I was talking to a well known and respected DSM mechanic in my area yesterday, and he was pretty insistent that I do not turbo my 420A. He claimed every single one he's seen done has inevitably broken. I didn't argue with him, you know how it is with the 4G63 purists. However, he did mention something that caught my attention-- he claims he has seen a couple 2GNT's with full SRT-4 swaps in them. Call me crazy but I don't even think the SRT trans will fit in the car with the engine, isn't it quite a bit larger? And what about axles? What about engine management and the stock gauges?

Basically.. has anyone seen this done and does anyone have pics or a link to a build thread? I'm not interested in doing the swap, but curious to see what others have done.

lol. I Think the search button works..

Short answer: No.

Long answer: Yes.

Actually, search wasn't working when I posted that :( Now that it is, I'm finding a lot of info, but mostly about a 2.4L build based on the cloud car blocks, not a direct swap.

I was asking about personal experiences where you have seen a finished swap, btw. If nothing constructive will come of this thread, mods please close it.

ive only heard that its not worth the trouble to do,

just turbo the 420a it holds up great :)

Originally posted by klynt96rst
ive only heard that its not worth the trouble to do, just turbo the 420a it holds up great :)

who said that ?
only a handfull of 2.4 swaps were done and we all are very happy with our cars

Alain

Originally posted by alain95i4

Originally posted by klynt96rst ive only heard that its not worth the trouble to do, just turbo the 420a it holds up great :)

who said that ? only a handfull of 2.4 swaps were done and we all are very happy with our cars Alain

I believe he meant swapping in an srt4 motor wasn't worth it.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/307399-what-do-you-think-2g-srt-4-swap.html

Originally posted by Locke_db
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/hangout/307399-what-do-you-think-2g-srt-4-swap.html

Just wanted to say that if you do this, use the damn SRT manifold. Its like 50 new.

420a? Turbo? Blow up? Ya, maybe if people were trying to boost the stock 420a like you can boost the stock 4g63. But a built 420a is better than a 4g63 in my opinion. Unless you want over 500hp, 420a is better.