2nd Gen Neon 2000 - 2005 2nd Gen Neon

Tunning Advice Please

Old Sep 8, 2010 | 01:46 PM
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I've got a '03 neon 2.0L SOHC. I've started building it a little, ive done some head work, put a cam in it. Now I need to some tunning. Can anyone recommend a programmer or sombody I can send the PCM to, and have it flashed? I was looking at a controller from JET, but idk how much i can change with that or if its more of a data logger. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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Megasquirt. You can't reprogram a Neon PCM and flash-tuners and controllers/chips do not work on these cars, even though everyone sells them.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 09:31 AM
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Thanks man. you just saved me from wastin a couple hundred bucks. That Megasquirt system looks pretty involved. Gunna have to do a lotta research before i jump into that one.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 11:17 AM
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Only chip worth lookin into is jet . I know some that like it in there neons and works nicely. I can find a jet chip for like 100 bucks to 150bucks not much if you know where to look . I would go to other forums and cardomain and ask around to see what everyone has done to there neon . Only two guys on here have nicely done engine mods like dts neon and neon of 19s both have turbos.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:18 PM
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It MAY work in 2000-2002 Neon's, but the NGC in the 2003-2005 cars WILL override it. Both of them, IIRC, have Megasquirt too; not a chip.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Actually the neons I know that have them in them are 03 and 05 neons and some srt4s also.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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Of course they are. I'm still waiting for dyno slips...

If you want tuning, get something you can tune with --> Megasquirt.
If you want plug-n-play, get a chip.
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Or if you want something better than both go for a turbo setup maybe even with nitorus to go along with the turbo setup like Im lookin into doing.
 
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Originally Posted by showsxt
Or if you want something better than both go for a turbo setup maybe even with nitorus to go along with the turbo setup like Im lookin into doing.
I hope for the sake of all humanity, you are not being serious right now...
 
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Yeah I mean what you guys are talkin about is little engine stuff if you really want more than a chip or megasquirt than look into doing a turbo setup maybe not the nitrous with the turbo . Cause a turbo setup alone is all what you need. Just ask dt or neon on 19s they are very happy with there turbo setups.
 
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