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tsunamiDry · Post by **tsunamiDry** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:34 pm

I have a 2000 Neon, and was thinking about purchasing some guys old SRT Exhaust and Intake to slap on mine. I breifly looked it up, but apparently the SRT exhaust WILL NOT bolt in my 2000. So this brings me to a couple of questions:

1) What would need to be done to get the exhaust fitted?
2) If nothing outrageous, would it be worth doing performance-wise?
3) Same for the intake, what needs to be done to fit it, and would it be worth it?

Thanks ahead of time.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:04 pm

1) the srt rear section will bolt up to 2.25" piping, some 2000's had 2" pipe. get yourself 2.25" piping or get a reducer/expander pipe [2" -> 2.25"].

2) You would see a little performance increase because there is no baffeling/muffler (which introduces a restriction in the exhaust system) and the dual outlet gives a greater exit area whcih increases presure at the end, effectivly decreaing backpressure.

3) the intake is for a dohc head, you have a sohc head. it probly would see a little increase if you were to modify it to fit, but you would be better off with a magnum intake mani.

bad04srt · Post by **bad04srt** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:05 pm

unless im missing something it should bolt up on 2000.....worked on my 01 perfect....but i know 00 is weird in alot of ways so i dunno.....as far as the intake i dont think it would work because the tb is in a different place on the srt...but i would double check that

tsunamiDry · Post by **tsunamiDry** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:08 pm

alright so the intake is out of the question then. so would you suppose getting this used SRT exhaust would be just as effective as an aftermarket borla/magnaflow system specifically for my appliccation?

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:14 pm

its going to be louder. performance gains would be negligable either way.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:16 pm

I'm lovin the Borla, but costs some $$$...so it is all in what you want to spend

tsunamiDry · Post by **tsunamiDry** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:25 pm

Thanks, I'm probably going to end up getting this SRT system. Money IS a factor...

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:51 pm

Not a direct bolt up to a 2000, because most if not all 2000's had 2" piping. The cat/down pipe is 2.25" though. IMO the best way to do it (and the way I did mine) was to cut kneck down off of the cat and add a slightly longer pipe. Since I modded my mid section it was pretty easy, but just as easy to do with a stock mid section:

I noticed a bit more pick up with it. Not mindblowing or anything, but enough for the but dyno to pick up on.

Matt

Post by **Diablo0** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:00 pm

Personally... I wouldn't get it unless you plan on putting a glasspack on the midpipe to make it quieter. Just throwing it on and calling it a day will be loud and performance wise, the neons don't see a whole lot of gains from different exhaust systems, I'm talkin only 2-3whp.

tsunamiDry · Post by **tsunamiDry** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:16 pm

also with the neons, every little bit counts. 2-3whp for a decent price is worth it in my book. im just trying to squeeze as much as i can out of my sohc before I turbo it (thats where the real money comes in).

thanks for that tip matt. definetly will consider that when installing.

2003silverneonsxt · Post by **2003silverneonsxt** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:24 pm

i have a srt rear secton on mine with a 24" glasspack adn its still pretty loud but not too bad

tsunamiDry · Post by **tsunamiDry** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:35 pm

Anyone got any audio tracks I can listen to, so I know what I'll be hearing ahead of time (so if I need a glasspack I can do it at the same time I install the rest)?