chetcpo
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| posted on 29/8/05 at 05:30 AM |
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Dodge Neon engine and rwd?
I race a Neon in SCCA amatuer road racing here in the states. I've rebuilt the car's 150hp 2.0 DOHC a couple times and I know the engine
pretty well and even have extras laying around the garage. It's also pretty light for a dual cam engine.
Naturally I am considering this for my powerplant for my locost build which is still in the planning stages.
I was wondering if it was possible to mate it to a different drivetrain to achieve the rear wheel drive I so desire. I was wondering if anyone could
give me some pointers in how to go about this.
Thanks,
Chet
[Edited on 29/8/05 by chetcpo]
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physician
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| posted on 29/8/05 at 07:51 PM |
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it have been mention on yahoo that a Jeep Liberty transmission from a 4 cylinder 2.4( which is suposed to be derived on the 2liter) can bolt on...
still searching for information
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chetcpo
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| posted on 31/8/05 at 03:35 AM |
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I have verified this with a DC employee that this will work. He says the nv1500 5 speed tranny from the 2003-2004 2.4liter equipped Jeep Liberty will
work, but what you would really want is the tranny from the 2005 Jeep Liberty. It is the NSG370 a 6 speed Mercedes unit with a four cylinder Mopar
bell housing.
If I use the 2.4 liter DOHC engine and the 2005 Liberty tranny I will have 150 hp / 165 ftlbs of torque (unmodified) and six gears. I expect it will
cost about $400 for the motor and $600 for the tranny. Not very lo-cost-ish, but very quick.
"Book" based scratch built Miata/Eunos 1.8 powered Locost
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=952
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