i have a 1996 Dodge Stratus sedan 2.oL 5 speed manual transmission with 140 thousands of miles. my question is would it be worthing putitn money into the engine? or would i have to buy a completly differnt engine. Also i want to know the earlyest year they came out with the r/t model, and would that engine fit in my stratus. thanks for the help

 

yo, i got a 95, 2.0L 5spd tooooo don't get rid of the angine...............mine has like 230,000km on it and it pulls hard!!!

yeah, i got header + full 2.5" exhaust ..........cold air intake + (K&N filter) and she's quick


so yeah if you want a car thats quick and looks like a mom would drive it, but whoops hondas...............then keep that car!!

 

ya thats why i wanted to hook up my stratus, but make it look stock for now, no one would think that a grocery getter would be fast lol, i want to get a tru cai, cat back exhust, nd mabey a prefomance chip. I would like to get a turbo for it later on

 

It's good to know i'm not the only one doin up the "grocery getter" haha

 

You can get a 2.4L really cheap and it will bolt right up with little effert. You would go from 131 hp 128 tq. to 150 hp and 167 tq. low end torque will be much better. The R/T didn't show up untill the 2nd gen.

 

for one a stratus isnt a grocery getter...thats the minivans job...
2 if you plan on keeping the 2.0....there's some things you can do....but don't.
Get the 2.4 you can pick them up cheap. out of totaled Stratus R/T Sedans of the 2nd gen. they are cheaper than trying to get one out of an SRT-4. or if you want the whole SRT-4 Turbo setup...get an engine out of a Totaled PT GT same thing... just not all flashy like the SRT so it'll be cheaper... so get the 2.4 then build it up like the SRT-4 Owners do... you'll have like 500 hp if you drop...10-15grand.... cheaper?

about 5 grand plus engine equals inbetween 200-300ish hp...and close range with tq... and it will HAUL ***.

 

so a 2.4l 4cyl dohc out of a r/t stratus sedan
is that correct?
how would od u think i could find one cheepst price