On Mon, 22 Mar 1999, Jeff Cashmore wrote:
> A new subject, a new subject!! No turbo's, SFC's, R vs street tires, or
> worrying about the 'cost' of autoxing, (try telling a road racer how
> expensive autocross is).
>
> I was playing around in a Neon this weekend and couldn't seem to get the
> launch down at the start. It seemed to work best at 3k rpm or less with
> some pedaling to just get the front wheels to slip a little. If I went
> to 3.5-4k I got some god-awful wheel hop. Any suggestions? Anyone want
> to share some typical Neon accel/braking g-analyst readings? In private
> if you'd prefer. Does anyone have any thoughts on how to improve a
> seemingly anemic motor? This is a 98 R/T with only 9k miles, K&N
> filter, stock exhaust (although I'm told a cat back doesn't help much).
> On another note, I was pretty impressed with the Toyo 225's. Not the
> 'rocks' I'd heard they'd be. I'd change the cliche to say, "they're ok
> for a very long time". :)
Nothing you can do and still stay in stock, come play in CSP!
Wheel hop = BAD MM design.
Your launch RPM's typical of what I was doing stock, might try feathering
the clutch a bit more and try a little higher.
centerline the cams is the only "stock" mod I know of.
nope Cat back wont help a bit other exhuasts wont help either stock DOHC
is the best short of a 1hp gain for $200 muffler? And most of the time it
incurs a torque loss somewhere in the lower RPMs.
Loose some weight, the car not you..unless you need it to of course.
Jason
Dodge Neon CSP Killer (soon to be when season starts)
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