm TB worth it or is the 52mm TB swap alright?

 

ok you can go a lot of different directions however since you dident mention turbo... I'm assuming you want to stay NA...

This would be a damn nice set-up for ya...
Crane 18 cam's (can find them used for 315-350
crane valve springs 100 bucks
AMM long runner intake manifold. 550 this will go hand and hand with the cams... Indys are crap crap crap...
Kirk long tube race header 219 off modern... this header has the best collector and biggest collector you can get without making your own...
AFX/R PCM This you will have to find used... they useually go for 250 bucks if you need help finding one pm me and I can direct you where to look...

This would be a killer set-up... and no one will argue with me... for your 1500 bucks... this set-up comes out to 1440 give or take 10 bucks... granted you could get adjustable cam gears but you really dont need them... And as long as you dont live in california you will be good...

you dont need new valves... you do not need retainers.... acually i think Spud still has some crane springs and what not laying around cheap... The msd coil pack doesent do anything its just a stock red coil pack no performance gains what so ever... The race motor mounts can be had for 35 bucks shipped off ebay and there the same exact thing that MP has but cheaper... you will be fine with the 52mm tb for now... but 55 is opptimum for the neon... 60 is to big unless your turbo...

PM me if you have any more questions i can help you find some of this stuff cheaper...

 

srt4 swap if you can find a wrecked one cheap enough

 

kinda unrealistic unless you getuber lucky or have some major connections. maybe get the long block with turbo and manifolds for 1500.

most destroyed srt4s tht still have the drivetrain intact go for like 4-6gs if the mileage isnt astronomical.

 

this guy sells srt4 engines for 1550
http://voice.htmlplanet.com/turbogodstoysframset2.htm


welcome 98 NEON SRT4

 

Thanks for warm reception 12 volt
We recently picked one up for $1800. It's supposed to have a good motor&tranny, for the next neon srt4 swap.
80xxx miles though.

 

Guys he said limit of 1500... why is it every time someone has some decent money to spend the first thing out of peoples mouths is SRT-4 swap... that cost way more then 1500 he wants to spend...

 

Where else are you going to find a 2.4 built to run boost? True it will cost more than 1500, but its better than bolt on's IMO.


your right tho, better off with less work and more money in pocket than 245lb/tq

 

I can build a built 2.4 with forged internals and a turbo system for less then 1500 bucks and it will be reliable and safe and use all the parts that you need to run a safe turbo car... I gurentee you i could... however without the knowledge to know where to look for things it becomes hard...

If your interested I can tell you how... but I really dont want to type for 10 more min's...

and it wont be just bolt ons...

 

So are you recommending to build a mean motor and use the neon tranny? A regular 5 speed 1rts gen neon tranny is good for about 150 hp isn't it?