can you turn a SOHC neon into a DOHC neon and if so how much would it cost and what would be needed?

Answer 1

If you play your cards right you should be able to get a salvage DOHC motor for a few hundred bucks. I know the DOHC wasn't a common motor but for whatever reason they are floating around out there just as a much as SOHC. I would just do a engine swap, alot easier, easiest car you'll ever do a engine swap on too. My advice don't even mess around with converting a motor to DOHC, you'll just end up with a heart-ache. Just look around and wait a little bit for a DOHC motor to show up some where.

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If you do this, buy a aftermarket flexplate. They stock one's break............alot.


Like I said before, easiest engine swap you can do period.

Answer 2

actually this is not very hard at all, the SOHC and DOHC are the exact same engine, just different heads. Go to a scrap yard and find a stratus or neon with the 2.0 dohc and they should let you take the entire topend off for about 200$. Go to this website, it is covered alot. Dodgeforum.com

Answer 3

The short answer is yes, but why not just buy a Neon that already has the DOHC engine? They are on the street every day. I realize that owners, who like their present car, figure they can save some money and have a more spirited car at the same time. Unfortunately, it often does not turn out that way.

Erich Heuschele covers your question at http://www.neons.org/ in paragraph 1.2.7.5 in the "Neon FAQs" section. It is an eye opener.