Jeff's Neon R/T

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1998 Neon R/T
SCCA option coupe
Current setup:
Stock 2.0 bottom end
Stock 2.0 head & internals
All bolt ons

About this Current Vehicle:
Purchased Sept. 2003 with 95K miles and timing was off. Fixed the timing and ran great, got the guy down to $2,200 when he wanted $3,000.
103K: Engine was swapped for a 2.4 motor.
130K: Engine bearing failure with 2.4 motor. Swapped a fresh 2.0 in
134K: Diff pin failure. Installed Modified diff with pin welded and Phantom Grip LSD

Factory Options:
SCCA Option coupe: No power windows, No power locks, No Sunroof, No ABS, Etc.

Exterior Modifications:
Diamond Clear headlights/ Fog Lights
Tinted Turn Signals
Tinted Taillights
Tinted Windows
Tinted License Plate cover
Black Powdercoated R/T Wheels

Interior Modifications:
Reverse Indiglo Gauges with Carbon Fiber Bezel
A-Pillar Pod With A/F And Oil Pressure Gauge
Raptor Performance Shift Light
SRT-4 Center Console
SRT-4 Seats

Performance:
Mopar Performance Street/Strip ECU
MPx Underdrive Pully
Lorenzo Overdrive Pully
Mopar Performance EGR System Delete
Iceman Cold Air Intake System
AMM Box Intake Manifold (installing before 11/27/08)
Hondata Intake Manifold Headsheild Gasket (installing before 11/27/08)
Modern Performance 60mm Throttle Body
Deyeme Racing Solid Motor Mounts
The1SloR/T Adjustable Bobble Strut
MSD Coilpack
MSD 8.5mm Wires
Hawker Odyssey 680MJ 13lb Battery
Summit Racing Odyssey Battery Tray
AFX LongTube Header With 2.5 Pipe, High Flow Cat, Glasspack In Tunnel, W/ MagnaFlow Camaro Muffler In The Rear

Suspension/Chassis:
BC Coilovers
Energy Suspenion HyperFlex
Vibrant Front and Rear Strut Tower Bars

Drivetrain:
Phantom Grip Limited Slip Differential
PT Cruiser Clutch
Maddog Short Throw Shifter
Booger Bushings

Electronics:
Stock

Engine Management:
SAFCII
Innovate LC-1 XD-16 Kit
Innovate OT-1
Maybe MegaSquirt later

installing soon:
2.4 Port & Polished Head, Gasket matched, 5 Angle Valve Job W/
Crower 3/4 Race Cams
Indy Stainless Oversized Valves
Crane Springs
PT Lifters and Rockers
ARP Headstuds
Unorthodox Cam Gears

Currently shopping for:
AFX “Race” ECU upgrade from Mopar ECU

Still trying to keep it as clean as possible for an 11 year old car.
http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/Frontneon3.jpg
http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/Sideneon2.jpg

Should be a fun little gokart… Hopefully run low 14’s all motor with the stock bottom end, with slicks it should do high 13’s on a good day. Only time will tell

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i cnat believe you are still driving that. i have had like 9 cars in the time you have had this one. clean and quick is nice. i approve. i know thats what you were lookin for jeff

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and still gets 35mpg :rofl:
last time I filled up was 10/29/08 :smiley:

Im very tempted to buy another for a DD, beercan this one, and keep it in the garage as a track / weekend toy…
I found an identical R/T with 120K, very clean, no problems, and I think I can get the seller to $1000cash

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:rofl: waiting for bics to post :rofl:

Clean car jeff

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Looks good Jeff … Keep at it

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agree with flying low…nto a bad car, but sick of looking at it, and its not even mine lol.

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good luck

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Keep it up. It takes some dedication to have that much into a non-SRT Neon. I can’t really talk due to the 25 year old BMW, but good job on keeping up on something that floats your boat.

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I give you a :bigthumb: for dedication.

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good luck…looks good

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Looks good. Those cars are surprisingly fun. I had one for about 4 months before spinning a bearing. Get a good oil pan with baffles if you don’t already have one.

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bics…where are you?

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:gives:

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AMM Manifold Installed

I just have to figure out where my small vac leak is coming from causing a rev hang and slightly high idle. plus get the other intake tube I have powdercoated.

http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/AMMmanifoldCoated.JPG

Powdercoating done by AMF which I highly recommend

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So is the car currently 420a powered?

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It’s still a neon…

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Comming from someone who drives a cobalt :jerkit:

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the neon does not have a 420a.

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:rofl:

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at least it’s not a Mopar