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 Post subject: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:28 pm 
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Someone my step-father knows happens to be really good with working on neons. He said I could put an engine from a Dodge Intrepid in my neon. Would this work? Would I have to make new motor mounts? Anyone know what would be involved in this?

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:41 pm 
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that would be the 2.4 swap you hear so much about, unless he is referring to the newer 3.5...

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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That's what I was thinking, but when I googled it, the only engines I could pull up for the Intrepid were a 3.3 v6 and a 3.5 v6. It said those were for a '93 to '97 Intrepid. :dunno:

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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I have a transmission from my 300m in my shop next to my neon motor, for *a#S!d^f* and gigglles I am going to see if the bell housing lines up. It would be difficult to make the 3.5 fit because they are mounted in the engine bay like a rwd motor.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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The Intrepids came with a 2.7, 3.3, or 3.5 engine. All were V6's. The 2.4 was never available in the Intrepids. The Intreprids have zero in common with the Neon. None of the 3 engines that came in the Intrepid have ever been swapped into a Neon.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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The Intrepids came with a 2.7, 3.3, or 3.5 engine. All were V6's. The 2.4 was never available in the Intrepids. The Intreprids have zero in common with the Neon. None of the 3 engines that came in the Intrepid have ever been swapped into a Neon.


ah correct... had stratus on my mind but it came out as intrepid. :blush:

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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Great, thanks for the info :D

So, would it be possible to get the engine to swap if I made some custom motor mounts? I'm sure a SA ECM would probably be needed, but is there anything that would absolutely prevent this from being possible?

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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that would be the 2.4 swap you hear so much about, unless he is referring to the newer 3.5...

no intrepid came from the factory that i know of with a 2.4L

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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Oddly enough I don't think the 2.4 would even be able to fit in the Intrepids engine bay. It is 1 cylinder longer then any of the engine options and it has a tall timing cover on the front to interfer with the sloping hood.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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Great, thanks for the info :D

So, would it be possible to get the engine to swap if I made some custom motor mounts? I'm sure a SA ECM would probably be needed, but is there anything that would absolutely prevent this from being possible?



the engine and transmission are WAY to large for a neon engine bay.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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Thanks :)

So, what's the largest/most powerful engine I can swap into a neon?

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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2.4 bored and stroked to 2.7 with a big freakin' turbo on it.

What exactly do you want your car to do?

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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Eat Ponies... :pardon:

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Thanks :)

So, what's the largest/most powerful engine I can swap into a neon?



you can make over 500HP with the engine in it now.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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I remember seeing a 4-cylinder on Streetfire putting out 1000+Hp. That thing was sick. Anyway, if I can put out 500HP by upgrading mine, shouldn't I be able to get more out of a 2.4? Sorry for the noob questions, but I'm learning as I go, lol. I'm a computer engineer and I find pretty much anything that I can build, upgrade, and make fast to be fascinating, lol.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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What exactly are you wanting your car to do? If you just want to beat stock Mustang GT's then throw a turbo on your current engine, tune it well, and you're there. If you want to build a 500hp Neon building the engine is the easy thing. Order a top and bottem rebuild kit for the 2.4 from Modernperformance and the engine is there. The hard part is everthing else. The fuel, chassis, engine control, and tuning.

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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Sorry for the vagueness :pardon:

Anyway, my goal is to get as much power out of it as I can while keeping it street-legal. I don't like standards, so I'm not aiming for a competition car. I'm more interested in building a very fast machine that I can still use to get my groceries :grin:

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 Post subject: Re: Dodge Intrepid Engine?
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ShadowOfBlood wrote:
Sorry for the vagueness :pardon:

Anyway, my goal is to get as much power out of it as I can while keeping it street-legal. I don't like standards, so I'm not aiming for a competition car. I'm more interested in building a very fast machine that I can still use to get my groceries :grin:



whats your budget?

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I'm doing this over time, so budget's not really an issue. I'll piece the engine together bit by bit with whatever $ I have, and once it's done, I'll swap it into my car. I don't have much of a choice, because I definitely can't afford to do it all at once. Anything I can do myself, I'll do. I don't like leaving my car in a stranger's care.

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I'm doing this over time, so budget's not really an issue. I'll piece the engine together bit by bit with whatever $ I have, and once it's done, I'll swap it into my car. I don't have much of a choice, because I definitely can't afford to do it all at once. Anything I can do myself, I'll do. I don't like leaving my car in a stranger's care.



http://www.dcrsrt.com/index.php?act=vie ... roductId=8

http://www.dcrsrt.com/index.php?act=vie ... roductId=5

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ShadowOfBlood wrote:
I'm doing this over time, so budget's not really an issue. I'll piece the engine together bit by bit with whatever $ I have, and once it's done, I'll swap it into my car. I don't have much of a choice, because I definitely can't afford to do it all at once. Anything I can do myself, I'll do. I don't like leaving my car in a stranger's care.



http://www.dcrsrt.com/index.php?act=vie ... roductId=8

http://www.dcrsrt.com/index.php?act=vie ... roductId=5

http://www.agpturbo.com/product.php?pro ... 266&page=1


Is that engine block and head really cost-effective compared to just rebuilding a 2.4 to the same/better specs? I did manage to find that turbo $100 cheaper by googling it XD
I'm gonna have to save up quite a bit of $, I guess :)
Don't get me wrong, I'm not just trying to get a feel for what I might be in for. I FULLY intend to finish project Fuego :good:
It just might take some time, lol.

Edit: Oh, and wouldn't the RPMs have to be really high to make good use of that turbo?

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Budget is always an issue when building a high hp car.

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yeah...go to DCR and tell them to build ya somethin....if they can get srt-4s to run 10s with full interior...then imagine that engine in a 1st gen...lol

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