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Old 09-14-2003, 06:26 PM
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Chances are, it'll either be a MIATA, or a 1st GEN NEON!
chances are, they will also be driven by hairdressers.
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Old 09-14-2003, 07:25 PM
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chances are, they will also be driven by hairdressers.


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Old 09-14-2003, 08:02 PM
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Most Neon enthusiests prefer the first gen Neon to the secend because they were more performance oriented and for the dohc motor. specialy the R/T and ACR cars which are highly recomended for auto crossing. A company Forward Motion has built one of the fastest front wheel drive Chrysler vehicles ever, a first gen turbo Neon 1/4 mile 9.36 @ 150.4 mph and its an auto.
And if anyone reads Car and Driver they had a four banger tuner shootout and there was a 03 Neon 2.4 bored and stroked to 2.7 all motor with claimed hp of 348 and 257 lb-ft. It only placed 7th because of a blown clutch but was still highly praisd.
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Old 09-14-2003, 08:25 PM
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Well, you're wrong here too. The 1st gen neon (95-99) IS one of the best handling FWD cars ever produced.... the ACR model especially, but even the regular models. Go to an autocross. See what car is turning the fastest times. Chances are, it'll either be a MIATA, or a 1st GEN NEON!

Also, about the DOHC being more peppy and powerful, again, you're somewhat wrong. The DOHC has a more honda-ish powerband, so at lower RPMs it isn't as responsive or powerful. The SOHC, is actually a better engine to have around town, due to increased low RPM torque, and if you were to put the two next to each other, and race them, the SOHC would jump ahead of the DOHC, and at about 40-60mph somewhere the DOHC might catch up and pass.

Anyway....

- Rob


Well, whatever dude. the neon i drove was a POS so bahh. You can lay off being a dousche bag now
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Old 09-14-2003, 09:44 PM
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Most Neon enthusiests prefer the first gen Neon to the secend because they were more performance oriented and for the dohc motor. specialy the R/T and ACR cars which are highly recomended for auto crossing. A company Forward Motion has built one of the fastest front wheel drive Chrysler vehicles ever, a first gen turbo Neon 1/4 mile 9.36 @ 150.4 mph and its an auto.
And if anyone reads Car and Driver they had a four banger tuner shootout and there was a 03 Neon 2.4 bored and stroked to 2.7 all motor with claimed hp of 348 and 257 lb-ft. It only placed 7th because of a blown clutch but was still highly praisd.
Ugh, don't even bring that up, it was a disgrace. What'd it run? 15s?! Omg. 348hp my f*cking ass.

Gary Howell is a liar. Hahn racecraft is where its at. They ahd a full street neon that ran 11s. It looked damn near stock. >spooge<

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Old 09-14-2003, 11:39 PM
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Yea I think Howell was full of it and blamed the slow runs on the clutch. I was saving to get a Hahn racecraft turbo kit before I purchased the SVX which needs the seals replaced now I'm starting to think did I make the wrong decision
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Yea I think Howell was full of it and blamed the slow runs on the clutch. I was saving to get a Hahn racecraft turbo kit before I purchased the SVX which needs the seals replaced now I'm starting to think did I make the wrong decision
IF you want to go fast and street race, yes, you made the wrong decision. If you want a car that has class, style, and a somewhat exotic flavor to it, you chose wisely. The cool thing about the SVX is that it does everything pretty well. You can drive it at 125mph pumping the techno, flip over to a classical station and drive the speed limit, pull into a parkinglot full of ricers and have them all stare trying to figure out what car you have, or pull into an expensive country club and have the valet driver be excited to drive your car, and get looks from the 911 drivers.

I think its cool.

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That's exactly right rob... That is the main reason I like my car... Because I get looks and I can just cruise on the Hiway all day... Also the sound that the Stebro makes with the 5 speed behind the engine!!!! Just like a Ferrari!!!
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Old 09-15-2003, 07:40 PM
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I know I made the right decision I love my SVX
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Old 09-15-2003, 08:27 PM
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legacy GT with somehow a twin-turbo. get em everytime
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Old 09-18-2003, 04:51 PM
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dead horses

Geeze 5 pages!

Starting to sound like the old shoot the dead horse deal here. All cars have problems, Its a fact of mechanics. And the stereo types dont apply to everyone. Hell I ran into and SVX owner not on the board whose SVX just turned 100k. It's never had the yranny or bearings worked on.
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