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#1749 of 1758 Hi all by 1dodgefan7704 Apr 18, 2009 (4:26 pm)
I am a new member to this forum and i have a question hopefully some one can answer. My wife has an automatic 04 DODGE NEON SXT that she want to get rid of but i really like it and want to keep it for myself and trade my mustang for a new car for her cause we got a baby girl on the way. I was wondering is it possible to put a srt-4 motor in it and what would i need to do the engine swap. Replies to this message: farout (Apr 19, 2009 7:43 am) 1dodgefan7704 (Apr 20, 2009 4:12 pm)
#1750 of 1758 Re: Hi all [1dodgefan7704] by farout Apr 19, 2009 (7:43 am)
Replying to: 1dodgefan7704 (Apr 18, 2009 4:26 pm) Welcome to the forum! Congratulations on the baby!   This for all practical reasons is a dangerous idea. Here is why. The engine would fit, but the tranny is a special beefed up stick, brakes are extra heavy duty, the body is strengthened, all the control moduels are different. But say yoy really wanted to put an SRT engine in the safe way it would cost more than you can buy a fairly low mileage SRT for.If your 04 sxt has acceptable mileage in the NADA sell it andthen buy a real honest to goodness safe solid worth something SRT. To give you go on ebay motors and check out all the SRT's. By having a blessing on the way I am assuming you are 30 or less years old perhaps uo to 35, insurance on a SRT just might be really up there.   If you did find an SRT engine and tranny, you would spent real high dollars for it, there are lots of SRT's with needed rebuilding and many would rather get a used engine even for big bucks. Call some different auto salvage places and see how many SRT engines you find, id any.   Sorry to but the brakes on for you, but safety is always the best idea first and formost.   Oh, we had an 04 sxt. Our daughter had an accident, at 30 miles an hour everything worked perfectly. The air bags went off, the engine tucked under the body as designed and she just had some neck pain from the air bag going off. The Neon is designed to protect the driver and passengers, and because of that the vehicle crumbles. In a accident this is a throw away car. The design for safty was good, for rebuilding it costs too much. Replies to this message: 1dodgefan7704 (Apr 20, 2009 4:12 pm)
#1751 of 1758 Re: Dodge Neon Front end repair [okko1] by chris1221 Apr 19, 2009 (9:04 am)
Replying to: okko1 (Jan 16, 2009 2:53 pm) if u dont have experience it can turn in 2 a headache need to straighten frame 2 align parts in order not that easy if u do attempt make sure u checkout everything before driving good luck
#1752 of 1758 Re: Hi all [farout] by 1dodgefan7704 Apr 20, 2009 (4:12 pm)
Replying to: farout (Apr 19, 2009 7:43 am) Thank you, and i am glad to hear that your daughter is safe. Oh I really didn't know that it would be that much of a pain in the butt. I really didn't even think about the safety hazards. I also have a 1977 Dodge W-200 4x4, and I am so used to working on an older vehicle that I didn't think about all that. Safety is very important especially with my daughter on the way. Thank you so much for replying to my post [farout], you prove that there are still some good people left in the world by giving good advice and worrying about the safety of others. Thank you so much and God Bless.
#1753 of 1758 RE: 1745 of 1752 - Electrical Problems w/ locks & dash [juniorproducer] by juniorproducer May 05, 2009 (5:03 am)
Replying to: juniorproducer (Apr 13, 2009 6:50 am) Here is an update to my post from two weeks ago, 4/13. Replaced the door ajar unit on my driver's side back door. Cost $12 from the dealership and took 30 minutes to change out. Since then, I have had no more locks clicking and no dome lights issues. Still have a malfunction indicator light on my dash and will have that checked out soon. Hope this is helpful to more people. Keep preserving your vehicles! :o)
#1754 of 1758 Good head for 1996 Neon by farout May 30, 2009 (3:14 pm)
I have a 1996 2. L single cam Neon. I have bent valves. I am looking for a good head at a cheap price. Anyone know of one?   farout
#1755 of 1758 My 1995 Neon 4 door Sport was the by andres3 Sep 15, 2009 (3:03 pm)
Biggest mistake of my life.   Problems too numerous to list without taking up 10 monitor screens of text.   More expensive to keep running than a vintage Ferrari by FAR. Chrysler bankruptcy was in large part caused by the Neon in my book. Replies to this message: whitewaternut (Sep 20, 2009 3:36 pm) andres3 (Sep 21, 2009 2:46 pm) lakeg41 (Sep 22, 2009 9:56 pm)
#1756 of 1758 Re: My 1995 Neon 4 door Sport was the [andres3] by whitewaternut Sep 20, 2009 (3:36 pm)
Replying to: andres3 (Sep 15, 2009 3:03 pm) My 2005 is a piece of crap also. At 38,000 miles the lower control arm bushings seperated from their housing on both sides of the vehicle. The dealer says he has replaced many of these on both the neons and the PT Cruiser which has the same front suspension. No wonder Chrysler went bankrupt. they deserve it for the garbage they build. Replies to this message: andres3 (Sep 21, 2009 2:46 pm) lakeg41 (Sep 22, 2009 9:56 pm)
#1757 of 1758 Re: My 1995 Neon 4 door Sport was the [whitewaternut] by andres3 Sep 21, 2009 (2:46 pm)
Replying to: whitewaternut (Sep 20, 2009 3:36 pm) Sorry to hear you got stuck with a Neon. A shame that in 10 years they improved the Neon probably by about 100%, but 100% better than total utter lemon garbage is still garbage, and certainly one of the main causes of bankruptcy.   May Chrysler designers and engineers rot in hell! Replies to this message: lakeg41 (Sep 22, 2009 9:56 pm)
#1758 of 1758 Re: My 1995 Neon 4 door Sport was the [andres3] by lakeg41 Sep 22, 2009 (9:56 pm)
Replying to: andres3 (Sep 21, 2009 2:46 pm) Maybe a 95 wasn't the best neon out there ,but they worked out the bugs of earlier ones later on . I read that 2004 and 2005 model years are actually recommended by Consumers Reports (who always bash American cars and Chrysler especially) as a best buy for a used car . I have a 2000 and it now has 149000 on it (bought w/ 83000 ) and I haven't done anything special except regular maint . I drive 83 miles a day to work and it hasn't let me down yet . I only wish that it had a 4 speed tranny instead of the 3 so I would get better gas mileage ,but I know that the 3 speed is actually a better tranny .

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