looking to hook up my 99 neon
05-23-2006, 05:39 AM
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Re: looking to hook up my 99 neon
Don't listen to these guys. ANY car can be fast if you are willing to put in the time and effort. I own a '99 Neon R/T, and when I am done, it will be fast enough. Are you staying NA or going turbo? The stock internals on the 2.0L Neon engine can handle roughly 6-8 pounds of boost safely. Anything more, and you will need a complete rebuild.
Right now, start with the basics:
CAI
Exhaust
TB
Mopar Performance PCM
Cams
UDP
Don't worry about headers right now, especially if you are planning on going turbo soon, they will just be a waste of money.
If you are looking for handling, then you want to go with new springs, sway bars, and no bigger than 17's.
Just PM me if you have any questions.
Right now, start with the basics:
CAI
Exhaust
TB
Mopar Performance PCM
Cams
UDP
Don't worry about headers right now, especially if you are planning on going turbo soon, they will just be a waste of money.
If you are looking for handling, then you want to go with new springs, sway bars, and no bigger than 17's.
Just PM me if you have any questions.
05-23-2006, 05:51 AM
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Re: looking to hook up my 99 neon
Originally Posted by want2race
Don't listen to these guys. ANY car can be fast if you are willing to put in the time and effort. I own a '99 Neon R/T, and when I am done, it will be fast enough.
no.
get a different car.
I guess you might be right. if you had enough money, you could swap a ls1 into a daewoo, but it would still sorta be stupid.
05-23-2006, 06:03 AM
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Re: looking to hook up my 99 neon
Originally Posted by want2race
Explain why?
05-23-2006, 06:06 AM
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Re: looking to hook up my 99 neon
Originally Posted by want2race
Explain why?
For most of us here, that just isn't a good platform to start on. He'd be much better off saving up for an SRT-4 or even a manual SXT.
But if he's gonna stick with his car...I guess my advice would be 50 shot of nitrous and be done with it.
05-23-2006, 06:09 AM
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Re: looking to hook up my 99 neon
i don't know what to tell you except trade it. i mean you may up it a little with bolt-ons but without a 5spd or a shift kit in your auto your still going nowhere fast. That stock auto tranny is gonna kill ya.
05-23-2006, 06:09 AM
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Re: looking to hook up my 99 neon
Originally Posted by Assassin
Because judging by the creator's question, it doesn't seem like he's going FI right now. It seems like he's just looking for bolt ons. And, sorry to say it, but a neon with just about every bolt on made for it isn't going to pull far out of the 15's. Sure you can make ANY car fast. But there's still a determination to be made when it comes to what's practical. I'm not gonna buy a neon and swap the whole damned motor out to make it quick.
And why not swap out the "whole damned motor"??? Honda guys do it all of the time, and they get more status points depending on which engine/tranny combo they have.
Not trying to start a Domestic/Import war here. I have many friends that drive Hondas/Acuras/Nissans etc. I am just trying to point out that a Neon is just as solid a platform to start with as any other. Granted, there are not 63459872107293857 companies that make Neon parts like there are for some others, but the parts are still out there to be bought.
So, yes. A Neon can be made fast, just like any other car.