I think she is trying to be Super Noob and it ain’t werkin.
lmao… eh, she’s 16 man. willing to bet she thinks windshield banners and park bench spoilers are cool too lol
she’ll learn in time that not everyone wants something thats supposed to be fast. Sleepers > all IMO
nothing like blowing the doors off a “fast” car in something that was never intended to be quick. Shit, a sleeper Topaz would be awesome lol
my next build is going to be a Geo Metro I think… 
How are you going to do that? (Not starting shit, I am honestly just interested.)
stickers man… lots and lots of stickers 
lol
what do they run out of the box? I’m sure it wouldnt be too hard. Slap together a junkyard turbo kit (garret t3 from a SVO stang) and spray a 100 shot… atleast should be good for 13’s I’d think
R/T’s run around low 15s stock if I can recall from conversations with R/T drivers.
I’d say homebrew turbo plus new pistons and you’re there.
its pretty easy,first think of it this way… the srt4 then think of a car that is lighter with more boost
http://home.comcast.net/~amiller33/12sec.html
2.4l block $100
rods & pistons $120
Brand new SRT-4 oil pump
Brand New SRT-4 tensioner
Brand New SRT-4 Idler pulley
Brand New SRT-4 water pump
Brand New SRT-4 Oil Pan
Brand New SRT-4 oil cooler
Brand New SRT-4 oil pick-up tube
Brand New SRT-4 oil filter connector to pan
timing belt $280
ARP headstuds 204-4204 $101
upper gasket set 5101787AA $37.12
lower gasket set 5093452AA $27.92
main bearing 5012582AA $7.01 (4 REQUIRED) $28.04
thrush bearing 5093445AA $8.58
rod bearing 5093448AB $7.50 (4 REQUIRED) $21.92
tensioner 4884453AA $4.56 (balance shaft chain tensioner)
ring set 5093441AA $19.71 (1 REQUIRED)
PT Alternators brackets:
adjusting bracket 4891533AA $7.48
mounting bracket 4668445AA $24.53
toomanyneons mount adaptor $75
Srt turbo/ mani $225-300
Intercooler $100-150
BOV turboXS type h RFL $189 $128ebay
Walbro 255 $100
Injectors (ford motorsports) $40
Chill factory RRFPR $239.99
heres the list i made up a few months ago
this comes out to $1813.85 not everthing here is the cheapest. i could get a dsm bov, stock headstuds… then add some money for pipeing& exhaust(if i dont get it free) and for lines & fittings
then sell the stock stuff to get some money back
clutch, axles, lsd, drag radials would be soon to follow
then new manifold with bigger turbo
http://www.tempo-topaz-performance.com/topazsho/
his new project is a twin-engine one:
http://www.shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=37860&page=1&pp=30
440 bhp n/a and 4WD :eek:
oh yeah: there are quite a few metro turbos running about, some are low-11 second cars. the suzuki swift had a “built” DOHC 4 and some other goodies that were an easy swap into the metros.
your life isn’t complete until you see a metro pull a viper. from a dig. :biglaugh:
Very cool. Honestly those prices seem awfully low to me (Turbo/Mani for 300?), but you’ve obviously done the research. Cool idea. SRT-4 in sheep’s clothing! :tup:
My friend had a '93 Tempo 2 door with a 3.0 v6 and a five speed. It was a surprisingly quick shit box and would spin the tires into 3rd gear. Not bad for $90.
me and joe(intense98rt) have been doing the research on this setup for about a year and half now…and the only reason we have yet to do it is cause we dont exactly have 2 grandjust chilln in our pockets right now… but if i decide to keep mine(which im leaning towards keeping)she should be done by next summer once and for all. but back to the original question…yes theres actually a few of us left… you ever need any help… shout me a pm
Whats that mean? All DSMs are unreliable?
And if Neons were assmebled in the DSM plant they would be DSMs and they are far from (turbo models anyway!! )
STEVE. YOU ARE WRONG. I’m 17 now. And I think that windshield banners and park bench spoilers are the lamest fucking things ever. I’m not an idiot. And I’m not a n00b, either. I’ve been here since June. I just don’t post a lot. I’ve been on a posting spree. I guarentee that I’ll stop posting this week. But dude, I know that everyone doesn’t want something fast. I don’t have a fast car. Hello. I was just talking about how blazers are sweet. And they’re obviously not fast, or whatever. Blah blah. I’m fucking rambling. But jesus christ. I just don’t like neons. They’re lame and ugly. I’d mod a Topaz before I’d mod a neon. Yeah. In your face. I’m a jerk.
pwned
awwe shit, you better watch out steve… dawn said “in yo face nukka” (slight phrase change)
my boss has some nice plans for his
Neon’s, good handling for cheap.
But it’s like modding a tauru… ohshit
that dinky stock manifold/turbo setup is good for 12s? damn im impressed :tup:
props to the neon guys. When i first got my Dakota R/T and everything was completely stock, i went against a red 2 door R/T neon (possibly from thw West Senneca area, any1 kno him? anyone?) and i got beat like 4 or 5 cars. after i started doin stuff to my truck i ran into him again on the street and pulled him by like 1 car (with 2 of my ‘heavier’ friends in the truck). so i guess my point is mad props to the neon guys…the R/T ones can really haul if u put the time and money into them
I had a SOHC 95 with a TON Of miles on it,stick,30mpg.
$400 stick learner/winter beater 2 years ago.Reliable it was.
Not a car i’d sink money into to mod tho.SRT-4 on the other hand…
haha i remember this thread with the really smart 17yo girl opinions
oh
wait