New member..HELLO EVERY1!

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Hi there guys/gals! Name's Joel Felix...I'm in Longmont, I just picked up a 92' Talon TSI on saturday and even though it needs sum lovin' I'm loving it!!!

Its weird how i ended up with it...basically, to keep the long story short: I traded my old GT3071r turbo for it.

Its an auto, has a lil over 152k miles, just changed the alternator and belt, the fuel filter, a few light bulbs, re-did vacuum lines and sum other lil things to get it better. They guy who I got it from gave me a brand new Ebay EVOIII 16g turbo with it (not installed yet) cuz the stock one is leaking oil. Will swap turbos nxt weekend hopefully. The only problem I see now is the OverDrive...heard the problem was the end clutches on the tranny so ima try to fix that soon cuz it won't shift up after 3rd gear. I also did a compression test and got all 120's except on cylinder #2....we sadly got just a lil over 100 :( But so far since i picked it up it went from feeling like it was an 18 second car to a 16 second one....so so far im happy with the progress. I mostly want it for daily driving....but having a best friend as a dsm guru and being a gear head and all that I am I know I won't be able to keep my hands off that engine bay lol

I also have an 05' Neon SRT-4. Bought it new, obviously stock at the time....now it runs 11.5's at 122mph at Bandimere Speedway.

Here's my mod list in case you're interested in knowing:
-Stock internals
-GT3071r at 22psi
-Cold air intake
-Custom exhaust with cutout
-Ported intake manifold
-SAFC-II
-RC 750cc's
-Walbro 255
-50/50 E85 and 91octane fuel mixture
-PFI Speed's tuning with a lil tweak from my hand here and then.

With the above mods I put down 458hp/465tq.

Hoping for mid 500 HP and late 10's next season with built short block, fuel returnline, 100% E85 with 1150cc's, AEM EMS and more boost :)

Anyways sorry for the long unnecessary introduction! Any suggestions/comments/questions are greatly appreciated and I hope I meet you guys soon!

[mitchel63]

Welcome!

You don't work at the Ford dealership do you? The only modded SRT4 that I regularly see around town is always parked there...

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Welcome!

You don't work at the Ford dealership do you? The only modded SRT4 that I regularly see around town is always parked there...


If u consider intake and exhaust modded and alot of looks work then thats my buddy Eloi...he is the service desk manager. I have a white one...polished aluminum wheels....stainless steel perforated hood with a lil bit of black on it and a viper on it?

And thanks for the welcome...im also on the coSRToc.net forums in case any1 on here is a member there.

I'll post pics of both rides as soon as i get my camera back from my ex lol ...so like nxt weekend maybe. Ive seen a couple of u guys at Bandimere, well I dnt know if they r on here but ive seen sum sick DSM's up there. I think i raced a red 1g tsi once that had sum hoosiers on and ran like just a lil slower then me?

[Kenny]

[QUOTE Ive seen a couple of u guys at Bandimere, well I dnt know if they r on here but ive seen sum sick DSM's up there. I think i raced a red 1g tsi once that had sum hoosiers on and ran like just a lil slower then me?[/QUOTE]

You mean that red 1G that is on top of the web page on the right. And welcome to the Forum.

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

[QUOTE Ive seen a couple of u guys at Bandimere, well I dnt know if they r on here but ive seen sum sick DSM's up there. I think i raced a red 1g tsi once that had sum hoosiers on and ran like just a lil slower then me?

You mean that red 1G that is on top of the web page on the right. And welcome to the Forum.[/quote]

haha i barely noticed it yeah thats the one! That car is sick...i know it ran a best of like 11.1 or sumtin but i raced it and barely beat it, we talked for a lil and he told me he wasnt pushing as much boost as he should of.

[talontsi]

coloRODan_SRTsi

Welcome to RMDSM. Please re-read the rules of the forum before posting. The admins will warn you. We try to keep proper grammer and spelling in all of the posts so that people can understand what you are typing. :)

[mitchel63]

If u consider intake and exhaust modded and alot of looks work then thats my buddy Eloi...he is the service desk manager. I have a white one...polished aluminum wheels....stainless steel perforated hood with a lil bit of black on it and a viper on it?

And thanks for the welcome...im also on the coSRToc.net forums in case any1 on here is a member there.

I'll post pics of both rides as soon as i get my camera back from my ex lol ...so like nxt weekend maybe. Ive seen a couple of u guys at Bandimere, well I dnt know if they r on here but ive seen sum sick DSM's up there. I think i raced a red 1g tsi once that had sum hoosiers on and ran like just a lil slower then me?


Hmmm...I thought it had a larger intercooler on it too, which led me to believe it was well modded.

Anyway....maybe I'll see you around town sometime.

[hemi-colt]

Welcome met you a few times at bandi...

[89FWD]

Welcome met you a few times at bandi...
Davis was this the guy I beat a couple of times after we turned on the anti-lag?:)

[hemi-colt]

Yes it was old timer...:D

Davis

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Hmmm...I thought it had a larger intercooler on it too, which led me to believe it was well modded.

Anyway....maybe I'll see you around town sometime.

Yeah it does have the big front mount...its really usual for neon owners to put those on. On Eloi's case, just like a bunch of others, its more for looks then anything lol

What car do you drive?

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Oh and Davis: Please remind me what you drive and who is this 89FWD guy with the anti-lag that beat me a few times?

Also if any1 can answer this question for me: When or how do I get to upload an avatar? It won't let me as of now and i've searched for info on it but it doesn't say anywhere from what I saw.

[mitchel63]

Yeah it does have the big front mount...its really usual for neon owners to put those on. On Eloi's case, just like a bunch of others, its more for looks then anything lol

What car do you drive?

Hah! I did everything I could to take a sidemount as far as possible....different strokes for different folks eh!

I drive a dark green 2G...Evo SE BBS's, FMIC, flat black exhaust. It's not super flashy and doesn't get driven much. I daily a silver-ish Legacy GT with black wheels(silver BBS's now for the winter).

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Hah! I did everything I could to take a sidemount as far as possible....different strokes for different folks eh!

I drive a dark green 2G...Evo SE BBS's, FMIC, flat black exhaust. It's not super flashy and doesn't get driven much. I daily a silver-ish Legacy GT with black wheels(silver BBS's now for the winter).

Nice that sounds really nice ride...Got any pix of it? And yeah u gotta make a neon look better then it looks sumhow right! I only got my Big FMIC when I really needed it when I got my big turbo.

[hemi-colt]

I drive a space ship.....:D See sig... Last year it was a murdered out 1g..This year it's redrum....


89fwd drives a mirage....

Davis

[89FWD]

Yep, we were both having traction issues. It's a white 89 Mirage, at that time it had a stock 2.0 and 16g finished off with a open diff to keep it fun. I plan on turning up the boost a little next season, let's run em...

I'm John, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Joel.

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Yep, we were both having traction issues. It's a white 89 Mirage, at that time it had a stock 2.0 and 16g finished off with a open diff to keep it fun. I plan on turning up the boost a little next season, let's run em...

I'm John, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance Joel.


NICE! I barely got my neon back up and running this afternoon. Ill post pics later if its cool with the admin team?

How much HP are you putting down with wat mods? And wat times were u running this season

[DlandryTSI]

NICE! I barely got my neon back up and running this afternoon. Ill post pics later if its cool with the admin team?

Sure. You should be able to just attach them to a new post.

--Dave

[89FWD]

Joel

The motor was stock with only BC 272's, 16g at 19psi, M&H slicks and DSMlink. My guess for whp at that time would be somwhere around 250-275. My best et was 12.68 for last season before the turbo and head went on vacation.

It looks like your car continued to get faster after sometime in July. If your thinking your neon will put down 500whp after the upgrades we should have a contest. I'll race any heavy four door station wagon for fun:)

It's all in the sauce my friend.

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Joel

The motor was stock with only BC 272's, 16g at 19psi, M&H slicks and DSMlink. My guess for whp at that time would be somwhere around 250-275. My best et was 12.68 for last season before the turbo and head went on vacation.

It looks like your car continued to get faster after sometime in July. If your thinking your neon will put down 500whp after the upgrades we should have a contest. I'll race any heavy four door station wagon for fun:)

It's all in the sauce my friend.

So ur car weighs like 1k pounds!? lol Yeah i should have bout 500 to the wheels the beggining of the season. And yeah it got faster due to fine tuning, better driving, more traction. I went from 12.4 to 11.5's, and that 11.5 wasnt a one time deal: I ran 11.5 6 times in a row before the season was over so yeah if u think ur power:weight ratio is gonna be plenty enuf for my 500whp on 3000 pounds then we shall dance :)

[hemi-colt]

So ur car weighs like 1k pounds!? lol Yeah i should have bout 500 to the wheels the beggining of the season. And yeah it got faster due to fine tuning, better driving, more traction. I went from 12.4 to 11.5's, and that 11.5 wasnt a one time deal: I ran 11.5 6 times in a row before the season was over so yeah if u think ur power:weight ratio is gonna be plenty enuf for my 500whp on 3000 pounds then we shall dance :)


You girls should dance could be fun...89fwd car weighs about 2600 with him in it so it's close to your weight....Plus it's a pos colt nothen to be worried about...:D

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

POS Colt hu? Nothing is a piece of shit if its running that fast ;)

I'm down as soon as the track opens...cant wait for it

[mitchel63]

I saw you driving on Ken Pratt this afternoon about 4:30....I was in my Tacoma though. I didn't know what you meant by a viper on the hood til I saw it and now I realize that I have seen your car around a bit as well.

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Yeah ..its goin away soon....i thought it was a cool idea but then I realized I drive a neon not a Viper! lol Its too cheesy i hate it now

[89FWD]

You girls should dance could be fun...89fwd car weighs about 2600 with him in it so it's close to your weight....Plus it's a pos colt nothen to be worried about...:D

Hey now, the car’s been on a diet. I'm looking to weigh in around 2450 with driver at the track. 2450lbs and maybe 450whp…should be a fun season:)

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Hey now, the car’s been on a diet. I'm looking to weigh in around 2450 with driver at the track. 2450lbs and maybe 450whp…should be a fun season:)

wow! mine is at 2980 with me in it...but thats without the cage in...and since ill jut do a heavy and cheap ass one it will be prolly round 3200 if im lucky! so it shuld be fun!

[hemi-colt]

Hey now, the car’s been on a diet. I'm looking to weigh in around 2450 with driver at the track. 2450lbs and maybe 450whp…should be a fun season:)

I thought you were putting a cage in? Your fat toooo...:eek:

[89FWD]

I thought you were putting a cage in? Your fat toooo...:eek:

Yeah, you're right!! I forgot about the cage. 2600 sounds good. I smell 13's for sure now...

[BLueBeast]

Glad your on board

I'm new too, good to be here and hope to meet some good people and learn a lot.

-Shawn

[coloRODan_SRTsi]

Glad your on board

I'm new too, good to be here and hope to meet some good people and learn a lot.

-Shawn


Welcome bro and thanx!