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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 04:25 PM
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dont know exactly what ur sayin.....but is there then any way to get a higher rev limit and eliminate the speed limiter????
 
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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is there then any way to get a higher rev limit and eliminate the speed limiter????
Yep, it's called Megasquirt. It basically elminates the rev limiter and raises the speed limiter to around 150mph, I think.

The 95 ACR's PCM has no speed limiter.

Also, running megaquirt, you can run it without the stock PCM.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 07:32 PM
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yeah but how much....and where???
 
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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well me and the wife were eating lunch at wendys earlier and have decided that i am just gonna do an srt swap instead....that way the car will have more potential.....i will have roughly atleast 3000.00 to get started...hopefully it wont take much more then that

anyone know where i might be able to find the motor, turbo, trans, pcm, wire harnesses, and preferably intercooler for fairly cheap when the time comes???...i cant find any one ebay
 
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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:29 PM
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anyone know where i might be able to find the motor, turbo, trans, pcm, wire harnesses, and preferably intercooler for fairly cheap when the time comes???...i cant find any one ebay
Try www.car-part.com for the engine and turbo. I have heard of some people using the SRT-4 tranny, but most people have to cut into the frame to get it to fit. It's bigger than the first gen tranny. Don't get a used SRT-4 PCM unless you are ready to swap over the sentry stuff with it.

People are now running the SRT-4 engine using megasquirt, so that would allow you to avoid the wiring harness crap, just a thought for you!

Try srtforums.com for a cheap stock intercooler, they are a dime a dozen over there.
 
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 12:46 AM
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im at the point where i dont know what to do yet.....i guess that i will make a final decision when i get the money....the srt sounds better...then i can still get the staged upgrades.....

so again where can i find the mega squirt??? and then with it i wont need the pm or harnesses???? im confused on this subject

so will my trans work with it???? i have heard that it will, but also that it wont...which is it????

but then if i can just find an engine and turbo then that is all i will need????...well besides intercooler and fuel pump and what not??? and mega squirt???

i found just the engine...no trans and no turbo on ebay starting at 300.00....wish i had some money now
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/srt4-...spagenameZWDVW

however while i was lookin for the link i just found this one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=140015183533
 
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 02:07 AM
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so again where can i find the mega squirt??? and then with it i wont need the pm or harnesses???? im confused on this subject
Just type it into google and you will find it and if you want you can use that and avoid the PCM and harness stuff.
http://megasquirt.info
http://megasquirt.sourceforge.net/extra/
http://msefi.com
http://www.rs-autosport.com
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but then if i can just find an engine and turbo then that is all i will need????...well besides intercooler and fuel pump and what not??? and mega squirt???
If you want to run the MS, then you would need the engine with turbo, intercooler, fuel lines, return lines, and all that good stuff. You can use a 1st gen tranny without any problems. I'd suggest the 3.55 tranny, as it is geared for high power engines as opposed to the 3.94.

 
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 10:02 AM
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the 3.55 tranny...that what i got isnt it????..if it is then i might as well keep the extra one

so is the mega squirt homemade???? sounds like it...anyways and sounds way to confusing...

i think i would rather just use the srt harness and pcm...i want the srt gauges anyways...then i can get a stage 2 pcm..which i do believe doesnt have the sentry key.....

but like i said i guess i will find out when the time comes....but i think the most difficult part for me is goin to be figuring out the motor mounts of the srt4 motor.....i dont know how hard that is gonna be or if i can even do it
 
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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i think i would rather just use the srt harness and pcm...i want the srt gauges anyways...then i can get a stage 2 pcm..which i do believe doesnt have the sentry key
Any new PCM that hasn't been installed on an SRT-4 has yet to see sentry. It's when it's on an SRT-4 that it sees sentry, and then would be no good on a 1st gen.

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but like i said i guess i will find out when the time comes....but i think the most difficult part for me is goin to be figuring out the motor mounts of the srt4 motor...
All you need is a 2.4 mount adapter. There is a guy who goes by toomanyneons that sells them for $75 shipped to your door.

All ACR's, R/T's, and DOHC came with the 3.94 tranny. Non-ACR and R/T 3.94 trannies have a fifth gear of 0.72 as opposed to 0.81
 
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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oh well im too confused about what to do yet....everytime i think about it, i cant decide to swap them or just upgrade mine...
this is startin to **** me off.....
are you sayin that if i get a new pcm then i wont have to worry about the sentry, but if i get a used one then i do????

im lookin forward to doin a swap...i have been so bored lately, i need to rip sumthing apart soon or im gonna freak.....

i think if i do the swap then im gonna use my r/t for the base of the swap...and then go and get a different neon for my new work car....i can get a 4 door, black, 96, automatic, manual windows, locks, mirrors, no center console, very plain plain car...however
only 95,000 miles.....that way i can take my time whichever route i take....

where would the toomanyneons be found at...ya think??
 
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