2.0 magnum motor into a 98 neon

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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2.0 magnum motor into a 98 neon

Post by 01neonrtblk » Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:35 pm

i have a question, i have a spare 2.0 high output SOHC magnum motor sitting in my garage and i was curious to see if i could put motor in a 1998 didge neon r/t that originally has a 2.0 DOHC. and i if i can, what needs to be replaced and modified> or has anyone even done that yet? cause i thought i read that somewhere where poeple did, but cannot find it, all i find is for the srt swap, thanks
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Post by DOHCRT » Sat Dec 12, 2009 2:39 pm

You can do the swap, its pretty easy. However, putting a SOHC (even the Magnum) engine in place of a DOHC engine is a step back (unless the DOHC engine is all done).
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Post by 01neonrtblk » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:23 pm

well the dohc thats in there has about 173,xxx miles on it, the water pump is bad, and needs a new timing belt, and other little things here and there, i have a spare magnum motor from my car when i did the srt swap in it, so looking at my options and what i can do and which is most cost effective.
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Post by DOHCRT » Mon Dec 14, 2009 9:20 pm

Sounds like you have a good reason to do the swap. The hardest part is getting the magnum two-stage manifold to work properly, but it isn't that difficult.
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Post by fuzzyneon » Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:08 am

DOHCRT wrote:Sounds like you have a good reason to do the swap. The hardest part is getting the magnum two-stage manifold to work properly, but it isn't that difficult.
and make sure its not a 03+ ngc mag motor i think you will run into problems with the crank trigger
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Post by DOHCRT » Tue Dec 15, 2009 7:36 pm

fuzzyneon wrote:and make sure its not a 03+ ngc mag motor i think you will run into problems with the crank trigger
Good point. Stay away from those pesky NGC engines. :lol:
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Post by 01neonrtblk » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:45 pm

DOHCRT wrote:
fuzzyneon wrote:and make sure its not a 03+ ngc mag motor i think you will run into problems with the crank trigger
Good point. Stay away from those pesky NGC engines. :lol:

ha its from my 2001 r/t so no worries about the crank trigger thing, so who wants to help? ha
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