sohc or dohc whitch is beter for racing the risson i ask is cuse im going to beld a motor from the ground up and i want to know witch is better for racing im planing on running turbo im just curious on witch head is better im open for ideas on every thing from hoses to pstons to spark plugs

 

What kind of racing?

 

in the end, both are good for drag racing. the fad for now is a stratus 2.4l block with a magnum head and intake. dont ask me, as i am sohc all the way. i will still be tearing down others in it til the day i retire. sohc are easier to tune as only 1 cam gear, put out about the same amount of power ect ect, the doh and soh blocks are the same, pistons between the 2 are different and of course the heads. if you want gobs of power, 2.4l stratus or pt cruiser engine with a magnum head i would guess.

 

i wont buy another neon for myself that isnt a dohc.....i dont like the sohc's
but for my wife i dont care if its a sohc or a dohc

 

drag racing only 1/4 mile race and for show you know nice motor dress up

 

the dohc is a little nicer for the overall tuning of the cam. but in my expience the sohc seems to run with less probloms

 

and SOHC are a little cheaper overall. like with the DOHC u have to buy 2 cams and such so yea.

 

only thing that realy makes a difference in price is the 2 cams and 2 cam gears......otherwise its just the same in price.....
but extra stuff can be done to the dohc that cant be to the sohc.....such as port and polishing the intake manifold

 

You can port it the plastic manifold and there is an aluminum SOHC manifold out there that we can port/polish also. SOHC people can also use the magnum head and/or intake. So we have possibilities also

 

exactly! if you look on another page in here, my buildup of my sohc is there, you will see my intake mani i am using, custom built box mani from AMM (all motor mike) sweet deal. sohc engines are by far the easiest to find parts for from junk yards, i own a yard, and i have 3 engines along with many many others. the dohc supply will run dry soon with all the neon owners junping on them, and in the end, it is more impressive to say " i have a 9 second sohc neon" rather than "yeah, i see your 9 second dohc setup is identical to mine!"