01 neon R/T what ya suggest?

[sinINneon]

im new to this community and feel it could help me with a few issues.

i drive a Neon R/T almost all stock with ~85K miles and i was wondering what should i do to enhance it... see it all started when my friend who i bought it from added blue strips to it... and i just want to elaberate on it now.

what do you guys suggest i should add, or just number the following from 1-10, 1 being the first.. and so on and so on.

-Add a new body kit to it. (if u have suggestions plz share)
-Add cool air intake and then turbo (suggestions?)
-New sound system.
-New paint
-Change the engine (how should i do this if u know...)
-Keep it the way it is.

ill post up a picture of my baby soon, so just bare with me and give as much advice as you guys have! (added it)

thanks!

[das2123]

First of all, welcome to the forums, glad to have ya.

Since you have an R/T, you have the 150 HP magnum engine in it, which is a nice place to start. You need to ask yourself first if you want to keep the motor N/A or if you wanna turbo down the line. Then you can come up with a plan for the engine.

Most people do the following mods to the engine first:

1. Cold Air Intake or CAI (AEM is a good one)
2. Underdrive Pulley or UDP (Modern Performance sells a nice one)
3. Header (Pacesetter makes a nice one for the SOHC engine)

I'd start with these if planning to keep the motor N/A.

If you wanna turbo the car, then I'd look into rebuilding the engine first with stronger pistons, rods and whatnot.

A very doable engine swap is the SRT-4 engine.

[sinINneon]

thanks a lot for your help!

i have another quick question: where would i be able to aquire a good SRT-4 engine? atleast one that isn't on its last leg.

I personally would like to get a better engine in my car and then turbo that engine. is this a good idea? or do you suggest something else?

Thank you again for your help, plz stay in contact :]

[das2123]

Originally Posted by sinINneon

thanks a lot for your help!

i have another quick question: where would i be able to aquire a good SRT-4 engine? atleast one that isn't on its last leg.

Ebay and try www.car-part.com for local salvage yards for engines.

Originally Posted by sinINneon

thanks a lot for your help!
I personally would like to get a better engine in my car and then turbo that engine. is this a good idea? or do you suggest something else?

Honestly, I'd suggest the SRT-4 swap for your year model car. It is technically illegal to swap in older engines such as the 2.4L engines from the mid-90's PT Cruisers and Stratus.

[sinINneon]

haha, thanks man!

ill look up the parts on the website you offered!!! thanks for being such a great pal!!!

keep me posted if u think of anything else you would think would be a good upgrade for my car. oh ya, are neon lights underneath the car illegal?

thanks

[das2123]

Originally Posted by sinINneon

haha, thanks man!
oh ya, are neon lights underneath the car illegal?

Some places it is, some it's not...so check with your local police first.

[sinINneon]

alright! sweet, thanks!

how difficult would swapping an engine be if i went with the SRT-4?? and is it possible to do it by yourself and not have to many problems?

[das2123]

Originally Posted by sinINneon

alright! sweet, thanks!

how difficult would swapping an engine be if i went with the SRT-4?? and is it possible to do it by yourself and not have to many problems?

Check out this site for alot more info...
http://forum.2gn.org/viewforum.php?f...97f743a4bba35a

[sinINneon]

hahahaaha!!!!! okey thanks a ton bro!!!!!!!!!!!!! im already planning the engne swap in about 3 weeks. im gonna use my friends autoshop to switch it. thanks a bunch man!

[sinINneon]

another useless question thats botherin me:

How do i get my car to sound so "aggressive" like many of those cars with the huge exausts? do i need to modify my own exausts? and if i do, where do i get the parts? how much would it cost for my car too?

thanks!!!!!

[neon_rt]

Police don't know anything about emission laws, don't bother them.
Do you go to a police station to have your emissions checked? No! Duh!
Emission laws are Federal except in the 5 states that have laws that are MORE strict than federal. If you're in an area that doesn't inspect for emissions, you can probably get away with just about anything until to try to sell it. For the most part to stay emission legal the engine you are transplanting has to be of the same year or newer and meet or exceed the standards of the engine it replaced. Using a PT cruiser engine in a Neon is not legal anywhere because the PT is EPA rated as a light truck (truck to car) and has different emission standards. However, the same engine from a Stratus would be legal (car to car).

[sinINneon]

thats kool, does anyone know how i can find a body shop in my general location? is there a website that names em... i live in Fremont, CA.

[Matts01ES]

here are sites that i used when I had a neon


www.howellautomotive.com

www.modernperfermorance.com

[sinINneon]

sweet, thanks everyone for the help... random question: i know the rear speakers are 6x9s, but what are the front door ones? and what is a good wattage to get on new speakers?

[das2123]

The front door speakers are 6.5".