Need some input on upgrading my 2000 neon
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Need some input on upgrading my 2000 neon
Hey everyone,
In the next couple of months I am gonna do some upgrading to my 2000 neon. I have 188k on it now and have owned it since brand new. I have taken really good care of it and never had any problems with the engine or tranny. I have the 3-speed auto and I put a modded valve body, cold air intake, and magnaflow exhaust last summer. I want to know if what I have on my mind will be a good idea or not. I was thinking about putting a better cam and new valve springs in, then do the bottom side of the engine with new rods and bearings, kind of a mild rebuild, along with a high volume oil pump. Then maby a better than stock head and matching head gasket. Then in the tranny put in new heavy duty cluth packs and bands that I saw on howell automotive made for the 3-speed tranny. Then lastly I will put on a header to complete my exhaust. Does anyone think that will be a good idea to extend the life and get a little more performance out of my diamond in the rough neon?
In the next couple of months I am gonna do some upgrading to my 2000 neon. I have 188k on it now and have owned it since brand new. I have taken really good care of it and never had any problems with the engine or tranny. I have the 3-speed auto and I put a modded valve body, cold air intake, and magnaflow exhaust last summer. I want to know if what I have on my mind will be a good idea or not. I was thinking about putting a better cam and new valve springs in, then do the bottom side of the engine with new rods and bearings, kind of a mild rebuild, along with a high volume oil pump. Then maby a better than stock head and matching head gasket. Then in the tranny put in new heavy duty cluth packs and bands that I saw on howell automotive made for the 3-speed tranny. Then lastly I will put on a header to complete my exhaust. Does anyone think that will be a good idea to extend the life and get a little more performance out of my diamond in the rough neon?
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I was just looking on Howell automotive site again and they sell a Master 2.0 performance rebuild kit for 2400 dollars. It pretty much comes with everything to rebuild and modify in one deal. I was also surprised at the 3-speed auto mod upgrades they sell too. They also have a High performance rebuild kit for the tranny. In addition you can get a flexplate and a phantom lsd to put into the 3-speed auto as well. So looks like the old 3-speed slush box can be made into a smokin box.
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you sound like me, love neons thru and thru... ive kept neons since i was 16, and im 22 now lol. i just bought a stage 1 clutch that hasnt arrived yet, after a few days of running it ill let you know how it works out.. sounds good that your rebuilding it too...
about the 2gn neons, i havnt had one very long, but the one thing that ive done for an upgrade that you ahvent already is a throttle body... you can buy the 60mm throttlebodies for them...
my 1gn neon, i put a throttle body on from an auto... the 5speed had .49mm and the automatic had .53mm.... im not sure if those are the exact numbers, but i do know that they are close, and the auto were bigger... i dont know for sure if those apply the the 2gn... but thats somethign i would check in on, and if it does and you got a spare one lying around or can get one for free/really cheap, id look into it.. hope this helps bro... if i hear of anything else ill let you know
about the 2gn neons, i havnt had one very long, but the one thing that ive done for an upgrade that you ahvent already is a throttle body... you can buy the 60mm throttlebodies for them...
my 1gn neon, i put a throttle body on from an auto... the 5speed had .49mm and the automatic had .53mm.... im not sure if those are the exact numbers, but i do know that they are close, and the auto were bigger... i dont know for sure if those apply the the 2gn... but thats somethign i would check in on, and if it does and you got a spare one lying around or can get one for free/really cheap, id look into it.. hope this helps bro... if i hear of anything else ill let you know
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