1997 Neon 4 door Stocker

JSLRacing · 08-24-2010, 07:18 PM

So what is the stock deck height so I can tell the machinist...

Would replacement pistons bought from the dealer be ok when I bore the block?

art leong · 08-24-2010, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by JSLRacing

So what is the stock deck height so I can tell the machinist...

Would replacement pistons bought from the dealer be ok when I bore the block?

I would try for a 2 to 5 thousanths down the bore. Oversize stock factory pistons are okay.
Not sure about the head gasket thickness though. Use the MLS The DOHC is about .040 thick.

JSLRacing · 08-24-2010, 08:36 PM

OK.. thanks..

JSLRacing · 08-25-2010, 01:54 PM

This might an obvious statement but...

Can I remove the air bags.. and when i remove the pass air bag.. what can i put in it's place to fill the hole.. ( I'm not sure how the passenger bag is held in)...

JSLRacing · 08-25-2010, 06:43 PM

I was looking through the IHRA Rulebook and 18.49 would put me in DF/SA..

I don't have an NHRA rulebook but I'm CF/S in NHRA?

DonatoEng · 08-25-2010, 08:23 PM

Have the dealer order you a Mexican Neon passenger air bag cover. The mexican versions had an insert for the dash to replace the US air bag.

DonatoEng · 08-25-2010, 08:28 PM

If you run a manual trans you will need the gear set from a 1.6 L car. They had a 4.12 FD.

Mike Carr · 08-26-2010, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSLRacing

I was looking through the IHRA Rulebook and 18.49 would put me in DF/SA..

I don't have an NHRA rulebook but I'm CF/S in NHRA?

Up until 2003, NHRA and IHRA had the same 16 FWD classes (AF to HF, stick and auto). IHRA still uses this format. In 2004, NHRA decided to go to four FWD classes. AF to DF, with sticks and auto's run together (sticks carry a 100 pound weight penalty). A few years ago, they added a new A class, and what was A through D is now B through E. It totally obsoleted my old car that I drove for Billy Nees. What was an HF/SA, 18.60 Index, 2,510 pound minimum weight in the 27.5 pound class, became a DF/S (now EF/S), 17.75 Index (that is now 17.45), 2,295 pound min wt, in a 25 pound class.

But yes, 18.49 makes your car a DF/SA in IHRA on a 15.60 Index, and it's an NHRA CF/S on a 15.15 Index.

JSLRacing · 08-26-2010, 04:19 PM

I'm gonna need some good ponies to get my neon under the index then...

08-24-2010, 07:18 PM	#1
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker So what is the stock deck height so I can tell the machinist... Would replacement pistons bought from the dealer be ok when I bore the block?

08-24-2010, 08:36 PM	#3
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker OK.. thanks..

08-25-2010, 01:54 PM	#4
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker This might an obvious statement but... Can I remove the air bags.. and when i remove the pass air bag.. what can i put in it's place to fill the hole.. ( I'm not sure how the passenger bag is held in)...

08-25-2010, 06:43 PM	#5
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker I was looking through the IHRA Rulebook and 18.49 would put me in DF/SA.. I don't have an NHRA rulebook but I'm CF/S in NHRA? __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

08-25-2010, 08:23 PM	#6
DonatoEng Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 148 Likes: 14 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker Have the dealer order you a Mexican Neon passenger air bag cover. The mexican versions had an insert for the dash to replace the US air bag.

08-25-2010, 08:28 PM	#7
DonatoEng Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Milford, MI Posts: 148 Likes: 14 Liked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker If you run a manual trans you will need the gear set from a 1.6 L car. They had a 4.12 FD.

08-26-2010, 04:19 PM	#9
JSLRacing Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bothwell,ON Posts: 131 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1997 Neon 4 door Stocker I'm gonna need some good ponies to get my neon under the index then... __________________ Jason Goldsack - 1997 Track Champion - St. Thomas Dragway 1997 Race of Champions Winner - Indianapolis, IN Div. 3 finals

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