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project "neon"...?


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Just wanted to see what everyone thought of this idea. A guy came into work the other night and we got to talking about his "plain ol' neon". He has a 98, i think, body with a 2.4 engine and srt4 internals, and a 50 trim turbo. He was saying for $800 you can get the stock turbo and manifold and an engine from one of the 2.4l "cloud cars". I thought this would be a fun project that wouldnt cost too much to start off and I can build this or gather parts a little at a time. Would this be a decent build or is it still just a neon in the end? First step of the build is convincing the wife its a "good idea" lol.
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"project not gonna happen"

 

read these threads to see why im posting this.

autoxcar

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104052

skyline

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97821

drift car..

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96474

 

 

 

 

 

 

on topic yes can be had cheap

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"project not gonna happen"

 

read these threads to see why im posting this.

autoxcar

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=104052

skyline

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97821

drift car..

http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on topic yes can be had cheap

 

:lolguy:

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the 1st gen neons can be lots of fun with a turbo 2.4 engine in it. You don't have to sleeve the block and worry about crankwalk. You have tons of auto options and a solid aftermarket following. Due to it being a Neon, it doesn't get any attention until the boost builds if you keep it looking stock. I would recommend checking out turbo-mopar and turbododge due to they are the older 8 valve guys who wrote the book on FWD Mopar and do 2.4 swaps on a regular basis.

 

For 3k including the car, you can have a fun car to piss around with.

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It's a tight fit, but do-able. I'd swap that motor into something like a K-car myself, preferably a wagon. With woodgrain sides.

 

you sir are correct. Even the 2.4 pushing 30 pounds in an Omni would be titties. My GLHS had 25 pounds on a stock block and there was never a dull moment, keep in mind that was only the 8 valve motor

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