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turbodave · Post by **turbodave** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:01 pm

Just wanted to introduce myself, bought an 01 R/T last month.

I'm in the Chicago area and those that have been out to local shows may know me from some of my 80's Turbo cars (Red 89 Shadow Comp Pkg, or DC intercooled GLH among others.

I've had a first gen coupe as a daily driver for the last 5 years and it served me well, decided I wanted to spoil myself this year with a luxury car so I picked up this 01 R/T from a friend. 106k miles and pretty much stock with the exception of a K&N filter, Mopar Cruise, and carpet under the decklid. I had to do a few things to the car but it was well kept by the previous owner.

Car was owned by MoparMarc's brother, so if you know Marc with the red Motorsports R/T in the area this is it's twin, actually was built right before his (the VIN's are sequential).

I'm a director of the Shelby Dodge Auto Club and Secretary of the Chicagoland Mopar Connection, so if your interested in meeting other people that love fwd Mopars or you want to know what events to get your neon out to feel free to ask me.

Thanks,
Dave

WP_000458 by dtekampe, on Flickr

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:53 pm

damn, talk about timing! We were JUST talking about Mopar Marc and this car in a thread yesterday

IIRC this particular Motorsport Edition R/T you own is extremely rare. This is your daily driver??

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:38 am

Welcome to 2GN! Now post more pics pronto!

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:29 am

Welcome!

And if you are in the mood...
viewtopic.php?t=40012

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:51 am

Welcome, and nice looking r/t

Forest Green 2k · Post by **Forest Green 2k** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:29 am

Nice R/T!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:43 am

sidepipe87 wrote:damn, talk about timing! We were JUST talking about Mopar Marc and this car in a thread yesterday IIRC this particular Motorsport Edition R/T you own is extremely rare. This is your daily driver??

Too funny! I mentioned you and here you are

Enjoy your stay

D-Railed_Neon · Post by **D-Railed_Neon** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 1:09 pm

Welcome to 2gn and sick ride man, absolutely sick.

k-b-s-neon02 · Post by **k-b-s-neon02** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:07 pm

Damn, she's sexy...

turbodave · Post by **turbodave** » Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:16 pm

Thanks for the positive comments everyone, the car is my daily driver right now. Trying to keep it nice.

Hoping to get time to replace the timing belt and water pump soon (preventative) as well as figure out a leak from the trans and see why the active intake seems to work intermittently. Also need to replace the ABS pump. Overall it's been a great car so far.

I miss the fuel mileage of my 95 however, that car was 35mpg all day on crap gas and this R/T has been averaging about 29 in the same driving conditions on premium.

The 2nd Gen feels like a much newer car than my 95, I enjoy the creature comforts like keyless entry, A/C, a working left turn signal and speedometer..

r/tguy02 · Post by **r/tguy02** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:20 am

turbodave wrote:see why the active intake seems to work intermittently.

not sure how familiar you are with the cycles of the intake manifold so i'll go through it with you and you can let us know if yours is different.

at WOT conditions ONLY the butterflies open below 3k RPM's, then close untill 5k RPM's where they open again till redline.

turbodave wrote:The 2nd Gen feels like a much newer car than my 95, I enjoy the creature comforts like keyless entry, A/C, a working left turn signal and speedometer..

i feel you there man, i drive a 95 as my DD and its just not the same, and my speedometer is funky too lol

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:09 am

turbodave wrote:I miss the fuel mileage of my 95 however, that car was 35mpg all day on crap gas and this R/T has been averaging about 29 in the same driving conditions on premium.

The 2nd Gen feels like a much newer car than my 95, I enjoy the creature comforts like keyless entry, A/C, a working left turn signal and speedometer..

2nd Gen cars are heavier with greatly improved ergonomics. When I bought my first Neon, I test drove both 1999 model and 2000 model used cars.
I bought the 2000 model for more comfort, the difference in price was worth it.

turbodave · Post by **turbodave** » Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:09 pm

r/tguy02 wrote: not sure how familiar you are with the cycles of the intake manifold so i'll go through it with you and you can let us know if yours is different.

at WOT conditions ONLY the butterflies open below 3k RPM's, then close untill 5k RPM's where they open again till redline.

Yep that's how it worked a few weeks ago when I got the car, last few weeks sometimes I hear it sometimes I don't. I've got an open K&N filter on it, so you can't miss the Whooomp sound at 5k when it works.

Edit: think I may have figured it out, since it only works at WOT, problem started right after I installed a nice set of thick rubber floor mats to protect the carpet. I'm betting the mat is preventing me from getting the throttle all the way open...

Post by **jonnymopar** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 9:59 pm

Wait, are you the "turbodave" that originally wrote up the info for making the adapter to stick the 8-valve turbo distributor onto a newer DOHC head? If so, all these youngins on here need to know they're talking to a celebrity!

titansxt · Post by **titansxt** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:16 pm

You should join CSC! I'd love to see the car in person.

http://www.chicagolandsrtclub.com/forum/forum.php

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:12 am

Hey, man.... It's DAVE !!!
DAVE is here !!

Dave - congrats on the newest acquisition !!

FOR THOSE OF YOU who don't know him..... Dave is an all-time, award-winning, card-carrying, should-be-institutionalized, Turbo MoPar sickfcuk.

And Yes, that is a compliment !! I'M JEALOUS, damnit.

- Nick

turbodave wrote:Just wanted to introduce myself, bought an 01 R/T last month.

I'm in the Chicago area and those that have been out to local shows may know me from some of my 80's Turbo cars (Red 89 Shadow Comp Pkg, or DC intercooled GLH among others.

I've had a first gen coupe as a daily driver for the last 5 years and it served me well, decided I wanted to spoil myself this year with a luxury car so I picked up this 01 R/T from a friend. 106k miles and pretty much stock with the exception of a K&N filter, Mopar Cruise, and carpet under the decklid. I had to do a few things to the car but it was well kept by the previous owner.

Car was owned by MoparMarc's brother, so if you know Marc with the red Motorsports R/T in the area this is it's twin, actually was built right before his (the VIN's are sequential).

I'm a director of the Shelby Dodge Auto Club and Secretary of the Chicagoland Mopar Connection, so if your interested in meeting other people that love fwd Mopars or you want to know what events to get your neon out to feel free to ask me.

Thanks,
Dave

WP_000458 by dtekampe, on Flickr

synviper · Post by **synviper** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:06 am

Welcome to 2gn dave, I dont know if we have meet or not but I live in elgin, and i swear i have seen this (your) car cruising around town.

My one question is when i bought my car, i had a chicagoland mopar connection sticker in the window, i was wondering if you might know the original owner.

Here are some pics of the car stock:

The mouse painted on the rear decklid has to be a dead give away.
Sorry to thread jack.

Tam · Post by **Tam** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:23 pm

Welcome to the forums! Great people and info here!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:30 pm

Welcome!

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