MOPAR: A Forgotten winning race car | Dodge neon
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Dodge ahould bring back the Neon, have it start under 15k, being the cheapest car in America...offer a I4 standard, have a i4 hybrid and V6 avaliable, and do a "Hellcat" V8 version as a special edition
@@fortheloveofnoise That’s actually a great idea. Even a small displacement v8 would be cool.
Nobody will make a no frills car ever again, especially with a manual transmission. The profit margin is all in the "content" ... a bunch of BS that adds cost and weight and complexity. The only "small" real performance car out there is the Toyota GR86, which starts at $30K.
In 2016 I bought a 2009 Mustang GT convertible with 17,000 miles with a 300 hp V-8, 5-speed manual trans, Shaker 500 sound system, four wheel ABS and nothing else for $18K. The word "content" makes me ill. 🤮
@ I guess time will tell. No one thought we would get another Prelude or Celica regardless of how they turn out to be. Hyundai has made some impressive cars like the Veloster N and especially the Sonata N which are more affordable than their competitors. And to your point the GR86 is not a competitor but affordable sports compact cars to todays standards are there. But again time will tell.
Technical stuff included in this video are mostly but not all accurate ... Jim Kidd, owner & builder of "The Banana"
@@jameskidd6875 Very cool! Could you tell me what I may have missed? There is a lot more information I will include in the future , but I wanted to make this as simple as possible. I think these cars have a lot of potential.
@@ModstarzOfficial Nobody runs 15x7.5" wheels (ours are 7" wide per the SCCA Improved Touring class rules), and even those are a challenge to get the tires to not rub the frame rails with anything larger than a 195/50R15 tire without the right wheel offset (35mm is best), longer wheel studs and spacers. I'm not familiar with the tires you mentioned. We run Hoosiers on the track, but there are whole bunch of really good 200 treadwear performance tires out there, such as the Continentals we run on Bill Snow's team in the ChampCar series. The ACR originally came with non-adjustable struts by Arvin, later they came with adjustable Koni struts. (KYB's do not hold up well to the shorter and stiffer springs). Mopar High Rates or X-High Rates were the springs to have, but over time they have become extremely difficult to find. Most guys now have some brand of coil-over shocks (BC's tuned by RedShift Motorsports are best.) With any of the above it is best to run the smaller stock non-ACR front anti-sway bar and a larger rear anti-sway bar, something like a 21mm. I have no idea what that transmission shifter rod is? Nobody I know runs EBC brake pads, mostly Hawk or G-Loc. Solid engine mounts will rattle the fillings out of your teeth on a street car.
As pictured, "The Banana" was running in the "Spec Neon" class at Waterford Hills Road Race Course on Gen-II 15x6" wheels and Hoosier SM7 Spec Miata tires.
$1,800 to $2,300? ... maybe, if it doesn't have a ton of miles on it and/or road salt rot ... decent turn-key road race ready ACR's are out there, usually for around $5k to $6k or so.
@@jameskidd6875 That is cool to know even though I was not specifically talking about spec neon builds in this video. But now it does not seem like a bad idea for the future. I do appreciate your info.