96 neon engine swap to srt-4
Shawley3
10-26-2010, 10:34 AM
Just wanting to get some insite from experienced people. I was looking to do an engine swap on my 96 dodge neon. I want to put a bigger engine in (prefferably an srt-4 engine with a stock turbo already in it. Just want to know of any problems and extra parts I may need to include. I had planned on going to the junkyard to pull a motor and throw it in. Any advice is much appreciated.
Oldsmobile Doctor
10-26-2010, 12:55 PM
Wiring harness and ecm for sure. You Will have to wait on someone who has done it about fitting it in as the 2 gen (2000 and up) has more room between the engine and fire wall. Plus the 2.4 is taller and the 2.0 twin cam has a bump in the hood to fit the 1st gen (1995 to 1999)
das2123
10-27-2010, 08:39 AM
You wouldn't be able to use a used PCM from the SRT-4 as it has seen sentry. You would need a new PCM that hasn't seen sentry yet. The swap has been done and done successfully multiple times by different people. It's a lot of rewiring and electrical work. Not an easy swap, but very very doable.
The link below is a great how-to...
http://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen-neon/98965-1st-gen-srt-swap-how-to-using-ngc-and-the-nv-t350.html
The link below is a great how-to...
http://dodgeforum.com/forum/1st-gen-neon/98965-1st-gen-srt-swap-how-to-using-ngc-and-the-nv-t350.html
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