I have a 2000 Neon. I feel that it is too slow. It handles great, it just can't keep up with my driving. I have to go to WOT way too often.It also only goes 118mph, It takes me almost an hour longer to get back and forth to work. I bought it after some dumptruck driven by an intoxicated man without a CDL creamed my old Dynasty.
To get to the point, I want to swap my 3.3L and 7AOD into my Neon. I never had to WOT the Dynasty, it was quick enough at about half throttle. Now, I THINK it will fit under the hood. I also know that I'll have to make new mounts but, what about the cooling, electronics, steering, and suspension. I COULD do a whole new wiring harness, I know how, but that would be a pain. Plumbing a radiator isn't a big deal either. I am greatly lacking in knowledge of steering and suspension. I do like the Neons handling, and the Dynasty flopped around the corners like a dead fish. If I can keep the steering and suspension the way it is, I will. I've heard of an autostick conversion for the 3.3 and would like to have a stickshift Neon. Is there any extra work for that? How much work? If it is too much I'll just go Automatic. The other thing is Can I move the 7AOD shifter to the floor?
thanks in advance