dohc to sohc
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dohc to sohc
Ive been reading about everyone wanting to swap from a sohc to a dohc but i have a 98 dohc and just want to swap out the heads toa sohc.What all will I need and around how much horsepower will i have?
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RE: dohc to sohc
Because ive read that the sohc cam has a quicker take off and i figured with the dohc's pistons creating better ratio it would even be quicker than the sohc stock.But i dont know very much about the neons so any info would help. I just figured it would be cheaper for parts to.
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Replied to your post in the general Neon area. DOHC is a better choice all around.
Quicker take-off? Bah... A quater of a mile is plenty of time for a stock DOHC to womp on a stock SOHC...
Quicker take-off? Bah... A quater of a mile is plenty of time for a stock DOHC to womp on a stock SOHC...
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This is a first - a DOHC to SOHC
Well with a DOHC to SOHC - you have to change out the piston - I guess going to SOHC all you have to change is the Head - it is a direct bolt on.
Where did you read that SOHC has a quick take off compared to a DOHC?
I was just browsing trying to find stats to compare the SOHC to a DOHC for performance - I would like to know since I just raced my DOHC Neon againts a SOHC Neon this past weekend.
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A SOHC dyno will show a little more low end torque/power over a DOHC. But we're talking a pretty narrow, virtually useless band (under 3500 rpm). Even in my SOHC, I'm never below 4k rpm when I'm looking for power. 5k+ is preferred... and the DOHC's definitely have me there.
I guess people hear about the SOHC's "low-end torque" (particularly compared to similar engines of the time) and somehow equate that to faster take-off. Ignorant magazine "journalists" or "performance enthusiasts" who's knowledge never progressed past 2-valve carb'd engines keep propogating stupid ideas like that. How else can you explain a major automotive magazine stating that the new Mustang GT (F-Stock, and a dog in its own class) handles better than the RX-8 (B-Stock, 8 of 10 top spots in the Nationals, including the top 3)?...
If I take a really tight cone and opt not to shift into 1st, I can come out of it a little better than a DOHC doing the same I suppose. But that happens how often? If I was doing this Neon thing all over again, I'd go DOHC no question.
I guess people hear about the SOHC's "low-end torque" (particularly compared to similar engines of the time) and somehow equate that to faster take-off. Ignorant magazine "journalists" or "performance enthusiasts" who's knowledge never progressed past 2-valve carb'd engines keep propogating stupid ideas like that. How else can you explain a major automotive magazine stating that the new Mustang GT (F-Stock, and a dog in its own class) handles better than the RX-8 (B-Stock, 8 of 10 top spots in the Nationals, including the top 3)?...
If I take a really tight cone and opt not to shift into 1st, I can come out of it a little better than a DOHC doing the same I suppose. But that happens how often? If I was doing this Neon thing all over again, I'd go DOHC no question.