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    Eddie's 1g neon project....ridiculous new plans..

    After selling off my toys before pcsing to Hawaii I needed a new project car. Of course I chose a neon. I wasn't happy how my 98 R/T turned out...not very street able and I don't know enough about mega squirt to troubleshoot the issues I had. So with this build I wanted stock look but SRT4 power. Before anyone asks....yes I stuck with the T350 trans... Why? Because its easier to keep the cable clutch than try to turn it into a hydraulic system with the 850. Here we go.

    1996 Dodge Neon base model coupe
    Exterior:
    Mopar mud flaps
    Mopar roof rack
    SRT4 17" rims
    Vitor monster air dam

    Interior:
    SRT-4 front and rear seats
    AF/X passenger airbag delete
    Srt steering wheel
    Srt gauge cluster

    Suspension/Transmission
    Maddog STS 65% reduction with rod brakes
    Booger Bushings
    BC Coilovers
    Solid motor mounts

    Good Stuff:
    Full SRT-4 wiring swap (engine, dash, and interior harnesses)
    Mopar Stage 2 PCM
    Mopar Stage 2 Injectors
    Walbro 255 and custom Returnline system
    AGP direct fit giant FMIC
    Mishimoto Radiator with slim fans
    Hotside and cold side pipes with Greddy Type RS
    SDK Ported Exhaust manifold with upgraded elbow and external wastegate (Tial MV-S)
    FM E1 turbo
    Needswings 3" downpipe with electric cutout
    PTP Coil on Plug setup
    K&N FIPK intake
    MPx small battery kit
    Zeitronix wideband and boost gauge
    Diablosport Trinity

    Pictures to follow......
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    Obsessed with Neons srt4eh's Avatar
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    Stock compared to AGP





    I'll have to get some interior pics tomorrow when I clean it up a little
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    Eddie's latest neon project....not as interesting as the Impreza paint job

    I dig that little shit very much! Very clean swap! I bet that little pocket rocket is a blast!

    I was at the Belvidere plant, employee invite party, back in nineteen hundred and ninety three, when the unveiled the new tooling and assembly lines for the first gen neon!
    Did you keep the A/C?
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    sigh...still miss my ACR.
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    Very nice!

    Just because I am curious... is it really hard to switch to the 850 trans? What's involved with the hydrolic conversion? CMC, pedal, and lines?

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    Nice, love those rims! That is a BIG innercooler, looks like a good piece to keep things cool. What do you think of the new Dart II, does the Neon community accept / like the new Dodge car?
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    Eddie's latest neon project....not as interesting as the Impreza paint job

    The new dart, stock, is pretty slow. My Jeep GCL, walked one pretty good.

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    Obsessed with Neons srt4eh's Avatar
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    I did not keep the a/c....not sure why....I could probably put it back in pretty easily but I'm off to my next swap shortly.

    T850 isn't "hard" but from what I've gathered you need to make provisions on the firewall to hold the clutch pedal rod and the trans is a slightly different shape so the frame needs convincing to fit. 1g's also use a bobble strut off the back of the trans - I don't have the fab tools to make that work and shops that are willing to do that stuff are tough to find. I still haven't found a shop willing to put my LSD into my t350 trans. Then we get the issue with axles...srt axles would work but then I'd need 2g/srt spindles...which then leads to me needing different bottoms for my Coilovers. It's a huge circle of issues lol. It's easier this way. Not to mention I'm only aiming for 350whp/400wtq and this trans should hold it fine. Oh I almost forgot...I'd need to obtain a T850 as well...the couple junkyards here don't have any neon stuff. SRT stuff gets snatched up by locals quick. One yard advertised a full srt4 and we went the next day and all they had was a pair of front seats....which I bought lol.

    I love our Dart...it depends on the model you get of course. We got a Rallye with the 1.4 Turbo and 6 speed manual trans. It's not fast but it's definitely quick and fun to drive. We put the Injen CAI on it and it makes nice loud turbo sounds....stock exhaust sounds mean...winning. I wanted to hold out for the SRT version but that seems to have stalled. As for the neon community - it's accepted but its sort of like the 2gn neons....bastard child of Mopar compared to 1g's.

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    Obsessed with Neons srt4eh's Avatar
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    Car is now driving on the street . Only "issues" I have encountered is the gas gauge reads backwards and the gas pedal has no play in it. I guess there are worse things to have happen. I hope to have some video this weekend.






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    really cool project, and the stance is pretty slick. As much as I didn't care too much for the first gen Neons, this is pretty neat.
    Well, at the very least, I have an interesting back story.

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    Thank you

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    Well...car has been running amazingly well. Car roasts the tires immediately in all gears but that's never enough. I just installed some 1000cc injectors and I have some new stuff to put on shortly. I have a custom built sidewinder manifold, 50 trim turbo, and a nice meth injection kit.





    I've also been busy converting my 2000 Neon into a 2005 SRT-4 ACR clone. Pretty sweet stuff....plug and play is nice for once.

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    Is that the autocraft there?
    All posts from the above author are expected to be 100% BS. Thank you and have a nice day.

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    No...it's an AGP generic cover on a Garrett/Turbonetics 50 trim. I'm not sure why but all the AGP Turbo setups come with the generic cover and the elbow welded on.

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    You need to plastidip the headers...then it'll be more interesting than the impreza.

    Love the work though...
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