my 96 neon starts hard use of accelerator is needed

temperature has not played a roll- problems with restart generally take a few hrs hot engine starts fine short term shut downs after driving for several miles lets say 15 motor has stalled out at stop lights if you do not brake and throttle at same time this is not always the case more of an occasional issue and yes if motor does start without help of accelerator it labors greatly and while black smoke is not present the smell of load up (flooding) is very evident-then motor will idle around 400 rpm for a minute or so until it cleans itself up then idle is between 900 and 1000 rpm i am not a "skilled" mechanic i am able to replace parts I did consider the coil pack also however before i continue with the might fix its just looking for more detailed ideas

Needing to use the throttle while braking to prevent stalling is important information. Either the idle air control system has a problem or the engine is getting too much fuel. A scan tool would make short work of helping a tech see how hard the computer is working to control the idle speed and whether or not the fuel control system is making a significant adjustment or not. Being a Neon that uses a timing belt, it could be one tooth off and that would cause the system to be too rich. (Low map looks like a heavier engine load to the computer)

is there anything else i can try or do i take it in at this point? fuel pressure it at 48# and holds steady at 45# during shutdown this was not the case prior to replacing the pressure regulator