Build v2.0

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Build v2.0

Post by RTizzle » Sun Aug 15, 2010 8:00 pm

Well, as some of you may or may not know my car has been down for almost 2 yrs now. I broke a valve springs on my stock n/a motor and decided to do a mild built 2.0 and srt-4 turbo with Megasquirt. Well to make a long story short, 2 engines, 3 clutches, 2 standalones, etc later I still wasn't happy with the setup and had lost alot of interest in the setup. I'm almost positive the build was cursed :loco:

So I decided to go all out this time around and build the car how I've always wanted too. I got a killer deal on some key parts of the build which isn't a bad way to start :naughty:. The car will get a completely different motor with stronger internals, fully race ported head with large bump sticks and supporting valve train. The trans will possibly get a hybrid build to beef it up and some sort of LSD. I've already got a brand new stage 5 Competition clutch for the car which I'm hoping will hold nicely. On the turbo side I've picked up a nice custom top mount manifold with a Tial .83 exhaust housing for a 35r (both have been ceramic coated :cool:) I also scored a brand new custom fully stainless 4" exhaust with a Burns muffler. I'm completely ditching EVERY stock wire in the car and replacing it with a Painless race harness. Just simplify the whole setup along with dropping some weight. I picked up a FAST standalone with MSD trigger wheel and ignition setup to run the show. On the safety side the car has lost the 6 point bolt in cage and will be getting a full weld in cage. No real sure on the configuration of the cage yet but it will be geared more toward road racing. So as of now that is a quick run down of my plans. Below are a few pics of the tare down and some of the parts I've already picks up. Input it welcome ;)

How is sat before the tare down
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No more cage or interior.
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Bye bye heater core and stock wiring
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All the stock wiring that came out of the car.
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Engine bay on old setup
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Engine bay now. I'm already loving the fact my stock computer and distribution/fuse box will no longer be in the engine bay. I should clean things up ALOT.
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And here are some pics of the parts I've already starting building up.
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These will be getting MT 235/60/15 drag radials
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No pwr related but super rare for a neon (air bag delete)
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So that is what I have done/bought so far. I'll keep this thread posted as the build makes progress.
Last edited by RTizzle on Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:03 am, edited 1 time in total.
When I pass a Prius I downshift so they can hear me offsetting their "carbon footprint".

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Post by custom95neon » Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:11 pm

nice work :thumbleft:

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Post by wickedgoodneon » Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:31 pm

Show off!!! lol :hitit: :hitit:

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Post by BIGRAM » Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:30 am

Damn how I loved the car before can't wait for the after. I used to show a lot of guys your bay. Did you get some 2.4 action now? Fast is a nice system there is a shop by me that uses em on their gn's. Keep us posted.
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Post by RTizzle » Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:04 pm

Nope, the new motor will be a 2.0. The engine bay will be completely repainted and cleared along with the new cage and interior. Should be cleaner this time around ;)
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Post by littleredr/t » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:41 pm

amazing!!!! thats all i have to say :D
98 r/t all motor 2.4 project with some itb's
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Post by RTizzle » Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:55 am

Got a few goodies yesterday....

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I couldn't help but test fit the manifold once I got off work this morning.
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Post by BIGRAM » Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:54 am

Dang man that's a crazy mani set up, where did you get it?
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