it reminds of a neon because it is a neon

I talked about the stages
2003 had stage 1 and 2
2004 already came out with stage 1 installed plus a nice quaife LSD
stage 2 was cut in 2 parts with or without the turbo toys
stage 3 was for "off road" use because the turbo back exhaust system had no catalityc converter
they were sell by the dealers and if installed there the stage 2 didn't void the warranty 

Alain

words of wisdom from a very old timer

save all the money needed fo the full retail prices

because the closer you will be to the purchase date the least peoples you will have in your group buy 

Alain

not at all the srt-4 was a hot selling machine
it's simply because the whole neon familly went out of production and were  replaced by the dodge caliber in 2007

and there is a dodge caliber srt-4 with a new 2.4L turbo engine and doing 285 hp / 260 lb torque

Alain

the srt-4 can go to 300 hp just by buying the "stages" at the dealership and 2004 and + have a quaife lsd


they were advertised with more than that and on the dyno they were doing at the wheels what Dodge was saying they would do at the crank

Alain

the lower the ratio the better the gas mileage

Alain

the higher the final ratio the lower the top speed the better the acceleration
however a lower ratio = more top speed and more traction too and if you have less wheel spin in the end the lower ratio could be quicker
a 3.94 could turn out to be too high since you have a 3.5l engine in your bay

Alain

the movie will probably be boring on DVD
it was made from the start for 3D presentation
I haven't seen it yet I'm going sunday with my familly

many theaters will show the movie in 2D too

Alain

I was the High Definition video engineer of the second unit

second unit work is usually related to stunts, special fx, pickup shots and inserts
but we also worked as camera number 3 for big main unit shots and we were also the mobile crew

Alain

even better

so buy them
email them to me
and I will make several units this summer

Alain

buy the books
ship them to me
I will built a few
we test and we'll know

Alain

that's what I paid this morning in Montreal

for non-canadian that's for a litre
there are 3.785 litre in a US gallon
and a canadian $1 is worth right now $0.981 US
that turns out to be $5.55 US gallon !

Alain

it's there ... it's all there ....

you can't see ?

maybe you don't deserve to see !

Alain

I would hide myself until I die if I was this person



Alain

this afternoon I started to remove all the rust from the rocker panel
it was way worst than expected but nothing a few piece of metal, welding and finition bondo can't fix
I grinded until I was on solid and clean metal and shooted everything with a thick rust proofing paint

before


after


before


after


I have no after pictures of the driver side , the passenger side is the worst

if you car has some visible rust at the same spot as mine double check everything
because I found out that the plastic paint/protection we have on the lower rocker panel is perfect to hide the rust and keep the rotten metal in place holding there until  you see it too late

Alain

close your eyes and go to the next thread if you are sensitive

here's 4 close up of the rust on my car

I decided to rebuilt it this year and started the work last sunday after 2 years of not driving it and letting it sit in snow and grass

the worst is the joint in the passenger side on the rocker panel and rear fender from under it is rusted throught with a hole about 3 inches wide


the same spot at the driver side


I see lots of buffing and welding comming up for those 2 spots

I also have rust hole in the 2 rear fender



those are easy fix
also 1 broken door handle on the passenger side
and the torque meister has no more idle it keep swinging from 1000 to 2400 rpm at park and neutral and keep steady

I hear a crunshing noise when I turn right

but luckily I have tons of extra parts new and used

Alain