Turbo junkies unite! The newbies want to know who is or has been turbocharged here. Let's hear the setups, the fine details that are specific to neons.

DOHC or SOHC?
Turbo selection?
Fuel enrichment?
Log manifolds or tubular?
Tuning?
Challenges and short-cuts?

Please share some info about your ride.

 

LONG SINCE GONE
red 98 r/t stripe delete, fully built, 18psi *R.I.P.*
block bored .020 over
balanced crankshaft
JE 8.8:1 pistons and eagle rods
clevite 77 rod and main bearings
crane #14 cams
crane valve springs and titanium valve spring retainers
ARP head studs
srt4 turbo
srt4 downpipe
srt4 rear section dual exhaust
srt4 intercooler
2.5" intercooler hard pipe
AGP wastegate actuator
mopar blow off valve
msd 8.5mm plug wires
mitsubishi eclipse valve cover
prothane motor mount inserts
prothane complete suspension bushings
koni adjustabe struts
addco 7/8" rear sway bar
mopar high rate lowering springs
srt4 wheels
autometer boost/oil pressure/fuel pressure/air fuel gauges
ported head and intake manifold
front and rear strut tower bars
accel 30# fuel injectors
1/4" fuel return line
hahn racecraft map clamp
custom fuel rail
begi FPR
dual walboro 255lph fuel pumps

phantom grip lsd
hurst sts
srt4 shift ****
booger bushings
3.55 tranny
F1 stage 1 clutch
evap purge canister/ egr/ cruise control removed
halo headlights/ m3 led mirrors/ altezza tail lights/ clear side markers
lambo doors

i think i forgot some stuff

 

holy cow. I found your you tube video, that thing was bad ***. Why do you have RIP after 18psi? That kinda scares me, did the block crack? Eagle rods and JE's I hope you didnt throw a rod with that combo.

So you just used the FPR to tune in the A/F ratio. Did you use a wide band A/F guage? I bet you had plenty of fuel with 2 walbros, how did you plumb that in? And using the stock SRT4 setup makes things easier I bet. frakin awesome...

 

I was curious before, now Im just greedy. I want to hear more about turbo neons. DOHCgarretT3, jtjackten!? Where you at!?

 

Spud, didn't a rod bearing go bad after like 260 miles or something?

 

spuds engine did not blow. from what I remember the #1 piston was trashed because the clerances were off.

 

see my log for info.
search in here for tube chassis. i have many many pics and info on what i ran.

 

DOHC or SOHC? SOHC
Turbo selection? Garret T3 rebuilt. From older Chrysler.
Fuel enrichment? rrfpr
Log manifolds or tubular? Log
Tuning? None
Challenges and short-cuts? Pvc pipe.
Soon to have dohc turbo with full MS

 

the fule system was setup like this....
intake walboro 255lph fuel pump modified with a return line.....stock regulator.....inline walboro 255lph pump.....begi fuel regulator......aftermarket fuel rail......accel 30# injectors.....then to a 1/4" return line back to the pump...
believe me, there was more then enough fuel to run this car...

no wide band a/f gauge...i know people have heard of hahnracecraft...the guy that installs most of the turbo kits on hahns show cars used to live down the street from me and he helped me tune the car...

the stock srt4 setup was badass to use.....if i ever turbo another neon (which i wont) i will be using the same setup....its great because it bolts right on a dohc and the turbo is so small that it can build full boost at about 1200 rpms

i alredy messaged you back about what happened, but no bearings failed, garretts right, the shop that did the work didnt do the clearances properly and ruined the #1 and #2 pistons....after 259 miles

 

whoa whoa Daz, a Jeep 60mm TB? WTF?

I Ride, thanks alot, your setup looks feasible for me. I fear that my TD05 12a from the mitsu starion might not have enough umph though. Maybe I'll find a T3 from the yards. The old shelby chargers are what caused me to get a neon in the first place.

Spud, your neon will always be King, I like to turn up the Youtube vid real loud. Newbies, find it. You will swear by the turbo for life.