April 30, 2009 at 4:54pm Posted in MP Blog
Just wanted to give you guys a heads up..
We’re in the process of adding quite a few new T shirts to our line of T shirts we currently sell.
We’ll have several new 03-05 Dodge SRT-4 shirts, a Caliber SRT4 shirt, a Cobalt SS shirt coming out.Id estimate these to be out in about 2-3 weeks.
They...
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Have a 03-05 Dodge Neon SRT-4 and have a check engine light lit up on your dash? Then use this sequence below to find out what the check engine code is on for.
NOTE: Modern Performance is not a mechanic service, and we do not do troubleshooting work/diagnostic work. We are only providing this as...
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April 28, 2009 at 3:13pm Posted in MP Blog
Matt, our employee who recently moved from Holland, Michigan was seperated from his 98 Plymouth Neon by nearly 1100 miles.
After suffering from Neon withdrawal over a period of almost 3 years, he finally decided to bring his 98 Plymouth Neon to Houston.
Now, what makes this so special is due to several factors.
1) Matts Neon is...
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April 28, 2009 at 10:15am Posted in MP Blog
S&S Cycle, a well-known manufacturer of American-made V-twin engines often used to power Harley-based custom motorcycles, has reportedly acquired a large portion of assets from the now defunct Crane-Cams organization.
. S&S says it plans to maintain the Crane Cams dealer and distribution chain intact while it moves the manufacturing services to its home factoryin Viola,...
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April 27, 2009 at 8:04pm Posted in MP Blog
Just a reminder for those of you outside the USA.
For your Neon, Neon SRT-4, Caliber SRT-4, Cobalt parts needs, MP can surely help you.
Our website is designed to easily quote you shipping costs for packages, and we have a employee who does nothing but handles our international orders. That way you can get your order...
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April 23, 2009 at 5:49pm Posted in MP Blog
We’ve received a production unit of a Clutchmasters Caliber SRT4 clutch and are about to test it out in our project Caliber SRT4. We’ve worked with Clutchmasters to get them to build a Caliber SRT4 performance clutch. This is really exciting news, because this will be a MUCH more affordable replacement clutch for the Caliber...
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April 22, 2009 at 3:09pm Posted in Tech
Its time to do a Tech session on adjusting BC Coilovers for the 95-99 Neon, 00-05 neon, 03-05 SRT-4, 05+ Cobalt, and 08+ Caliber SRT4.
Pictured here, is a set of 03-05 Dodge SRT-4 BC coilovers.
Installing, and setting up BC Coilovers should be done in four steps. First off, Installation, then Adjusting Heigth, Rebound and Compression...
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April 21, 2009 at 6:27pm Posted in MP Blog
Its a sad day for first gen Neon owners.. The 95-99 Dodge Neon Eibach Pro kit springs which Modern Performance has carried since the late 90’s has been discontinued.
These dropped the Neon 1.3 inches front and rear, and had a great linear rate spring that went well with daily driven, and or street driven cars.
We...
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April 20, 2009 at 11:40pm Posted in MP Blog
David B from San Antonio sent me two photos of his 03 Dodge SRT-4 after a wash and detail. The photos are a little fuzzy but you can still see how good looking his SRT4 is. David B has the privilege of owning the very first Neon SRT-4 in Texas, from way back in Feb...
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April 18, 2009 at 2:36pm Posted in MP Blog
We’ve been working on releasing a powdercoated valve cover for the 08+ Dodge Caliber SRT-4 for a little while now.
For those of you not familiar with Powdercoating, its a special process thats like using paint, however theres one major difference. Powdercoating uses a powdered paint material, thats spayed onto an object and then baked...
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April 17, 2009 at 5:53pm Posted in MP Blog
Our Caliber SRT4 project car has been down for the last few weeks while we are developing a replacement clutch line for the Caliber.
Heres where our Caliber currently sits.. The front bumper, and intercooler are also currently off. What a sad sight!
Hows this for a roomy engine bay?
We are pretty close to releasing a new...
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April 16, 2009 at 3:10pm Posted in Tech
I talked to a customer earlier that wanted some details on the DSS axles for the 1995-1999 Dodge Neon.
So, I took some photos, and measurements and wanted to share the details with you guys.
In this post Ill be comparing the Fidanza performance axles for the 95-99 Neon, and the DSS or Driveshaft Shop level 3...
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April 16, 2009 at 2:31pm Posted in MP Blog
Our employee John, is driving our Chevrolet Cobalt SS Turbo across the country to visit with our team of product designers, and fabricators. We are going to be developing a line of Cobalt SS Turbo downpipes, exhausts, intercoolers, strut bars, uppipes with blow off valves, and more. More on this later.
Anyways, in southern Illinois, when...
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April 11, 2009 at 5:43pm Posted in Tech
Almost on a daily basis, we get calls from customers asking if T Bolt Clamps are worth buying for their Turbo Neon, Neon SRT-4, Caliber SRT-4 or Cobalt SS Turbo.
The answer is YES ! Why ? Lets start with a picture first.
The photo on the left shows the T bolt clamp, which is .75 inch...
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April 9, 2009 at 7:25pm Posted in MP Blog
We’ve carried this product for some time now, but had an older, outdated photo on the website. So, we’ve taken some new photos to show the redesigned, more compact shell.
The older type of Vibrant Universal High flow Catalytic convertor had a heat shield stamped onto it. This new type of Vibrant cat is much smaller...
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