Neon 420A to Talon Esi? Help!

[ETownConcrete2G]

Hey I have a 1995 Esi with a blown motor. I coincidently also have a 1995 Neon with a 420A (single cam) I know the Esi is a dual cam but other than that I think if I understand right the engines are pretty much the same? Feel free to bite my head off if I'm wrong. I want to know what exactly I would need and how difficult it would be to drop my running Neon engine into my Talon? The Neon is an automatic and the Talon is a 5-speed.

Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

 

[NeMiZiS]

Well basically they are the same motor, except that the head is backwards on the neon.
The neon all so, has a different compression from your Talon's motor.
I forget rather it is lower or higher compression, but it is because it has different pistons.

So if you swap the head from the Talon, it should go right in.

 

[DSM1G90]

To be safe, head out to a yard and find you a DOHC 420A motor - shouldn't be that all expensive. That way you'd know it will work.

 

[ETownConcrete2G]

Yeah the only problem with heading out to a junkyard is that they charge for the parts they have in them. I can't really beat a free, running engine.

 

[NeMiZiS]

Yeah the only problem with heading out to a junkyard is that they charge for the parts they have in them. I can't really beat a free, running engine.

Spoken like a true DSMer

Is the head on your Talon in good shape?..Valves, cams, etc.?

 

[rstchris]

Swap the dohc head and you are golden. You will only be out some head bolts, and gaskets. The block is the same for the most part.