Picture Trivia time ! Whats wrong with this oil pump ?
If you guessed that the oil pump gearing is severely cracked, and chunks of it are missing, congratulations !!
This is why its very important to make sure your car doesnt detonate, and make sure your air/fuel mixture ratios are good. Otherwise, shock from...
We bought this trunklid spoiler off Ebay and we are very impressed with the paint match, quality of paint, and quality of the piece! Its a very mild, smooth styled spoiler that we think matches the lines of the rear of the 95-99 Neon well, and its adds a nice touch to the car !...
We get calls from time to time from customers asking about the Extrude Honed intake manifold for the 2003-2005 Dodge SRT4. The most popular question we get is : Is it IN stock ? ANSWER : YES !
Second most popular question we get is; is it worth it!? Yes it is. You see, all manufacturers...
Have more than 30,000-40,000 miles on your factory Clutch Pivot Fork?
Ever notice that the engagement point of your clutch is getting lower and lower?
Ever notice that its getting harder and harder to get your car into gears?
If you have answered yes to any of the questions above, then you should replace your factory clutch pivot...
We’ve added three new T-Shirt designs to our apparel lineup! Check these out!
These range from $19 - $23 and they are all made on American Apparel, USA made 100% cotton quality T shirts!
Flying Pistons theme T-Shirt
http://www.modernperformance.com/flying-pistons-tshirt-p-2007.html
Turbo Design theme T-Shirt
http://www.modernperformance.com/turbo-design-tshirt-p-2008.html
Tread Burst design T-Shirt
http://www.modernperformance.com/tread-burst-design-tshirt-p-2009.html
MP is releasing 3 new cool T shirts in the next few days..
We’ll announce them here, and on our website shortly! Stay tuned !!!
A local customer of ours with a ball bearing GT35R turbo on his 2003-2005 Dodge SRT4 wanted a 4inch tubing air intake to replace his 3 inch air intake.
So, we sourced some Vibrant universal piping to make an intake for his car.
Heres the results !
NOTE: the battery has been relocated to the trunk with the...
Here we have a video, of a guy attempting to “burn off his tires” in his 2007 Z06 Corvette. What he burns off, is his clutch instead.
Absolutely amazing. Theres all sorts of rumours spreading around the internet where people think this was a customers car at a dealership getting work when the employees at...
Ever plan on going to the junkyard to find a new transmission for your Neon?
If so, this handy reference guide will show you what the breakdown of gearing is for all Neon transmissions.
If you cant read the above image, the original full size document is here:
http://www.modernperformance.com/blog/neontransguide.jpg
We wanted to share photos of a 03-05 SRT4 ported turbo and manifold that a SRT4 owner received from another source (NOT from Modern Performance!)
We were amazed at the condition of this manifold that was ported out, and then ceramic coated and sent out to the customer in this condition. Theres no way to...
Modern Performance will be donating 1% of sales for a two week period (1-10-2010 to 1-23-2010) to the Red Cross in support of the Haitians that have been ravaged by a powerful earthquake last week. Nearly 100,000 people have died, many more are left homeless, and the conditions are worsening for many there.
We saw a listing for a “Turbo kit” on Ebay for the 2003-2005 Dodge SRT4 and we just HAD to share this with you guys!
This kit is listed for about $700 which is a suprisingly good deal if you look at all thats offered.
The reason we find this “Turbo Kit” interesting is for multiple reasons:
-...
We have two Caliber SRT4’s that we are driving/testing/modifying here at Modern Performance. Ones a super early build 2008 Inferno Red Caliber SRT4 and the other is a late 2008 built Black Pearl coat. The black Caliber SRT4 has the airbag seats whereas the red Caliber SRT4 has the “viper style” seats.
Since we have...
We regularly get asked - whats the difference between a modular clutch and a nonmodular clutch by 2003-2005 Dodge SRT-4 owners.
The difference, is how the clutch is assembled onto your vehicle.
Heres a photo showing the difference between a factory 2003-2005 Dodge SRT4 clutch, and a ACT clutch.
The factory clutch which is a modular clutch is...
We had some problems with our instrument cluster in our 1998 Neon race car we used in the 24 hours of Lemons race in 2008. The tachometer didnt work!
Turns out, its a real common problem with first gen Neons where the solder joints break on the back of the pc board on the back...
