i am planning on buying a srt turbo for my neon, its a 96 soch and it has 64k miles on it. i was wondering how much more it would cost to switch out my engine to a dohc...and would it be worth the money?.....and doesnt the dohc fit in pretty well?

 

You don't have to swap to a DOHC. But cost would be dependant on how cheap you can find one and whether or not, you are doing the work yourself.

 

dohc fits like its supposed to be in there

it may cost more sine you have to get the motor, but stock for stock you will have better power

 

but the money spent on a dohc head could be put towards better turbo management

 

if your getting a srt4 tubo and your swapping the head
swap the pistons for sure

 

This is true. You want to be able to manage that, or you will destroy your engine eventually.

 

but guys remember,
you can get a dohc head for almost the same price as the sohc-dohc adapter plate that you would have to get....i would drop in a dohc before i spent that much money on a plate

 

Which pistons are you talking about? SOHC pistons have lower compression, better for the turbo.

 

yea use the DOHC head with the SOHC pistons, your compression will be low, and youll be able to safely boost a little more,
i just tore my TSI talon apart, it has stock n/a bottom end with turbo topend (higher compression + boost), heres a picture of what happens with 7 psi on a 10:1 engine

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o that isnt that bad

did you do that wonderful work or the previous owner???