So, I'm thinking about getting rid of my 2001 Neon R/T and getting a GT Cruiser.
I know pretty much that I need to get the Stage 1 upgrade. What else would be a good BPU? I see several companies make exhaust systems for them. I was thinking a 2.5 inch unit would be fine since I'm keeping the stock turbo and stuff. This car will be my daily driver..
My idea/plan is this:
Stage 1
Exhaust
one of the several air-intakes i've seen.
Can anyone recommend anything else? Someone told me that since the intake gasket has to be replaced, might as put the 05+ plastic intake manifold on it, good idea or no?
hit up prototypepower.com for a VAK kit, which is intake and hardpipes...very well worth it's weight in gold. Stage one is a good upgrade, as well as an exhaust. Don't get suckered into the high prices of exhausts, take your car to an exhaust shop and have them do somethin up in a 2.5-3" all the way back. You can get that done for 200-300 bucks very easily. A wastegate helps out too but if you buy the GT with the auto trans you'll blow it and the wastegate is usually the cause. If you do buy an auto, DON"T BOOST IN 4TH GEAR!!!! I can't stress this enough...overdrive can't hold up to the power and your trans will be destroyed. After that plugs and wires always help, just like the srt4s the ngk 4306s work well with mopar performance plugs or msd plugs. Msd's are usually 44.99 from modernperformance.com. All that stuff and a good driver will put you into the low 14 second range, high 13s depending on which side of the US you're on.
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the 05 plastic intake is a very good start, SCT Xcal2 is a better route then S1 (it just came out and can have 3 differnt profiles), upgrade exhuast to 2.5 or 3" right from the o2 if you can. Solid motor mounts, same as srt4. Heck alot of stuff from srt4s you can use, they either bolt right in or need a bit of moddin.
hey pt guys ....ive been wondering what the benefits of putting the srt-4 intake manifold and tb on a pt cruiser would be ....youd have to redo the pipes and such .....but i always thought the pt turbo intake mani looked restricted
I tried to go to Prototypepower.com and the website is either down or not active anymore.
Thanks for the hints/tips guys. Where else can I get hard pipes? I don't want/will not drive an automatic. If i'm getting a boosted PT, its going to be a stick shift.
The SCT tuning kit, is it the same as used for the 96-06 vehicles? If so, I may just buy the whole kit and do it myself, as I've got an 03 dakota R/T that SCT just came out with a kit for..
Intake manifold is probably a no no. It would take a ton of modifications, including new piping, throttle cable and cruise control cable, and most importantly probably the radiator. The front end on the PTs are just too compact for a log style manifold of that caliber. If you want to go a custom route, your best bet would be to take the bottom half of the manifold (pt cruiser's are a 2 peice design) and fabricate a log on top of it. The nice part about the stock manifold is the long runners give us a shit load more torque than the srts manifold would.
Intake manifold is probably a no no. It would take a ton of modifications, including new piping, throttle cable and cruise control cable, and most importantly probably the radiator. The front end on the PTs are just too compact for a log style manifold of that caliber. If you want to go a custom route, your best bet would be to take the bottom half of the manifold (pt cruiser's are a 2 peice design) and fabricate a log on top of it. The nice part about the stock manifold is the long runners give us a shit load more torque than the srts manifold would.
i was wondering why people dont jump on the stage 3 manifolds that forced performance is selling.....just buy that and fuel....run 17-18 psi .....
because 90% of the owners drive autosticks which cant handle the power that would put out.
i think it could handle 300 so a good pump gas setup with that stage 3 mani would be cool.....what are your thoughts on the intake manifold???
Perhaps. PTers are super scared of thier auto trannies. Not saying they would hold all that power but the rumors frighten newbs from even modding their cars. Trannies have gone with zero mods and with multiple bolt ons so its really a crap shoot. But for those with the manual I think the S3 turbofold is just about the best idea for the money.
As far as the manifold, IDK. Id sway towards the SRT one being better but I really have no proof or seen any to agree with that. If the PT manifold were a waterslide, it would make you sick with all those turns.
i was wondering why people dont jump on the stage 3 manifolds that forced performance is selling.....just buy that and fuel....run 17-18 psi .....
because 90% of the owners drive autosticks which cant handle the power that would put out.
i think it could handle 300 so a good pump gas setup with that stage 3 mani would be cool.....what are your thoughts on the intake manifold???
Perhaps. PTers are super scared of thier auto trannies. Not saying they would hold all that power but the rumors frighten newbs from even modding their cars. Trannies have gone with zero mods and with multiple bolt ons so its really a crap shoot. But for those with the manual I think the S3 turbofold is just about the best idea for the money.
As far as the manifold, IDK. Id sway towards the SRT one being better but I really have no proof or seen any to agree with that. If the PT manifold were a waterslide, it would make you sick with all those turns.
plus the runners are super skinny limiting flow....but ive rebuilt the auto stick in a brand new pt....it blew it up but it coulda been a defect considering how many are out there and thats the only one iver seen go out....the manual t-350 is way less built up then the t-850 i think.....does the t-850 swap into the pt ??? ive never really looked...
i was wondering why people dont jump on the stage 3 manifolds that forced performance is selling.....just buy that and fuel....run 17-18 psi .....
because 90% of the owners drive autosticks which cant handle the power that would put out.
i think it could handle 300 so a good pump gas setup with that stage 3 mani would be cool.....what are your thoughts on the intake manifold???
Perhaps. PTers are super scared of thier auto trannies. Not saying they would hold all that power but the rumors frighten newbs from even modding their cars. Trannies have gone with zero mods and with multiple bolt ons so its really a crap shoot. But for those with the manual I think the S3 turbofold is just about the best idea for the money.
As far as the manifold, IDK. Id sway towards the SRT one being better but I really have no proof or seen any to agree with that. If the PT manifold were a waterslide, it would make you sick with all those turns.
plus the runners are super skinny limiting flow....but ive rebuilt the auto stick in a brand new pt....it blew it up but it coulda been a defect considering how many are out there and thats the only one iver seen go out....the manual t-350 is way less built up then the t-850 i think.....does the t-850 swap into the pt ??? ive never really looked...
In the PT world the 41TE auto tranny is a very weak link. I lost mine in my '01 PT at 81k miles and it had a rip roaring 150 hp. It was dealer serviced and never abused.
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