Not familar with dodges.
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you dont need to pull off the head to see what it has....just the oil pan....the pistons will be stamped on the underside with who makes them....the rods will be stamped on the side...
do you know if it has a cam or anything?
400-450hp is a bit high for 1 of these motors....especially without a hell of alot of work in the head and for that kind of power it would have to have either nitrous or a huge turbo pushing about 30 pounds of boost...
also if its got that much power, the car would have to have upgraded axles
do you know if it has a cam or anything?
400-450hp is a bit high for 1 of these motors....especially without a hell of alot of work in the head and for that kind of power it would have to have either nitrous or a huge turbo pushing about 30 pounds of boost...
also if its got that much power, the car would have to have upgraded axles
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I was actually talking bout putting this motor in a civic. LOL
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you dont need to pull off the head to see what it has....just the oil pan....the pistons will be stamped on the underside with who makes them....the rods will be stamped on the side...
do you know if it has a cam or anything?
400-450hp is a bit high for 1 of these motors....especially without a hell of alot of work in the head and for that kind of power it would have to have either nitrous or a huge turbo pushing about 30 pounds of boost...
also if its got that much power, the car would have to have upgraded axles
do you know if it has a cam or anything?
400-450hp is a bit high for 1 of these motors....especially without a hell of alot of work in the head and for that kind of power it would have to have either nitrous or a huge turbo pushing about 30 pounds of boost...
also if its got that much power, the car would have to have upgraded axles
Like I said this motor & trans was all beefed up. Im sure it has a cam in it but I need to find out what it is. Im trying to research it all right now. I am even trying to find out what shop did this motor in Maryland.
Once I start the tear down I will post pics of it.
Thanx for all your suggestions thus far.
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you wouldn't neccesarily NEED upgraded axles. If it was intended for strip, then you can get into the 10's on factory neon axles. The main reason axles break is wheel hop and from going from full torque to no torque to full torque in miliseconds is what snaps stuff. I know a couple guys in the 11's w/ factory axles and one guy w/ a 10.8 pass with the stockers. I'm looking to go deep into the 11's on autozone lifetime's :P
If you take off the cam position sensor and the magnet, most aftermarket cams will have the grind number etched into the back of them.
What turbo does it have on it? did it have a return-style fuel system? Oh, and just get a megasuqirt to control it.....you'll be much happier
If you take off the cam position sensor and the magnet, most aftermarket cams will have the grind number etched into the back of them.
What turbo does it have on it? did it have a return-style fuel system? Oh, and just get a megasuqirt to control it.....you'll be much happier
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If you take off the cam position sensor and the magnet, most aftermarket cams will have the grind number etched into the back of them.
What turbo does it have on it? did it have a return-style fuel system? Oh, and just get a megasuqirt to control it.....you'll be much happier
What turbo does it have on it? did it have a return-style fuel system? Oh, and just get a megasuqirt to control it.....you'll be much happier
Im not sure of the turbo or the fuel. It was just pulled out of the car and has been sitting for 3-4 years and it just fell in my lap not too long ago.
I will check the cams and whatever I can when I get some time. Plus I need a picker so I can pick it up and move to where I can work on it.
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The funny thing is it don't take much to smoke a 5.0 Mustang. No really. Think about it. If you put a hahn stage 2 on and bump it up a little to say 250 HP, then you're making better than 10:1 weight to HP ratio in a first gen neon. That's pretty freakin' strong.
Be leary of anyone that claims their turbo SOHC is making 400+ horsepower unless they've got some ET's and 1/4 speeds in a car and you know the weight. You'd do better to get 15 horse out of decals, 45 horse out of cold air intake, 96 horse out of a lightened flywheel and 120 horse from neon under-body lights then to pay a premium for an ebay 400 horse motor.
Be leary of anyone that claims their turbo SOHC is making 400+ horsepower unless they've got some ET's and 1/4 speeds in a car and you know the weight. You'd do better to get 15 horse out of decals, 45 horse out of cold air intake, 96 horse out of a lightened flywheel and 120 horse from neon under-body lights then to pay a premium for an ebay 400 horse motor.
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The funny thing is it don't take much to smoke a 5.0 Mustang. No really. Think about it. If you put a hahn stage 2 on and bump it up a little to say 250 HP, then you're making better than 10:1 weight to HP ratio in a first gen neon. That's pretty freakin' strong.
Be leary of anyone that claims their turbo SOHC is making 400+ horsepower unless they've got some ET's and 1/4 speeds in a car and you know the weight. You'd do better to get 15 horse out of decals, 45 horse out of cold air intake, 96 horse out of a lightened flywheel and 120 horse from neon under-body lights then to pay a premium for an ebay 400 horse motor.
Be leary of anyone that claims their turbo SOHC is making 400+ horsepower unless they've got some ET's and 1/4 speeds in a car and you know the weight. You'd do better to get 15 horse out of decals, 45 horse out of cold air intake, 96 horse out of a lightened flywheel and 120 horse from neon under-body lights then to pay a premium for an ebay 400 horse motor.
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Well...okay... but you only loose 21% from flyweel to wheels (or so...depends on auto/manny). So you'd still be at 300-340 based on what you're saying.
What I'm saying is there's a LOT of B.S. when it comes to selling both parts and cars. Don't believe it just out of hand.
You ever go to swap meets? same principle. A lot of times a guy will pull a tranny or an axle, clean it really good and paint it and then sell it as a rebuilt piece. ...IE: there's still snake-oil salesmen out there and the internet has only helped them to build their hype.
Now meanwhile...build it up/clean it up/whatever you're gonna do with it and then put it in your 2400 lbs car. Don't worry about the numbers now that you've got it, just run it and I'm sure you'll be pleased.
What I'm saying is there's a LOT of B.S. when it comes to selling both parts and cars. Don't believe it just out of hand.
You ever go to swap meets? same principle. A lot of times a guy will pull a tranny or an axle, clean it really good and paint it and then sell it as a rebuilt piece. ...IE: there's still snake-oil salesmen out there and the internet has only helped them to build their hype.
Now meanwhile...build it up/clean it up/whatever you're gonna do with it and then put it in your 2400 lbs car. Don't worry about the numbers now that you've got it, just run it and I'm sure you'll be pleased.