srt check list

Working on a DOHC or 2.4L swap, or maybe you have some other idea and have some questions? Feel free to ask them here...
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srt check list

Post by srt-omar » Sun Oct 18, 2009 3:37 pm

Ok I am making this thread because I need to figure out what all I need for my swap. I have a 95 1st gen and I'm doing a srt swap, but I'm keeping it simple for example I am going to put the 2.4L in but keep the neon tranny and use MS so I don't have to go threw the trouble of wiring the srt harness to make it so it would work ect... So far I have the block, crank shaft, internals and I have the intake manifold on the way. If possible can I get some help composing a complete list of parts I am going to need to buy so I would be able to have a complete motor. thanks.
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Post by srt4eh » Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:15 pm

I'm not sure that the srt4 engine will work with the stock computer even with MS....don't quote me but I heard there were issues with the crank trigger or something
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Post by DOHCRT » Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:00 pm

It will work fine with MS. MS has no problem reading the NGC crank trigger. If I ever want to boost another neon, that's exactly what I would do. SRT engine, neon trans, MS. You could have a really quick neon for about $1500.

You will need to buy the parts to do a 2.4 swap. Do you have a cylinder head, or is it just the SRT-4 block?
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Post by wickedgoodneon » Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:11 pm

elaborate? $1500 to do all that

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Post by DOHCRT » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:25 am

Lets say around $900 for a complete used SRT engine. Around $300 for MS stuff (used). The remaining money goes towards misc. stuff you will need (DP, intercooler, 2.4 swap stuff, etc). Buying used stock parts saves a lot of money. You wouldn't have to do anything to the fuel system besides a Walbro pump.
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Post by srt-omar » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:36 am

DOHCRT wrote:It will work fine with MS. MS has no problem reading the NGC crank trigger. If I ever want to boost another neon, that's exactly what I would do. SRT engine, neon trans, MS. You could have a really quick neon for about $1500.

You will need to buy the parts to do a 2.4 swap. Do you have a cylinder head, or is it just the SRT-4 block?
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Post by srt-omar » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:37 am

DOHCRT wrote:Lets say around $900 for a complete used SRT engine. Around $300 for MS stuff (used). The remaining money goes towards misc. stuff you will need (DP, intercooler, 2.4 swap stuff, etc). Buying used stock parts saves a lot of money. You wouldn't have to do anything to the fuel system besides a Walbro pump.
i would of loved to buy a complete srt motor but the cash wasnt there. its still not lol but im getting tired of waiting! thats why i bought the bare block ect... i get there one day lol.

so lets get this check list started lol.
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Post by wickedgoodneon » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:22 am

I wish i could find a used srt engine for $900.

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Post by DOHCRT » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:29 pm

wickedgoodneon wrote:I wish i could find a used srt engine for $900.
Have the prices gone up? I remember a couple years ago seeing SRT engines for around $1000. I figured they would be cheaper now. Even still, you can turn an N/A 2.4 into an almost SRT engine for dirt cheap when compared to the price of building up a 2.0L.
srt-omar wrote:so lets get this check list started lol.
I guess you can start your list with a complete cylinder head. You should probably get a head gasket set as well.
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Post by INVUJerry » Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:00 pm

I think the blocks are $1300 new now. Still not a bad price.
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Post by hotrod » Thu Jan 07, 2010 3:34 pm

Whats MS Mean?

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Post by Low-Speed » Thu Jan 07, 2010 4:19 pm

MS is for MegaSquirt, an engine management system on the cheap.

A 1st Gen 2.4 complete will run $75-200 out of a Pick-n-Pull.
You'd need the engine mount.
SRT Piston/Rods are $340 from Modern new.
Honing should run $10/cylinder, or $40. About the same as machining the head and deck flat just to be sure. A gasket kit won't be that much, and provided you start with a 97 or newer 2.4, you will have the mechanical tensioner system.

The SRT Turbo Assembly can be found used for around $175 normally.

That gives you a "new", reliable setup for as little as $870, possibly cheaper if you source used SRT Rods/Pistons (I've seen them for as little as $100/set, without a scratch on one.)

From there, your major costs will be the MS system, and your Intercooler and Piping. I got a stock SRT Downpipe coming for $40 shipped. The MS will allow you to tune the stocker to around 250-260 hp. Change to a 3-bar map, and you can get close to maxxed Stage 2 levels, near 300 whp.

Cost if patient - less than $1500, as mentioned.
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Post by BIGRAM » Thu Jan 07, 2010 7:38 pm

i got my srt block for 100, je pistons eagle rods 750, srt head and intake 400, ms 375. just to give a example
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Post by hotrod » Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:24 pm

If I Swap just a regular 2.0dohc or Srt 4 2.4dohc engine In my 97 neon
would I still pass Smog, also if I run MS, will this pass smog
just curious because I wanna do alot of things to my neon,
but keep it legal, after all I want to go faster, but keep It DD
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