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Has anybody with the first gen Neon's tried to mod one specifically for mileage? I was thinking scraping some money together and trying to buy a well used first gen for a work beater instead of griving my 16mpg (city) XJ. I'm not too concerned about 2dr vs 4dr or SOHC vs DOHC for that matter. I'd probably try an auto because of traffic. I do have a few questions too and please keep in mind I'm typing this around 2am;
1.What kind of mileage should I look for on the vehicle before I walk from it?
2.Anything I should look specificly for besides a stripped model?
3.Does the Auto have much of anything in common with the ones used in the 2.2/2.5 powered cars?
4.Has anybody noticed if lowering the car helped mileage any on it's own.
5.Has anybody seen a difference in mileage after swapping to composite panels (like the carbon hoods and trunk lids)
6.Has anybody tried different sized rims from either factory applications or aftermarket (I've been wondering about locating a set of Pizza or Eggshell wheels for the older Turbo Dodges due to their smoother profile)
7.What kind of induction and exhaust do you guys think would work? I've contemplated a modded airbox like I've done to my Jeep (knocked out the entire front wall of the box) and I've read that the Dynomax Turbo muffler for the GM F-Bodies is a near direct fit and can make a decent difference.
Thanks for any answers you can give.
1.What kind of mileage should I look for on the vehicle before I walk from it?
2.Anything I should look specificly for besides a stripped model?
3.Does the Auto have much of anything in common with the ones used in the 2.2/2.5 powered cars?
4.Has anybody noticed if lowering the car helped mileage any on it's own.
5.Has anybody seen a difference in mileage after swapping to composite panels (like the carbon hoods and trunk lids)
6.Has anybody tried different sized rims from either factory applications or aftermarket (I've been wondering about locating a set of Pizza or Eggshell wheels for the older Turbo Dodges due to their smoother profile)
7.What kind of induction and exhaust do you guys think would work? I've contemplated a modded airbox like I've done to my Jeep (knocked out the entire front wall of the box) and I've read that the Dynomax Turbo muffler for the GM F-Bodies is a near direct fit and can make a decent difference.
Thanks for any answers you can give.