What kind of car is that? The fitment is slightly difference in an L body than all the rest.

 

Nice Spirit, are you going to do an rt clone type of setup? Makeing me want to do a 2.4 swap instead of a 2.5 rebuild.....

Daniel Merrill

 

Sshhh.. dont give away all my secerts.
I have an R/T spoiler and a 93 grill w/ factory ES ground effects, the antenna has been shaved
Oh did you notice the new improved firewall that sits 7 1/2" farther back then from the factory(equal length header)

Thats all for now. I painted it last year 02 nissan altima/maxima silver metallic

 

Oh did you notice the new improved firewall that sits 7 1/2" farther back then from the factory(equal length header)

Youre "nice".

Sneaky!!!!!!

 

I'm "nice"??

 

That is looking HOT. Seems like a better idea to go with a 2.4l than an 8V that I saw in an RT on EBAY

 

Pretty cool dude,

You need to post up more pics as you get the work done, :thumb:

 

so this is a 2.4 in a TD without welding? badass man!

 

Yeah the only edit I have to add to this is that when using poly mounts(all3) you need to have the pass mount upside down to make it level. I talked to Johnny and he said it will be OK. At 1st I had the stock sagging 89 w/ 120k miles on it and it was level but saggy, so this is the way to go.

Also the newer 3spd from neons has a spot for a rear mount, but the neons don't use it only the minivans. I took the factory rear mount(minivan), cut it off at the flange that goes to the trans and turned it 90 degrees and rewelded it(because it will hit the firewall right by the gas pedal,which I couldn't move back like the rest of the firewall I made because I had to have room to get my foot to the gas pedal.) Then I had a 1" peice of round steel made to fit in the K frame where the bobble strut was,made a U bracket to mount to the factory mount, and made a peice(1"round tube about 9" long) that connects the 2. This peice is at a slight angle between 10-15 degrees. This peice clears the sds and the diff cover.

All of this was done w/ the help of Kevin Davis as it is similar to his rear mount

 

Are you the only person with a 2.4 Spirit? I wanted to be first, but heh, this sure helps me a lot!

 

well since it looks pretty now instead of that junk motor I had in there on display.
Here are the new pics. one thing to note is that the caravan front mount that I am using had to be cut a little because I used the SRT4 oil pan. I also would like to add that for some reason my car (89) has a newer larger front mount, but I dont think it willl make any diff for fittment

you can see more here
http://forums.neons.org/viewtopic.php?t=263603&highlight=

oh, and thats a temporary valve cover cause I didnt want this one to get scratched

 

Nice. I wonder where you found the passenger mount,

Massage the firewall a bit did you?

Is that an SRT head or reg head? I see the Neon 1st Gen intake and can't make out if you redrilled it like I had to do on my customers engine.

 

just a neon head, you can see 2 holes I filled in the valve cover that are not needed, and I had the plug hole lips milled downa little so the boots will reach the plugs

 

just a neon head, you can see 2 holes I filled in the valve cover that are not needed, and I had the plug hole lips milled downa little so the boots will reach the plugs

Ok, I can see the modded hole. Thats why I was asking, lol, customer brought me a reg valve cover and some of the holes don't work so I got an SRT valve cover. Cheap at the dealer, $70 plus tax and you get the valve cover gaskets too. WTF,

I am reusing his 1st Gen plug wires and they work fine, there the same for all DOHC engines anyhow.

 

yeah the wires are the same but the SRT plugs are ~1/2" longer. I paid $35 for the new SRT vc and came w/ plug gaskets/oil cap/vc gasket

Moparsupercenter everyday price.

 

yeah the wires are the same but the SRT plugs are ~1/2" shorter. I paid $35 for the new SRT vc and came w/ plug gaskets/oil cap/vc gasket

Moparsupercenter everyday price.

Ahhhhh, didn't know about the plugs, good info.

Thats about the same, factor in exchance, shipping,

 

very nice work:thumb: when do you think it will be on the road ?

 

compliments are great from a pioneer such as yourself.
I would like to get in running in the next month, but then the roads may covered again by then

damn michigan(but last 2 weeks have been great 40-45 deg weather, which is unusual because normally we'll have a 50 deg day or 2 then 6" of snow within 24hrs)

 

It Runs!!

well got it fired up and idling today.
I had 2 small leaks, the 4yr old radiator cap I had sitting in the shed leaks, and 2 fittings on teh trans cooler, no biggie

Still have to finalize the wiring and hook the alternator up, cet the rest of the exhaust on, put the interior in and front clip back on.


Pics soon

 

Any updates?

 

yes, we need a update

 

new pics, took here for a drive today to make sure things were in order before putting the front clip on. Took a datalog of the trip. Its still in progress as you can tell. I need to change the map for datalogging because its off and hard to compare w/ the SDS. Have to finish the interior, front clip, hook up the meth injection and boost controller(among other things, like buff it out some).

Any way I have to get another muffler in the center because its loud.

 

looking good:thumb: and just in time for summer fun

 

Damn, I want your intercooler. That would make things easier for me in my Daytona.