need advice

[racerforlife]

i have this 1996 dodge neon that i bought from a salvage yard for 250 its an auto and i was wondering if it would be worth it to get a five speed

[chi town brat]

Moved to the correct forum.

Hope you find the information you need.

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chi town brat
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[flea69691]

if u can find the parts at a junkyard then yes

[bubblelip]

yeah its way worth it i love my neon

[Fast420A]

What are you trying to do with it? Road Race, Drag Race, Both? If you plan on making a drag car the auto tranny is going to be a good idea if you want to get a turbo on it and just floor it. If you want a road race car then the control over the car with a manual tranny is a better idea.

[flea69691]

Originally Posted by bubblelip

yeah its way worth it i love my neon

so when u swaping yours

[neondriver]

i would swap it, i started modding mydohc atx and it was still slow as hell i was going to do a tranny swap but ended up buying a acr. and if you can get an acr tranny because the ending gear ratio is quicker than a base one

[bubblelip]

Originally Posted by flea69691

so when u swaping yours

well i am just waiting on my pistons to come in and then put it togeher and get a megasquirt i think about a month or two

[Ahhhh Nick!]

Yes, it's worth the swap. I've done them myself and I can honestly say you can get it done in a weekend. Nothing too hard about it, just a bitch to get the clutch pedal in (tight space). Look at Neons.org - The best neon site on the net! there's plenty of atx to mtx swap info on there.

[racerforlife]

how much would a five speed cost

[Ahhhh Nick!]

They say it's usually around $300 for all the parts. ECU, axles, transmission, clutch, throw-out bearing, k-member, shift cables, shifter, clutch pedal.

While you're at it go ahead & put a new clutch, new throw-out bearing, booger shift bushings and a short shifter in there.

[Fast420A]

Originally Posted by neondriver

and if you can get an acr tranny because the ending gear ratio is quicker than a base one

Yeah, check out the tranny first as some are 3.55 final drive and others are 3.94. You want 3.94 for faster acceleration and the 3.55 if you are turboed and having traction issues and want a higher top speed.

[Ahhhh Nick!]

Originally Posted by Fast420A

Yeah, check out the tranny first as some are 3.55 final drive and others are 3.94. You want 3.94 for faster acceleration and the 3.55 if you are turboed and having traction issues and want a higher top speed.

The 3.55's also get better gas mileage on the highway. I'm popping in and out of v-tec at 70mph in 5th gear

[bubblelip]

vtec hahahah that nice i wish i had vtec