May 28, 2009 at 11:58am Posted in MP Blog
This has taken quite a bit of time, but we are now on the home stretch of finishing this 2.4 swap bracket for Power Steering on the 95-99 Neon.
For those of you not familiar with this piece, we have made this bracket for 95-99 Neon owners who are doing 2.4 motor swaps from the Dodge...
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May 26, 2009 at 3:31pm Posted in Tech
Sometimes, regardless of the manufacturer of headlights/taillights you buy, condensation or moisture can leak into your new lights.
With installation usually requiring 45 mins - 2 hours for headlights or taillights, its pretty frustrating to have a leak develop in your new lights. This procedure will take about an extra 20-30 minutes to do, but will...
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May 22, 2009 at 1:14pm Posted in MP Blog
Reminder - Modern Performance will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday 5-25-09
Our phone center will be closed on memorial day, however our shopping cart will still be accepting orders. So feel free to place your orders through our cart like usual.
We’ll open up for normal business on 5-26-09 from 10am-6pm central time zone.
Thanks!
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May 22, 2009 at 1:11pm Posted in MP Blog
I was browsing through some old electronic files when I came across this picture. In this photo youll see Charles, our employee just finishing rebuilding his 2004 Dodge SRT-4.
Heres some quick specs on the motor.
8.0:1 compression JE pistons
Eagle rods
Crane 18 cams I believe
Ported cylinder head
AGP 50 trim turbo kit
In this photo it looks like Charles...
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May 20, 2009 at 9:02am Posted in MP Blog
I came across this webpage through a Caliber enthusiast site that had photos of a swimsuit model and as soon as I saw them I knew I had to share them with you guys. The models name is Nayer, and the photo shoot looks to be taken in beautiful Miami with a Inferno Red Dodge...
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May 19, 2009 at 2:51pm Posted in MP Blog
We’ve got two new T Shirts for you 03-05 Dodge SRT-4 fans out there!
First one up is called SRT-4 BLUR, the second one is called SRT-4 Cityscape!
These are $14.99 and shipping is a flat $3 per shirt!
Click here for more information.
SRT-4 Blur T Shirt
Click here for more information.
SRT-4 Cityscape T Shirt
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May 15, 2009 at 4:29pm Posted in Tech
This was already posted as a sticky on Neons.org, but because its such a valuable reference to first gen Neon owners, I think its important to have several copies of it posted in different locations. This way in case someones computer fails, we wont lose this valuable cross reference guide.
This guide will be very useful...
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May 14, 2009 at 12:42pm Posted in MP Blog
Its a sad day for the owners, and employees of over 700 Chrysler dealerships today.
A listing of over 700 dealerships across the USA was published today that announces the forced closings of dealerships as part of the Chrysler Bankruptcy.
To view the listing of dealerships, clickthe link below.
Click here to view the listing...
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May 13, 2009 at 1:21pm Posted in MP Blog
For a while, we only had one image posted of the MPx Intercooler for the Caliber SRT-4 and it didnt do a good job of displaying the quality of the MPx intercooler.
So, to better show the quality of the cast end tanks and the welds, we took some photos to post on the site.
One thing...
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May 11, 2009 at 7:36pm Posted in Tech
We get a call everyonce in a while from a customer thats installed a clutch in their 95-05 Neon, Neon SRT-4, or Cobalt, about their clutch slipping that they just installed.
Even though paperwork is sent along with the clutch that states a 500 mile break in period is ABSOLUTELY neccesary, along with us telling customers...
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May 9, 2009 at 12:35pm Posted in Tech
Ok SRT-4 fans, here is a Neon SRT-4 spark plug that suffered from so much heat and detonation that it failed. This was from a local Neon SRT-4 owners car that looks to have been running too lean . (Modern Performance did not work on this customers car, nor did we dyno test, or tune...
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May 7, 2009 at 1:26pm Posted in MP Blog
Modern Performance is a DIRECT Mopar Performance parts warehouse distributor, and therefore we stock a lot of Mopar goodies for the Dodge Neon, Neon SRT-4, and Caliber SRT-4.
Mopar has confirmed with us that we sell more Stage 1 turbo upgrade kits than any other dealer nationwide, so when we get deliveries from Mopar we usually...
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May 5, 2009 at 10:28pm Posted in Tech
I came across a factory stock throttle body from a 03-05 Dodge SRT-4 today. So, for kicks, I thought it would be neat to show a comparison between the factory throttle body and the MPx 62mm throttle body.
For those of you who are not familiar with the stock 03-05 SRT-4 throttle body, it consists of...
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May 1, 2009 at 8:11pm Posted in MP Blog
Another update for you Caliber SRT-4 fans!
We’re testing another powdercoat process that should adhere better to the plastic valve cover. This is done in a wrinkle red type finish, and its a different type of process/curing than a standard powdercoat. This is still a great looking, very durable finish.
Here it is installed onto our project...
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