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Member ID: Laxman20

Location: Tallahassee, FL

Vehicle Info

1998 Dodge Neon

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile15.2 sec @ 90 mph
  • 0-607.3sec
  • Top Speed130mph
  • HP165
  • Weight2400lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • Custom Intake 
  • MagnaFlow Exhaust 
  • Custom Ignition 
  • Mopar Header 
  • Mopar Strut Bars 
  • Hawk Brakes 

Interior

  • Custom Gauges 
  • Pilot Pedals 
  • Pilot Shift Knob 

Exterior Styling

Car Audio & Video

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Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon



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3/12/08-Spring Break at Daytona!
We went to Daytona Beach for our spring break this year and it was absolutly wonderful! However, we were not allowed to drive on the beach ( It was too late in the evening) but I did stop to take some pictures with the beautiful Florida sun! Here are just some simple shots of my car, along with one of my friend Levi's car!

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12/20/07-Car Wash
It was time; my car was in desperate need of a car wash. Leaves, dirt and bird crap had taken over and I was fed up with having to look at it every day. So I took the time and washed my car and here are some pictures afterwards. It looks so much better...
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11/16/07-MagnaFlow Performance Muffler

This update is on my Engine/Performance page too but since it affected the cars appearance, I wanted to add it here as well. Here are some shots of the new MagnaFlow muffler.
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Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon


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10/24/07-New right headlight housing / 7000k Headlight bulbs.
My right headlight housing was clouded over and was almost useless for seeing at night. I bought this OEM right headlight housing off Ebay for 48 dollars including shipping. I love the new clear look and it really helps my vision at night. The bulbs that I bought were from some crappy Ebay company and the bulbs were from Hilite Industries. They suck, do not buy them! The bulbs are not any brighter than my stock lights. In fact, they seem to be dimmer overall but they do give the car a nice, white beam while driving at night. Thats the only high point.

Installation Tips- Don't waste your money on high-performance lighting unless it is from a reputable source. I bought these lights thinking they would be alot brighter. They are exactly the same brightness as my old bulbs and I am kinda upset that I bought them. I would recommend new Silverstar Ultra headlights from Sylvania.Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon They retail for around 40 bucks(depending on where you shop) but greatly improve visibility while giving a nice, bright white beam of light. I plan on getting these as soon as I get some money.

I forgot to take a picture of the old/new housings before I installed them but here are the shots before and after the bulbs were installed.
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The full effect...

Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon

Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon


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10/20/07-Blacked-out marker lights
This was a very simple but wonderful mod I did to my car. All I did was tape off my marker lights with painters tape, clean the lights, add newspaper to prevent wild sprays and lightly coat my marker lights with Nite-Shades paint. My friends and I got this for about 7 dollars at the local AutoZone and used not even the whole can for about 6 light/marker jobs. Good amount of paint for the money and nothing is worse than the stock orange color.

Installation Tips- I was very nervous about spraying my car with paint, due to the possibility of messing it up. Having a white car didn't help my nerves either. I was very impressed with the tape that I used (Scotch Blue painters tape) and I would recommend it to anyone doing any kind of exterior(or interior) painting. Just tape the area off very well and take your time getting all the areas covered. Also, be sure to use many, many LIGHT coats of paint. I cannot stress this enough; large quantities of paint at once will run and leave horrible looking cracks on the area you are trying to paint. Take your time with coating the area and don't put too much on at once. You cannot be too careful but if you are, the reward will be a great finished product.

My supplies, Nite-Shades paint and Scotch Blue painters tape
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Not many pictures (I forgot to take pics during the taping/spraying process) but here are both sides, finished.
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Some other angle shots...

Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon


Laxman20's 1998 Dodge NeonLaxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon

Laxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon


Laxman20's 1998 Dodge NeonLaxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon
Laxman20's 1998 Dodge NeonLaxman20's 1998 Dodge Neon

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ScarabNeon  

Posted by: ScarabNeon

01/06/2009 03:17PM

Love the driving rules of florida

NaStY_nEoN_954  

Posted by: NaStY_nEoN_954

11/01/2008 10:57PM

sweet ride ling how u xplain everything u work ont car that is very good!!

14camarolover  

Posted by: 14camarolover

10/03/2008 04:07PM

nice neon .and yea it feels good to have your 1st car for your self im 15 yrs and i own a 98 mustang check it out and rate plz

biking91  

Posted by: biking91

08/18/2008 10:30PM

Hey, your intake it you buy it off ebay? cause i think i have the same one.. How the hell did u get it so its not so crammed right at the "cold air/engine" connection? Im thinking ill have to do some cutting as well.

Primoce  

Posted by: Primoce

07/29/2008 05:38PM

Hey man! Nice work there on your car. I'm working on my neon too, and umm, I've got lowering springs (skunk2's) on all four of the stock struts. Months later, my struts go bad??? Too much weight on them... So plz give me idea's and ways to go about it A.S.A.P!!!... Thankz

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Member ID: Laxman20

Location: Tallahassee, FL