what is the best mods for a 02 sohc neon girl freind has a 02 neon auto and complains that it is slow and compaired to my 96 2.4 it is really slow,lol any ideas?

 

As an auto its going to be slow period. Swapping to an manual transaxle would do wonders, but I am assuming your girlfrined wouldn't like that idea. You can try a few things like the CAI, UDP and a better flowing muffler to get her going.

 

Well I have an 05 sohc auto, and its slow but, not too bad. Only engine mods I have are a cheap cold air intake from ebay, 50$ shipped. It works great, sounds great, and gave me some much needed power.

 

no shes not going to go for a mtx swap ,lol she cant and refuses to learn to drive a stick,oh well she will just have to deal with it,how bout a mild cam swap and a msd coil and wire set?

 

Oh, I didn't think you wanted to get your hands dirty. You can swap in a Magnum cam and springs and have the head ported and polished or do a Magnum head swap with the magnum exhaust manifold.

The MSD coil won't help performance wise at all. The MSD is a stock coil pack painted red (looks better than stock). The wires won't help performance either, but may help smooth out the idle. I prefer Magnecor's myself.

 

hands dirty?,lol im a mechanic ,just not really up on what toupgrade new to the neon world,i have a 96 with a 2.4 swap,cams,cold air ,header, cat back ,24lbs injectors,getting ready to redo the bottom end and do some head work so yeah i get my hands dirty,lol

 

damn, your 96 sounds loaded.lol.. as for the 02, https://dodgeforum.com/m_665840/tm.htm
go to that, its the performance thread

 

Well, if your looking for best bang for your buck:

I would do a good P&P, camshaft, valve springs, followed by a turbo with a decent exhaust system.

That would be putting out more power than an SRT-4 (if everything else is running well to start with).

 

A nice hahn turbo setup would be just as nice as your 96 turbed neon for her . hahn turbo is the nicest turbo for an automatic and great for a 02 and I have a hahn turbo in my 96 auto and very nice . I also have a auto 04 sxt with medium mods fast enough for me mostly setup for shows. maybe thats what she should get into.