came across $1200, what to get for the ol neon?

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:08 pm

well i just got out of paintball and sold my stuff for $1200.00. so now i would like to put most of that into my 2005 neon sxt atx. its all stock right now so what parts for the cash i got would increase speed, excel, sound, ect.?

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:14 pm

ebay CAI, R/T muffler, tokico blues & eibach springs, header. with money left over to maybe buy somre rims or something.

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:18 pm

i would get a CAI, UDP, Header, nice set of struts/springs, a catback exhaust, and prolly could get some motor mounts/inserts

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:25 pm

magnum swap

or just save your money (I wish i would of done more of this when i was 16

).

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:27 pm

jw why no one said get a throttle body?

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:44 pm

Why'd you ask if you know you want a tb???? lol I'm just messin man but ya tb is a good buy too.....I would go w/the mopar lip kit too....ask supertrick where he got his....I know he got it painted from for pretty cheap

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:57 pm

K&N in stock airbox (remove or mod snorkel), mag manifold, SRT cat back or cat back of your choice, UDP, PT sway bars, and slightly stiffer springs. That should give you a more nicely balanced car and fun to drive car that's going to be better on fuel too.

After that, unless you're going to seriously race the neon leave the rest along. IMO, save your money. Very rarely if ever (unless it's a classic car) will you get your money back. Best way to do it is not to rush out all at once and buy new stuff, but religiously watch the f/s trade boards and when you see a deal jump on it.

Matt

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:27 am

haha forgot completely about the TB, yes 60mm tb is good too

OB · Post by OB » Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:47 am

save a bit more and SRT SWAP ftw. nothin else comes close. wish i would have done it, ill admit it.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:33 am

^^^
Good suggestion but not perfected by anyone yet....

OB · Post by OB » Mon Aug 07, 2006 6:55 am

^worth perfecting tho, wouldnt you say?

Wisher2 · Post by **Wisher2** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:20 am

You should trade your car in with the 1200.00 for an RSX-S

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:03 am

Boo @ the ATX. Go for looks buddy. Lower it, put some nice rims on there. Get a nice sounding exhaust, 60 mm throttle body, and a Cold Air Intake.

Or save it and put a nice down payment on one of those SRT cars.

Ahh you are only 16... Just save your money for a good 2 years and do what I mentioned above.

Nick Drake · Post by **Nick Drake** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:07 am

Yeah I'd say don't spend it on the neon. You're 16, start saving your money now, because soon you'll be out on your own, and wishing you still had that 1200 bucks for rent money, lol.

boostinss · Post by **boostinss** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:43 pm

yeah thats what i was thinking.. i wouldd DIE for a nice used srt out of highschool.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:59 pm

Spend it on a girl who won't be around in a year, then kick yoursel fin the butt everytime you think about her and see your car and what you could have done...

no wait, do not do that!

OB · Post by OB » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:05 pm

yeah save it either way and make the decision when you turn 18. thats prob the best advice anyone could give u.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:06 pm

Just do the basic's for the N/A 2.0, but DONT go overbored....
TAMA has done alot to his car N/A wise, if you have any questions I would contact him....
DO NOT go and buy anything NEW for your N/A motor because of the prices and performance gains suck...
A new $300 cam gets you 4hp, but you can buy a used one for $150...get my drift

Dont spend $300 on a new 60mm, get one used for $150......

neon_ert3 · Post by **neon_ert3** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:18 pm

spend all that money while you still can cuz in 4 years you wont be able too!

refect · Post by **refect** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:00 am

BlackRoseRacing wrote:^^^
Good suggestion but not perfected by anyone yet....

wat you mean? tons have done it already....yeah you just get a few codes, but everything still runs good. the codes you get arent really anything to worry about as long as everything is running properly. umm but yeah, start piecing together a turbo setup with the money. you could probably get a almost everyting need for a turbo kit off an srt for around that price...

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:27 am

TURBO!!!!!

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:03 am

refect wrote:
BlackRoseRacing wrote:^^^
Good suggestion but not perfected by anyone yet....
wat you mean? tons have done it already....yeah you just get a few codes, but everything still runs good. the codes you get arent really anything to worry about as long as everything is running properly. umm but yeah, start piecing together a turbo setup with the money. you could probably get a almost everyting need for a turbo kit off an srt for around that price...

But those codes here will fail you at the inspection station

Post by **Diablo0** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:32 pm

I'd put it away and start saving for a house or college. Modding a neon is like tossing money down the toilet, you'll never see a quarter of that money again. You could make a full blown show or sports car, spending 10s of thousands of dollars on it but when you go to sell it you'll be lucky to get 10K out of it

It's sad but it's the truth. As long as you realize that you'll never see the money again, have fun but think long and hard where you want to be in 5 or 10 years. You might be married, have a child on the way and wish you had all that money you spent to buy something like like that house for your family. Sometimes it's best to start now instead of waiting till the last minute and scraping things together to make ends meet. But... in the other hand, look at me... I keep telling myself that, thinking that I spend between 10-20K on my black car where I could have put a downpayment on a house of my own. Though, in one hand as soon as I get another job I know I'll be buying stuff for the white car like coilovers, SSR Type-C RS wheels, probably Stage 3... it's a sickness

BlackRoseRacing wrote:
refect wrote:
BlackRoseRacing wrote:^^^
Good suggestion but not perfected by anyone yet....
wat you mean? tons have done it already....yeah you just get a few codes, but everything still runs good. the codes you get arent really anything to worry about as long as everything is running properly. umm but yeah, start piecing together a turbo setup with the money. you could probably get a almost everyting need for a turbo kit off an srt for around that price...
But those codes here will fail you at the inspection station

watcha talking bout? I fixed all my codes

I can pass inspections just fine now. I don't have any codes anymore and the only issues I have now is a boost leak and a small creaking noise when I back up... other than that... runs like a champ with no codes or any lights on my custer to tell me somethings wrong

norwoodrt · Post by **norwoodrt** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 2:57 pm

i would buy 1200 dollars in lapdances...well as soon as you are old enough to get in! the girl MIGHT just hook you up!

atom · Post by **atom** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 4:55 pm

With 1200 smackers I would get a nice exhaust, a hood with a scoop, some nice tail lights and maybe some ebay underglow lights.

eastwoodsn352 · Post by **eastwoodsn352** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:00 pm

buy $1200 worth of cocaine and sell it...double ur profit easily

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:06 pm

i agree with jason, try saving up for the future instead of spending all of it now on something you cant make money back on. save up for a house or for college or just to save up incase something happens. I was planning to start saving money for a house or something else but i still havent followed through with that plan yet.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 7:53 pm

watcha talking bout? I fixed all my codes I can pass inspections just fine now. I don't have any codes anymore and the only issues I have now is a boost leak and a small creaking noise when I back up... other than that... runs like a champ with no codes or any lights on my custer to tell me somethings wrong

^^^
You also changed the main harness of the car to do that

01rtgurl · Post by **01rtgurl** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:55 pm

BlackRoseRacing wrote:Just do the basic's for the N/A 2.0, but DONT go overbored....
TAMA has done alot to his car N/A wise, if you have any questions I would contact him....
DO NOT go and buy anything NEW for your N/A motor because of the prices and performance gains suck...
A new $300 cam gets you 4hp, but you can buy a used one for $150...get my drift
Dont spend $300 on a new 60mm, get one used for $150......

Agreed. I'm 21, got the car when I got my license. Check the garage, I've spent too much, and for what? It's still not that quick, lol. But I still love it

Save the money (as hard as that is to say, I've learned it in 5 years also!)

datadave49 · Post by **datadave49** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:08 pm

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Dave
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