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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 02:47 PM
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[align=left]Alright, i have a question / worth the time and money it would take to take a 3.0L v6 and put it into the 1st gen neons. I know there would be a lot of fab. for it to fit, but would it be worth it? stock mitsu 3.0L has 144 hp @ the wheels and 170 ft. Lbs. of torque. Any ideas? I know this has been done at least 2 different times but i cant seem to track down how they did it, i just have 4 or 5 pictures of the final product. ( one has a blower bolted right on the plentum >.< ) Any ideas would be great.
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 03:58 PM
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lots and lots of work...be easier and probably better to just swap in the 2.4L which makes 150HP and 160lbs. torque at the crank. and then u can go the SRT route which would be awesome
 
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 04:01 PM
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Unless you just want to be different, it ISN'T worth the time or money. A 2.4 engine swap is much easier and more practical and you build it cheaper than the V6 swap.
 
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 04:49 PM
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maybe you should add this to the FAQ at the top DAS
 
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Old Dec 22, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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would also be cheaper and a whole lot less work to just throw a 2.0l dohc in there....
 
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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would also be cheaper and a whole lot less work to just throw a 2.0l dohc in there....
So true, but the 2.4 is capable of more power not to mention what the neon really needs....torque.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:49 AM
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true...but for the price of doing a 3.0 swap, you could easily buy a 2.0 dohc and throw plenyt of bolt-ons on there
 
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:54 AM
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true...but for the price of doing a 3.0 swap, you could easily buy a 2.0 dohc and throw plenyt of bolt-ons on there
I was referring to the 2.4 swap.
 
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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ok, i guess i wasnt paying alot of attention.....
but for the price of the 2.4 swap, i would rather have a complete bolt-on 2.0 dohc.......much less of a hastle and can still get you plenty of power
 
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Old Dec 24, 2006 | 01:04 AM
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but for the price of the 2.4 swap, i would rather have a complete bolt-on 2.0 dohc.......much less of a hastle and can still get you plenty of power
But not the torque to move it
 
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