4 Cly Neon

[BEONNEON]

hey everyone. I'm a new member and been down to the track several times. I'm currently working on a drag Neon and should be ready by the start of next season. Not sure if anyone is interseted but I'll post some pics and keep yall updated.

[Mike Bradley]

Hey Mr. Bonneon! Looks like you're making some progress on the Neon. Can't wait to see what she'll run next seasons with all the mods in place. I assume with the Aeromotive A1000 pump and filter setup it must be equipped with a BIG turbo or NOS kit. Ah, maybe both!:nailbite: Be sure and keep us posted throughout the project.

Mike

[BEONNEON]

got more pics of the progress so far.

[Freeze_Drift]

Lookin' good. I'll stop by hopefully this weekend and take a look. L8r.

Freeze

[86svo]

Looks pretty sweet!,I like the way you have the front of the car laid out.

86svo

[BEONNEON]

Here is more pics of my progress. I have the computer system allmost wired up and I'm in the process of installing the gauges. Also started painting the rollcage. Hopefully by Feb. I should be ready to throw some spark to my SOHC monster.

[Mike Bradley]

BEONNEON that looks like one serious ride. Is it an optical illusion or is the turbo sitting right on the cowl? Is that going to require some additional fabrication?

Mike

[BEONNEON]

You are right Mike. I am getting closer everyday. I have more pic up so check out my progress.

[Mike Bradley]

Looks like it's coming together nicely. I would imagine that 9,000 RPM tach is going to get a workout. I'll say it again, that Aeromotive fuel system looks right at home on the Neon.

I look forward to seeing the Neon take her maiden voyage very soon at Pageland Dragway.

Mike

[BEONNEON]

Well I got the fuel system plumbing all hooked up :biggrin2: and I must say WOW. I don't think I could have done it without Bradley Auto Parts. Thanks guys.

[BEONNEON]

Well I got some lexan installed. Check it out.

[Mike Bradley]

Man that Neon is coming together nicely. Remind me to show you the Lexan glass cleaner the next time you're in the store. You have to be careful cleaning it.

[BEONNEON]

I have been busy trying to get it done.

[BEONNEON]

I got the bumber zeused and the wiper cowl made with my exterior gauges attached. I may get to put fuel to it this week.

[BEONNEON]

Well don't give up on me. I have been tring to get the BEONNEON running with no luck. Looks like I will be sending my computer off to be looked at soon after having my tune guy look at it. Here are some pics tho.

[383nova]

I ain't gonna lie, that car is nice. I aint been never been a fan favorite of imports or in your case 4 cyl neon, but that thing is sweet. Looks like u got the best of everything in it.

[Mike Bradley]

Johnnie has done a great job with the Neon. I'm excited for him and can't wait to see it at the track real soon.

[BEONNEON]

thanks 383nova. you to Mike. Hopefully it wont be much longer before I get to see what the car is made of. still waiting to get my ecu back for cali. so in the mean time putting some finishing touches on the BEON.

[383nova]

Watch this 4 cyl. out run half us drag racers with 8 cyl.

[BEONNEON]

Well I setup some tune time for next Friday. I had to send my MS ECU off to Cali a few weeks back.. :flamethrower: (i fried a few transisters). Anyway when I got it back the base tune that was installed was small injectors. This made it way too rich for my big injectors so I need to have them turned down. It won't be long till I make my debut at Pageland Dragway :uzi:

[Mike Bradley]

Good luck Johnnie with the upcoming dyno session. Hopefully we'll see the Neon lurking through the stagging lanes before long.

I still feel like the Neon that's for sale on RacingJunk.com deserves another consideration. You could continue to campaign the car on the NHRA circuit and test at Pageland.:wink:

[Motohead1]

When you say "MS ECU" are you talking Megasquirt? If so I have a MS2 V3 ecu that I built set up for a distributor for sale. Your probly using ver1 with the extra code though I assume. Nice car BTW looks light.:smile:

[BEONNEON]

Yep its a Megasquirt that has been moded a little. I went last friday to Turbo Tune and got the car running but had an oil leak :redface: and some wiring issues :banghead: that needed to be fixed before I could make a few pulls on the dyno. I worked on it all weekend and got it all fixed:smile: . Now I have to make another trip back to TT Saturday. I won't make it back in time to run at Pageland but may take it to the Rock if the tune session goes well.

[BEONNEON]

oh well. I had more problems with my car that weekend and I think I may have it all ironed out now. I made all my grounds bigger and re-wired a few things and it helped alot. Dont know when I can get back up there but in the mean time I plan on letting my woman race my other Neon at Pageland Dragway. Shes just starting out so its gonna take a few passes to get use to it all. Here is a few pics of it.

[Mike Bradley]

oh well. I had more problems with my car that weekend and I think I may have it all ironed out now. I made all my grounds bigger and re-wired a few things and it helped alot. Dont know when I can get back up there but in the mean time I plan on letting my woman race my other Neon at Pageland Dragway. Shes just starting out so its gonna take a few passes to get use to it all. Here is a few pics of it.
Johnnie sounds like things are coming together. I'm glad to hear your girlfriend will start racing on Friday nights. Maybe since Lisa has been racing her GTO in Super Street most Friday nights it has encouraged more women to try it. Good luck with the projects.

[riceca]

Johnnie Blount! Its Chris man! Man that thing is looking great! I might be in TN right now but I am still keeping my finger on what is going down. I know long time no see but I will be back in the mix before too long. I love the way your car has came along. I remember way back when, when it was your daily driver. WOW! Great job.

lata
CHRIS

[BEONNEON]

YES! :rambo: I made a few good pulls on the Dyno. Looks like I need to get my altenator wired back into my system. It won't hold a charge with everything running long enough to make a pass. But its time to race. :biggrin2:

[riceca]

Sweet man. Glad you got her going. Who finally got a good tune on it for you?

lata
CHRIS

[BEONNEON]

I have been taking it to Turbo Tune. He got it all worked out for me. I have to say Big Ups to Mark at Turbo Tune:toast:

[riceca]

Sweet man. When are you gonna bring her to the track and make a few test passes?

lata
CHRIS

[BEONNEON]

Well it was fun this weekend. The Beon is sick:rambo: . My first pass at Pageland was an 8.0 @ 94. My last pass 7.94 @ 92. I made 4 runs and it was squirly each time. Need to work on keeping it in the groove, its just crazy when the boost kicks in :biggrin2: . I did make it down to the Rock Saturday night and made 1 pass before my luck struck. The rear motor mount broke and so did an axsle. The 1 pass I did make I ran 12.3 @ 114.

[riceca]

Sweet man. That is about what my burgundy car runs with a mismatched engine combo and way too much gear.

I know your car has alot more in it.

lata
CHRIS

[BEONNEON]

Well it would have had more in it. I'm sad to say its done but I am ok. Time to rebuild almost from scratch.:frown:

[bryn1]

im glad you are ok cars can be rebuilt we cant just wanted to know what happened

[Mike Bradley]

Johnnie I hurt for the loss almost as much as you. I couldn't help but notice the sticker on the drivers door that looks unharmed. Maybe you can donate the door to us to display at the track.

I'll let Johnnie share with you what lead to the accident that totaled the Neon. The main thing is he walked away uninjured. The car can always be replaced.

[Motohead1]

Man that sucks. Glad nobody was hurt. Drop that powerplant into anouther one.:cool:

[Rick Rafferty]

I am glad to hear you are OK, Johnnie.
You put a lot of hard work into the car and you can repair or rebuild it.

[BEONNEON]

Well I stipped it down over the weekend. Here are a few pics that show the progress. Thanks for all the concern and look for the resurection of the BEONNEON soon.

[Rick Rafferty]

Stripped down? would be an understatement!
How about cut into little pieces!
I hope your new ride build goes well - keep us posted.

You ever gonna spill the beans on what happended to this car?

[BEONNEON]

Well lets just say I screwed up:banghead: on the street right in front of my house, car got real squirly:nailbite: and I lost it. It spun around 180 and hit the ditch, flipped twice and that was all she wrote:frown: .

[BEONNEON]

Well well well. Its 2008 and I have not taken a break :sleeping: . I have picked up a Neon and have been thrashing away at it for the past month or so. I don't think I will start a new thread but I will add to this one. Here is a pic of what I started with and I will update little by little :biggrin2:

[Rick Rafferty]

Good luck with your new Neon! Take care of this one!

[BEONNEON]

Thanks I plan on it.
:smile:

[BEONNEON]

More pics....:biggrin:

[BEONNEON]

Gave it a good bath after I got it cleaned out.

[BEONNEON]

Got motor, fuel cell, fuel pump, radiator, and intercooler mounted.:rambo:

[BEONNEON]

This is a sneak peak at the unfinished wheelie bars.

[Mike Bradley]

Johnnie the project is coming along nicely. The 10-point cage should be in later in the week from Chassis Engineering. I'll give you a shout when it arrives.

[BEONNEON]

Thanks Mike and here it is. Now I can get into the wiring. :rambo:

[riceca]

Hey man. I see that you have made alot of progress since the last time I seen the car. Looks good man. Holla at me sometime I need to come by and check that beast out.

lata
CHRIS

[Mike Bradley]

Chris give me a call at the store. I have your price worked up on the roll cage we spoke about yesterday.


Thanks!

[BEONNEON]

Well I got most of the wiring done and bars painted :smile: It is getting real close to spark and fuel time :rambo:

[Mike Bradley]

Johnnie the car is coming along nicely. Do you plan on putting the turbo motor in the new car?

It's gonna be neat seeing you tune the Neon for the 7.0 Index Pro Tree class.

[BEONNEON]

I sure did Mike and I got it to fire back up last night with no problems. I guess the wreck didn't mess up the motor or the MS tune. I am look foward to getting it to the track ASAP. I still have a few things left but it will not be long.

[BEONNEON]

And here is the video.....:biggrin2:

http://s155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/BEONNEON/?action=view&current=BEONNEONjrPURRING.flv

[BEONNEON]

Some of you know I was going auto but decided to wait till the funds$$ are better before I go that way. Back to the manual. First I got the diff welded before I put the trans back in. Then I finished up the turbo piping. I have been working on the windows and will post pics later.

[BEONNEON]

I got everything back together and just need get an alignment.:twisted:

[Mike Bradley]

You know, there's just something menacing about a turbo charged Neon with an Aeromotive A1000 fuel delivery system showing in the front.

Good luck with the alignment. Hope to see ya at the track this season.

[Rick Rafferty]

Hey Johnnie - the Neon is looking good - nice work!
It looks like another project sitting next door?
Good luck completing final touches!

[BEONNEON]

thanks. I plan on making a few passes Friday night. Don't expect to see any all out passes :biggrin2: . I'm not sure what its gonna do when I put the hammer down. I just want to see how it launches and make sure its gonna stay in the groove before I see what kind of times the BEON jr. can lay down at Pageland Dragway.

[riceca]

J,

How did the testing go on Friday? Sounded pretty mean when we were over at the shop.

lata
CHRIS

[BEONNEON]

This Friday is test day.

[BEONNEON]

Well I found out Friday night that I had a bad wheel bearing. Hey Mike do those Federal bearings have a warranty? If I would have tried it on the street before I loaded it up and brung it all the way to the track, I would have seen it earlier.

[Mike Bradley]

Well I found out Friday night that I had a bad wheel bearing. Hey Mike do those Federal bearings have a warranty? If I would have tried it on the street before I loaded it up and brung it all the way to the track, I would have seen it earlier.
Man I hate to hear you had to cut the test session short due to the damaged wheel bearing.

I feel sure I can get the bearing replaced for free under warranty. Email me Monday to remind me and I'll get one ordered.

[BEONNEON]

well I got everything worked out and decided to go to 1/8th mile to test things out before Sunday. I was going to Mopars but it looks like rain so I'm going to do fun runs on Sunday. Anyway tonight I made 3 passes.:nailbite:

1st pass I missed 3rd gear
1.81 - 60ft
8.05 - et

2nd pass I missed 3rd gear again
1.68 - 60ft
7.88 - et

3rd pass I granny shifted into 3rd
1.69 - 60ft
7.78 - et

[383nova]

I saw it go 7.80s(i knew it was a missed gear^^) friday night. Plenty of potential left i believe.

[BEONNEON]

At The Rock I ran a best 1.60 60ft, 7.60 1/8, 11.7 1/4. :rambo:

[Rick Rafferty]

Congrats on gettin it back together!
Nice times for the Neon - way to go!

[BEONNEON]

I just wanted to say thanks for all the support that everyone has given me. I know I could not have done it with out Mike Bradley and the crew from the store. Here is what my hard work and support has produced. I was nervous so forgive me for tring to line up my back tires with the staging beams.

http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc149/Ram48_photos/?action=view&current=JohnnyB11secrun.flv

[BEONNEON]

I just ran a 7.32 et at Pageland tonight:rambo:

[BEONNEON]

I got the car weight with and without me in it this weekend at Custom Chassis. Plus they finished welding up my wheelie bars for me.
2155lbs with me
1971lbs without me
my goal wa 2000lbs and I achieved that and some. I still can back half the car to save more weight.

[BEONNEON]

This project is not dead by no means. I'm fixing to turn the driving duty over to my girlfriend so I can do some watching while I finish my new 4 cly monster. I'm also switching it over to auto trans so it will be easier for her to handle.