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Engine Swap ?
Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:03 AM
has any one ever put a brand new neon motor like the turboed one into a cavalier. I just thing that would be a pretty cool swap but i dont know if the motor and trans will fit




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Re: Engine Swap ?
Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:08 AM
Try it!
Re: Engine Swap ?
Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:25 AM
i mean cause isnt it basicaly the same engine cause my cavy has the 2.4 and the neon srt-4 has a 2.4 turboed engine. so i mean it should fit




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Re: Engine Swap ?
Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:48 AM
It is not Basically the same motor. The neon motor is physically larger, also a new sub frame, custom axles, and there are some firewall issues. Also tranny mounts & motor mounts. To get the axles to line up with the cavalier would be a pain in the ass. Also the whole thing about getting the motor running. "A stand alone, yes." Just swap in a 2.2 ecotec motor and turbo or supercharge it, or build your LD9. Either would be TONS cheaper than TRYING to get a 2.4 SRT motor in your cav.
~~shakes head~~
Anything can be done with time and money. In my opinion it is not even close to worth it.
You can do it, its just going to take a LOT of money, and time.
Hell a 350 small block Chevy probably would require the same about of work.





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Re: Engine Swap ?
Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:54 AM
ok thanx i just wanted some opinions




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Re: Engine Swap ?
Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:11 PM
Yeah like he said they are NOT the same, just because two motors share a common displacement rating they can still share nothing at all, like the neon and cavalier motors: different designs, different parts, different everything.

That being said, anything is possible, perhaps just not very logical.



Re: Engine Swap ?
Saturday, March 10, 2007 1:41 PM
Michael Barr wrote:i mean cause isnt it basicaly the same engine cause my cavy has the 2.4 and the neon srt-4 has a 2.4 turboed engine. so i mean it should fit


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Re: Engine Swap ?
Saturday, March 10, 2007 7:11 PM
you should have searched this before starting this.or in spanish el searcho
Re: Engine Swap ?
Sunday, March 11, 2007 8:18 PM
-MD- LD9 wrote:
Hell a 350 small block Chevy probably would require the same about of work.



That'd be something to see.


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