before i swap

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:40 pm

i recently found a donar car and between sawping i wanted to know what all i should probably upgrade, look for that may be bad or clean or anything of the such. oh and i am also looking to possibly go stage one or two. where can i find them at and could i possibly "make" my own stage one or two? (bigger turbo, IC, and of course find a stage one or two computer)

excon · Post by **excon** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:28 pm

what kind of car did you find? what kind of shape is it in? where/how is it wrecked? what do you want to swap over? what year is the donor car?

those are the only questions i can think of at this moment.

datadave49 · Post by **datadave49** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:17 pm

Hey Hey
If you have a donor car you will have all you need to do the swap but were it is damage night make some of the part junk
Dave

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:43 am

well luckly it was rear ended and the kids dad is loaded lol so im sure he isnt going to miss his car much when he will most likely get a brand new one. anyways its 2004 with 26,xxx miles on i. and thing else you guys can think of?

torrent09 · Post by **torrent09** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:57 am

what kind of car is it a srt-4??? or what

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:25 am

what kind of car is it a srt-4??? or what

i was going to ask the same question but my guess is that the donar car is a srt-4 cause what kinda other swaps would anyone do on a neon.

Blivitt02 · Post by **Blivitt02** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:25 am

If you are planning on keeping the stock turbo for a while but still upgrading do the 02 housing while the engine is out... Anyone who has done a 3" 02 housing with the engine in the car knows what i'm talking about, you will end up in a real shitty mood and bloody hands

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:36 am

Basic things to upgrade while doing the swap.

Intake, exhaust.

Other less known things that would be beneficial to upgrade while apart is the Hot and Cold pipes, Intercooler and finally the turbo.

This is by no means an end all list.... just a quick jot of thoughts that come to mind.

Post by **Diablo0** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:20 am

Blivitt02 wrote:If you are planning on keeping the stock turbo for a while but still upgrading do the 02 housing while the engine is out... Anyone who has done a 3" 02 housing with the engine in the car knows what i'm talking about, you will end up in a real shitty mood and bloody hands

Could not agree more with that statement. Thats one of the main things I upgraded when the motor was out since after pulling it out and looking at the heatshields I knew it'd be a PITA with the motor in the car. It was a little bit of a PITA with it out trying to fight the lower heat shield.

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:52 am

so upgrading the 3" o2 housing is a beotch then? lol yeah its a srt-4 motor, thought it would of been a giving since not many people swap the turbo pt motor or r/t as much as people swap the srt-4, sorry

Neon4Life · Post by **Neon4Life** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 12:19 pm

yeah go with what everyone else said.

but on my opinion wouldnt it be easier to upgrade more inner parts like the clutch and just little things like that.

torrent09 · Post by **torrent09** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:43 pm

clean out the engine bay too. and paint it looks pretty nice painted lol

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:16 pm

yeah i planned on cleaning the engine bay and maybe painting. but what i am also looking for is things i should be on the look out on the engine, although im sure since it was rear ended there "shouldnt" be anything wrong with it. i just dont want to swap it and then the engine is worthless. i want to get everything out of the way that i need to before i do this

excon · Post by **excon** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:12 pm

ok it was rear ended... go ahead and do the engine, trans, axles, etc. viper style seats, back seats too: why not go for a uniform interior and do the door pannels too?

things I would NOT swap:
rear brakes. maybe i'm just bitter because mine were wrecked, but if you do, make sure they're in good shape and use as much of your old stuff as possible (wheel bearings, spindles, etc.)

...also: don't swap the exhaust. It was rear ended right? there's probably some major damage to it.

Adionik · Post by **Adionik** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 2:23 pm

You might be able to keep most of the midpipe...maybe just the tips were damaged

datadave49 · Post by **datadave49** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:12 pm

Hey Hey
superdan I know what you are saying about doing a swap and have an engine that is worthless check out my web pages
Dave

superdan · Post by **superdan** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 12:13 am

yeah i was going to deff. swap the interior but i already have the viper style seats and the rear section. and the rear brakes are what piss me off. i wanted them badly lol but oh well my rear drums do the job for now lol