Now its neonslg09 job to update 2.4 coupe Project log. lol

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:18 pm

dude... I was wrong. It was the 01-02 R/T with such a setup. The 03-04 R/T had the 3.94... my bad for the tard comment haha. Anyway I might pick up that pt t350HD from the guy that posted in my wtb thread. it's a 3.94 with the .72 final. 50 miles on it and it was yanked from the car to convert it to electric... not an .81, but I don't think it'd be bad actually. I'll prob still have you keep an eye out for the axle(s)?, cables, master cylinder, etc to get the swap done since I'm sure you can find the shit cheaper.

obx modding sounds good.

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:49 pm

yeah 01-04 mag motors have the t350 hd 3.94 .81. from 02 on they came factory with diff pin savers. while 01s did not. and they are all hydraulic clutch bell-housing. which i why i put a 1gn cable bellhousing on the 2gn trans..

but that pt trans should be good for you even with the .72 5th gear youll rev a lil lower on the highway in 5th then i will..

btw heres the trans chart for neons, pt cruiser, stratus. just click on the tab in the lower left to view neon,pt, srt and stratus specs..
http://www.neons.org/forumdodge/trans.htm

and whatever other swap part you need ill grab you just let me know..

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:50 am

got my energy race inserts installed last nigh.. holy vibration.. lol.. i knew they would be crazy but damn.. also relized how bad the old mounts where.. the motor sits up higher in the bay now since theres no sag and throttle response is so much better.. puts that power down.. now i have to cut some bracing out on the hood to let the hood sit down flush, and i havet o let my ocd of noises inside the car go.. cause now everything rattles with the mounts and balance shafts deleted.. cant wait for cams.

lmao..

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:25 pm

Cars for sale again.. with a 3.55 or 3.94 perf b trans swap. buyers choice and im keeping the 2gn trans for the 00 i have..

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 8:57 pm

MAKE UP YOUR MIND MAN!

GLWS... again

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:03 pm

UriahRR wrote:
MAKE UP YOUR MIND MAN!

GLWS... again

I know, i know. i think i have finally.. building an oem+ ballen 2gn out of my 00. only you will know the details of that car... mwauhhh

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:07 pm

Should be cool with both of you having silver oem+ cars, cause you do them so f'n nice sir!

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Fri Aug 20, 2010 9:15 pm

UriahRR wrote:Should be cool with both of you having silver oem+ cars, cause you do them so f'n nice sir!

Ummm yeah it wont be silver.. this is my only detail.. lexus starfire pearl with black roof.. thats the paint combo in mind..

But yes it will be clean and oem+ as fuck..

btw her car is in a stock trading in mode but that aint happening so its back to modded too. lol

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:40 pm

hahahah keeping the coupe.. wife wants me to finish this car and do it up like i wanted to originally.. she wants to see and so do i me finally finish one project car completely before i move on.. so there no and, or's, if's, about it.. plus she thinks im bored with the car since its automatic.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:10 pm

This is you... arguing with yourself.

"Hey, you know that righteous dude with that super-fly clean ass 1gn?"
"Yea, I know that hipster, his ride's the pimp bomb fo' sho."

Glad you're keeping the car man, it really is almost the way you want it, and with a few more mods, it'd be perfect. But seriously, GLWS.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 8:18 pm

UriahRR wrote:But seriously, GLWS.

...three days from now: "coupe is DEFINITELY for sale now!"

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:17 pm

haha you guys have me nailed down.. now .. you guys get why i married crystal.. only women who can put up with me and support my madness..

shes starting a calendar and marking down how many days i go back and fourth from i hate it(sell it) to i love it(keep it).. lol

and
last nigth i met up with the guy who has my old red coupe.. (neonr/t1998).. shes been 2.4 swapped, 3.94 acr trans, crane 12's, crane cam gears, afx ecu, acr wheels, st suspension sway bars, eibachs out back cut coils up front, full dark gray interior, strut bar, ect.. pretty sick..

Its my old red coupe (julie as i called her) with my green coupe.. Whcih my fender looks soo bad in the shot

UriahRR wrote:

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:37 pm

heres some things i just made a deal on
MOTOR (2400 MILES)
1998 2.4 stratus block bored 0.20 over
JE pistons 10.5:1 comp
eagle h beam rods
srt4 oil pump
srt4 oil pan
mopar gaskets
port &polished head w/indy exhaust valves(i have intake but not installed)
crower stage 3 cams 2.0(prob gunna sell/trade for stage 4's)
crane valve springs and retainers
long runner box intake
manual idle control valve
obx long tube header
hondata intake gasket
spec stage 3 clutch

Separately

modern performance 60mm throttle body
Safc air fuel controller

still working on a wideband setup

Fuzzyneon · Post by **Fuzzyneon** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:17 pm

a23dranger wrote: heres some things i just made a deal on
MOTOR (2400 MILES)
1998 2.4 stratus block bored 0.20 over
JE pistons 10.5:1 comp
eagle h beam rods
srt4 oil pump
srt4 oil pan
mopar gaskets
port &polished head w/indy exhaust valves(i have intake but not installed)
crower stage 3 cams 2.0(prob gunna sell/trade for stage 4's)
crane valve springs and retainers
long runner box intake
manual idle control valve
obx long tube header
hondata intake gasket
spec stage 3 clutch

Separately

modern performance 60mm throttle body
Safc air fuel controller

still working on a wideband setup

dont forget vtech solinoid

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:34 pm

how could i forget that..

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Sun Aug 29, 2010 11:43 pm

Now guys big big plans are on the way.. have deals in the making, ect..

most of the driveline plans are listed in the post
http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=367296

Also bbs rs reps are in the near future

Last part is winter time car gets stripped out, redoing it all.. Shaving the bay, notching/cutting and setting the front up to sit low as possible. Re painting the whole car. Not sure on paint color yet. Gunna order victors tension arm setup as well. A buddy of mine has spc adjustable rear arms that i keep bugging for too. Basically the car is going all out, balls to the wall..

hoping for next spring and show season to be ready and all complete. Main goal is carlilse or bust..

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 8:15 am

You got that 5 speed swap in yet?

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:42 pm

UriahRR wrote:You got that 5 speed swap in yet?

nope wont go in till i put the built all motor 2.4 in the car and redo the whole engine bay

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:10 pm

Still autocrossing October 23 or 24 then? My friend wants to go in his 98 Cavalier on tein coilovers and my other friend wants to go with his stock 00 Grand Am GT (automatic).

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Mon Aug 30, 2010 7:25 pm

UriahRR wrote:Still autocrossing October 23 or 24 then? My friend wants to go in his 98 Cavalier on tein coilovers and my other friend wants to go with his stock 00 Grand Am GT (automatic).

possible.. dunno yet till its closer

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:21 pm

Well i was going all motor 2.4 but after i sat down and thought about the cost of it, i.t.b's and ms3.57 setup with lc1 wideband.. i said f that and went on a search for a wrecked srt-4 again.. It my final choice.. i cant pass up the power and being able to use the drive line, big brakes,gauge cluster,ect and have a complete srt-4 swap into a 1gn shell.. Then sell off the parts i dont use, extra stuff i have, sell off my old 2.4 and 3.94hd trans setup and make some of that money back to pay for the car cost and maybe some toys for the 2.4T

But as of right now.. i have my 2gn 3.94 .81 hd trans going to the local shop to have the bearings, races, axle seals, phantom grip lsd installed and ready for me to put in the car (rather have a pro do it and for the price hes giving me.. cant pass it up). Im placing my order for an amm 90 less intake this weekend.. I have a 58mm t.b sitting here along with my ported dohc upper, mopar ecu, new oil pan gasket, rear main seal, srt shifter on a 1gn base, new oe clutch, red boogers, srt pedal covers, 2gn console, 2gn ebrake, pt power steering bracket, sport coupe steering rack (yes im going back to having pw steering) and all the 5spd swap parts i need..

and like i said

winter time the car gets stripped out, redoing it all.. Shaving the bay, notching/cutting and setting the front up to sit low as possible. Re painting the whole car. Not sure on paint color yet. Gunna order victors tension arm setup as well. A buddy of mine has spc adjustable rear arms that i keep bugging for too. Then add the complete srt-4 swap into the mix, bbs rs reps. should be sick and hopefully ready for next years show season come end of spring

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:56 pm

well tomorrow my 1gn/2gn 3.94 trans goes to the shop to have its new bearings, races, axle seals put in along with shimming the diff. I got my Phantom grip lsd kit today.. putting in at work tomorrow during lunch. Also got all of my mtx swap parts finally. picked up an acr 16.1 steering rack with the mtx subframe sunday.. also pulled a couple of pt pw steering brackets too incase they break.. putting pw steering back in.

hoping to do the swap this weekend the 17-19th.. should have everything. mopar mtx ecu, boogers, srt-4 shifter on 1gn base, mtx subframe, shifter cables, pedal assembly, clutch cable, neutral safety switch, new oe clutch, 2gn 3.94 .81 5th gear trans with the p.g lsd mounted on a 1gn bellhousing and mtx axles.. should be set correct.. nothing missing in that list that i saw

btw pics of the mtx subframe, acr rack, p.g lsd and 2gn 3.94 trans, 1gn bell housing

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Wed Sep 15, 2010 5:13 pm

lsd installed.. trans dropped of today

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:19 pm

I'm still waiting on my trans to get back from the shop. so i cleaned up my mtx subframe and acr 16.1 steering rack. threw a lil paint on them and then installed my new tie rod ends. also modded my 1gn pedals so i could fit the srt pedals on them. everything is waiting, ready go.. other then the trans..

anyways here the rack/subframe all cleaned up.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Mon Sep 20, 2010 8:27 pm

wow... that looks really good Ryan. I may need your skills!

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:06 pm

Ok guys alot has happened since i last posted.. The car is finally 5spd swapped and im loving it. Deff made the car a joy to drive now. Anyways heres a run down of what ive done to it lately. I also played with some of the 3m di-noc carbon fiber wrap stuff.. its amazing. did a buddies 350z roof and front splitter in it along with my b pillars and 2gn arm rest.

Did all of this in a day basically.. started sunday at 10am, stoped at 12 to 1. then at 4 to pick up the wife from work and eat. came back was missign a few parts.. so then monday morning i grabbed the parts in 30 mins.. went to work. finished it all up and drove it home that night.. so after work started at 5 and was home by 9 and that was driving around testing it out.. lol

3.94 .81 2gn r/t trans mated to a 1gn bellhousing
new axle bearings, races and axle seals
Phantom grip lsd kit
Booger bushings
Srt-4 shifter mated to a 1gn base
New oe style 2.0 clutch
dohc rocks booble strut mod
mopar ecu
2gn e brake handle swap, 2gn center console swap
Modified 1gn pedal assemblies with srt-4 pedals
new oil pand gasket and used oil pan(was leaking)
New rear main seal
New ball joints
New tie rods
Race mounts
Acr 16.1 steering rack
Power steering added back in
Iceman intake
Wrapped b pillars and 2gn arm rest cover in 3m di-noc carbon fiber

Won a Kirk long tube on ebay and i got crane springs from an acr at the local u pull it whos car i knew it used to be.. just need an amm box and some cams to go with the kirk and springs.

Gunna clean it up tomorrow after work and take pictures of the current engine bay shot and such

lil run to 70 spinning first and a lil of 2nd in the rain.. i was light on the throttle leaving 1st and 1/2 pedal beg of 2nd then i got on it. not to bad..hooks better in the dry but still rips tires
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1437533186505

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:14 pm

Cant see the video its private.

Congrats on the trans swap, manual makes the car WAY more fun

a23dranger · Post by **a23dranger** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:20 pm

yeah cant figure out how to post it from facebook to here without ppl having to sign in.. hey if you got a f.b add me..

smallblockfreak · Post by **smallblockfreak** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:21 pm

I can see your lsd not working long because once the phantom grip wears enough off the gears they will not lock and just spin.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:24 pm

I don't have faggy mybook or facespace... youtube that shit.

Also, for some reason, I actually like the carbon fiber pillars. Looks good and I bet it feels even better