MTX swap is going to run you a few hundred bucks... figure $300 + S/H for a decent trans, $180-ish for a stock clutch or $250-ish for a PT clutch (PT clutch can hold more power, worth the money if you go that route IMO), $20 for booger bushings ('cuz chances are the bushing on whatever cables you get used will be shot), $13 for CV seals (replace them while the trans is out), and another $100 for the rest of the miscellaneous items used (shifter, cables, pedal assembly, clutch cable, bobble strut, trans mount). If you want a PCM too buy a used Mopar unit ($140-ish shipped is about the going rate, used - $220 new). So you're looking at $800-$900 or so for a clean swap done right with a PT clutch and MP PCM, depending on what kind of deal you can get on a trans, how much shipping is, etc... Plus your time to put it together, and you'll have to fab a braket for the bobble strut, ATX K-members don't have one.
alaskaneon said:
buy riceeaters car man! Then give your brother a run for his money!
run for his money? :thatfunny He'd be eating your dust if it's a stock SRT-4. Stock SRT:
[email protected], my turbo 1st Gen:
[email protected] (slicks). Anyway, I'm not going to cram my car down your throat, but it appears I don't need to... everyone else is telling you to buy it lol. It's not going to run 12.6 straight out of the box as it is. It HAS run 12.6, but it needs a few areas of TLC at the moment, which are listed in the ebay add. (just want to make that clear so you don't go buy it, race it right as it is and whine "it only went 13.XX") The main things are alignment (so you could run safely and keep the car out of the wall...), get the sending units installed for the gauges so you know whats going on (another safety issue, the engine's safety that is), and some fine tuning with a wideband would probably help too. Basically, a tune up and race prep (plugs & wires, clean up the IC piping to prevent boost leaks, fuel tune, etc...). You could easily have this car tuned and ready to rumble by next spring when race season starts, probable even have time to do a few more upgrades... meth injection, maybe MS. You can find all the help you need on here and on neons.org. I started with neons two years ago and knew nothing. Now I'm confident I could do just about anything. They aren't hard to work on, relatively simple setup.
Take this advice: Start with a good setup, and start with a plan. Other's on here will say the same. What I mean is this... don't spend a bunch of money converting a SOHC ATX into a DOHC MTX or whatever. If its not what you want to start with, get rid of it, and buy what you want. Chances are you'd get more money for an ATX than a MTX anyway, because no one knows how to drive stick anymore. Once you have a good base, make a plan, don't just throw parts. I bought my black car ('97, pics on pics thread in neon interior/exterior talk section) for $2200, and have about $1800 in it with bolt ons, rims, tires, stereo, etc... Figure $4k. It's probably a low to mid 15sec car. Its a peppy daily driver, handles well, rides nice, etc... but by no means a race car. Looking back, what I *should* have done is bought a wet nitrous kit and been done with it. More power when I want to take it to the track, still fun to drive on the street, less money spent. I'm happy with the car, but better routes could've been taken. What I'm getting at is, decide what you want, and find the best/cheapest way to get it. Don't just start dumping money into a car until it becomes what you want, because it will chew a huge hole in your pocket. If you want a run of the mill daily driver, stick with what you have, leave it alone. If you want something that's going to put a smile on your face every time you drive it, buy a 1st Gen no options MTX DOHC (lighweight), give it some sticky tires, booger bushings, MM inserts, a few bolt ons (CAI, PCM, TB, header) and be done with it. If you want a more refined car, buy a 2nd Gen R/T. If you want something that will light from a 2nd gear roll, spin into third, and hold you to your seat like nobody's business, buy my car and give it some time and elbow grease tuning it up nice. Regardless, figure out what you want first.
Bidding on my car ends Tuesday (11/13) @ 12:40am-ish (Monday night), if you're interested. 10 watchers as of now, no bids, no reserve, $3500 opener.
