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*exitspeed* · 12-02-2005, 03:57 PM

I've always like these cars and would like to pick on eup to build a track car in a few years. You can pick up a 944 Turbo for like $4000 nowadays maybe less. I don't know a ton about them though. Check this one out. Pretty sweet!
http://triumphofnewmexico.com/Sports...rsche951s.html

Andrew Bohan · 12-02-2005, 04:01 PM

i'd drive it

rockinpandas · 12-02-2005, 04:07 PM

omg sooooooooo nice
i almost got one but i had to get a "newer car"
i found such a sexy one for 3k omg it was so freakin nice.
damn i want one now :-(

m0rex · 12-02-2005, 04:08 PM

Reminds me of a fc. Maybe you can find one cheap but parts for older euro cars cost a lot and are freaking hard to find. I have an audi quattro and its a bitch fixing even the simplest things. That car you posted is teh sex.

*exitspeed* · 12-02-2005, 04:11 PM

I think it has very similiar lines as a 240/Supra/FC...maybe it's the fenders i dunno.

Al_S14 · 12-02-2005, 04:15 PM

i love those cars. especially front end on the turbo. was about to get one but had a feeling parts woulb be tad expensive

OptionZero · 12-02-2005, 04:36 PM

there are options out there that are cheaper to work on and acquire parts for.

ZK · 12-02-2005, 04:42 PM

The 944 was a nice car but cost and availability of parts for that car is not cheap at all. It was one of the first front engined Porsches made.

High mileage 944s are known to have many problems, throw in the cost of parts and labor - it would not be a cheap car to maintain.

Ghettokracker71 · 12-02-2005, 05:00 PM

My friend has a 944 turbo. It was fast and nice as shit until the fuel rail cracked and caught the whole top of the motor on fire....oh yeah....fryed the turbo in the proccess....It blew w/less 100k on the motor/trans/chassis,pretty shitty if you ask me....for a stock car.

Hes putting an LT-1 in it now :-D

syrupninja · 12-02-2005, 05:00 PM

944s are hot, I've been pining for one of those for a few years. As soon as the 240 is running that's my next car. The lines on that car are sexy as hell.

**ThatGuy** · 12-02-2005, 05:35 PM

They sell drop in kits for the LS1. That's been my plan for awhile if I find one for a good price in decent shape.

240_sx · 12-02-2005, 05:58 PM

I had a 944 before I got into 240's. 944's are too expensive to maintain. Be prepared to pay $700 for a clutch job. The tranny is located in the rear and connected to the motor via torque tube ala c5/c6 corvette. It has to be dropped to access the clutch. God forbid anything electrical goes wrong.

The reason I got into the 240sx is because it's basically a japanese 944. Read: japanese reliability and MUCH cheaper to keep.

SilviaNinja240 · 12-02-2005, 06:15 PM

I always loved the 944 as a kid, I think its a great car. But of course it is a porche, so I do figure the upkeep on the car is going to be a little pricey. Perhaps a good analogy would be that a 944 is like a hot, yet high maintainance girlfriend. You have to think about if the relationship is worth it.

wingsnthangs · 12-02-2005, 09:10 PM

If it weren't for the expensive maintenance, I'd be driving a 944 instead of a 240SX.

KA24DESOneThree · 12-02-2005, 09:39 PM

They have the engine in the wrong place and are water-cooled. Other than that, I'd rock a 951 from here to San Diego, maybe to San Francisco, but certainly not San Juan.

I have no idea what that meant. Horsepower is easy to make, the chassis is tried-and-true and there's nothing like a 951 on some 17x9s to ignite the Euro fire in my heart.

YakuzaS14 · 12-03-2005, 03:33 AM

isnt the ebrake on the left side? i remember taking a 944 turbo to the track it was boosting 1 bar had cobra maf and no cats it was a fun car but if i remember correctly the ebrake was on the left and i reached for the e brake and couldnt find it and -spin out.

scir16v · 12-03-2005, 04:02 AM

Any of them before 84.5 are crap. That came from a porsche tech.

Other than that I love 944's. But yes anything with the porsche name on it will be expensive to maintain. A friend of mine's dad has a 914, and the wiper motor was like $600 or something stupid like that to replace it.

If you do you own work on cars, you will come to know hitler's revenge. Something about all german cars being a bitch to work on.

lucky7 · 12-03-2005, 12:12 PM

awesome cars man.

SochBAT · 12-03-2005, 12:23 PM

I agree with everyone else.

Nice to have, crap to maintain.

Goodbye arm and leg!

theicecreamdan · 12-03-2005, 01:07 PM

Dan approves this car.

RSP13-Sideways · 12-03-2005, 09:31 PM

Hahhaha that's great man! My daily driver at the moment is a 1988 924 S, I wanted the 944 S but I couldn't find one in time plus I got a rockin' deal on the 924 S, let's just say the miles on my car are 65K at the moment.

Anything 84 and below sucks because the motors are manufactured by Audi, after 84-85 Porsche started manuacturing the motors.

If I could find a 944 Turbo I would buy it!

Ohhhhhhhh and an oil pan gasket is running me $232 from the Porsche dealer and I have a wholesale account

monkey7 · 12-04-2005, 12:44 AM

I had one back in the days, its a bitch to work on. Expensive on parts and labor. I had to change the water pump, cost mega bucks. If the water pump breaks you have to watch out for the timing belt cause the water can deteriate it and screw your whole engine. Next to that, recomendation to change the damn timing belt was every 20,000 to 30,000 miles. That was from the guys at PartsHaven in Hayward. I got most of my used parts or new from them. If you don't like to pay, I stay away.

but the plus side, very fun car to drive. Nice torque, nice crisp steering feeling, weird rear suspension that uses rods instead of springs, well balance vechicle.

12-02-2005, 03:57 PM	#1
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	What do you guys think of 944's I've always like these cars and would like to pick on eup to build a track car in a few years. You can pick up a 944 Turbo for like $4000 nowadays maybe less. I don't know a ton about them though. Check this one out. Pretty sweet! http://triumphofnewmexico.com/Sports...rsche951s.html

12-02-2005, 04:07 PM	#3
rockinpandas Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: so. cali Posts: 459 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	omg sooooooooo nice i almost got one but i had to get a "newer car" i found such a sexy one for 3k omg it was so freakin nice. damn i want one now :-( __________________ http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=21036

12-02-2005, 04:08 PM	#4
m0rex Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 1,070 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Reminds me of a fc. Maybe you can find one cheap but parts for older euro cars cost a lot and are freaking hard to find. I have an audi quattro and its a bitch fixing even the simplest things. That car you posted is teh sex. __________________

12-02-2005, 05:00 PM	#10
syrupninja Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 44 Posts: 79 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	944s are hot, I've been pining for one of those for a few years. As soon as the 240 is running that's my next car. The lines on that car are sexy as hell. __________________ The Syrup is strong with this one.

12-02-2005, 05:35 PM	#11
ThatGuy Admin Asshole Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Retired Age: 45 Posts: 20,394 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: ThatGuy Feedback Score: 0 reviews	They sell drop in kits for the LS1. That's been my plan for awhile if I find one for a good price in decent shape. __________________ "Speak softly,..." -Pres. Teddy Roosevelt "Be polite, be professional, ..." -Gen. James Mattis

12-02-2005, 04:01 PM	#2
Andrew Bohan Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,331 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	i'd drive it

12-02-2005, 04:11 PM	#5
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 45 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I think it has very similiar lines as a 240/Supra/FC...maybe it's the fenders i dunno.

12-02-2005, 04:15 PM	#6
Al_S14 BANNED Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Chesapeake VA Age: 40 Posts: 405 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i love those cars. especially front end on the turbo. was about to get one but had a feeling parts woulb be tad expensive

12-02-2005, 04:36 PM	#7
OptionZero Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 41 Posts: 6,263 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: OptionZero Feedback Score: 2 reviews	there are options out there that are cheaper to work on and acquire parts for.

12-02-2005, 04:42 PM	#8
ZK Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Cal Posts: 1,088 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	The 944 was a nice car but cost and availability of parts for that car is not cheap at all. It was one of the first front engined Porsches made. High mileage 944s are known to have many problems, throw in the cost of parts and labor - it would not be a cheap car to maintain.

12-02-2005, 05:00 PM	#9
Ghettokracker71 Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Don't look now... Age: 38 Posts: 3,327 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My friend has a 944 turbo. It was fast and nice as shit until the fuel rail cracked and caught the whole top of the motor on fire....oh yeah....fryed the turbo in the proccess....It blew w/less 100k on the motor/trans/chassis,pretty shitty if you ask me....for a stock car. Hes putting an LT-1 in it now :-D

12-02-2005, 05:58 PM	#12
240_sx BANNED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: In a house Posts: 26 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had a 944 before I got into 240's. 944's are too expensive to maintain. Be prepared to pay $700 for a clutch job. The tranny is located in the rear and connected to the motor via torque tube ala c5/c6 corvette. It has to be dropped to access the clutch. God forbid anything electrical goes wrong. The reason I got into the 240sx is because it's basically a japanese 944. Read: japanese reliability and MUCH cheaper to keep.

12-02-2005, 06:15 PM	#13
SilviaNinja240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Shibukawa, Gunma Posts: 1,152 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I always loved the 944 as a kid, I think its a great car. But of course it is a porche, so I do figure the upkeep on the car is going to be a little pricey. Perhaps a good analogy would be that a 944 is like a hot, yet high maintainance girlfriend. You have to think about if the relationship is worth it. __________________

12-02-2005, 09:10 PM	#14
wingsnthangs Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Southern CA Posts: 577 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	If it weren't for the expensive maintenance, I'd be driving a 944 instead of a 240SX.

12-02-2005, 09:39 PM	#15
KA24DESOneThree Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: SD County SoCal Age: 39 Posts: 2,564 Trader Rating: (2) Rides Gallery: KA24DESOneThree Feedback Score: 2 reviews	They have the engine in the wrong place and are water-cooled. Other than that, I'd rock a 951 from here to San Diego, maybe to San Francisco, but certainly not San Juan. I have no idea what that meant. Horsepower is easy to make, the chassis is tried-and-true and there's nothing like a 951 on some 17x9s to ignite the Euro fire in my heart.

12-03-2005, 03:33 AM	#16
YakuzaS14 Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: CA Posts: 167 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	isnt the ebrake on the left side? i remember taking a 944 turbo to the track it was boosting 1 bar had cobra maf and no cats it was a fun car but if i remember correctly the ebrake was on the left and i reached for the e brake and couldnt find it and -spin out.

12-03-2005, 04:02 AM	#17
scir16v Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 171 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Any of them before 84.5 are crap. That came from a porsche tech. Other than that I love 944's. But yes anything with the porsche name on it will be expensive to maintain. A friend of mine's dad has a 914, and the wiper motor was like $600 or something stupid like that to replace it. If you do you own work on cars, you will come to know hitler's revenge. Something about all german cars being a bitch to work on. __________________ Scott Driving Angle Motorsports

12-03-2005, 12:12 PM	#18
lucky7 Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oakland (OT) Michigan Age: 40 Posts: 3,353 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: lucky7 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	awesome cars man. __________________ -Dane

12-03-2005, 12:23 PM	#19
SochBAT Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Abilene, TX Age: 39 Posts: 6,428 Trader Rating: (9) Rides Gallery: SochBAT Feedback Score: 9 reviews	I agree with everyone else. Nice to have, crap to maintain. Goodbye arm and leg!

12-03-2005, 09:31 PM	#21
RSP13-Sideways Zilvia Addict Join Date: May 2003 Location: Northern California Age: 42 Posts: 850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Hahhaha that's great man! My daily driver at the moment is a 1988 924 S, I wanted the 944 S but I couldn't find one in time plus I got a rockin' deal on the 924 S, let's just say the miles on my car are 65K at the moment. Anything 84 and below sucks because the motors are manufactured by Audi, after 84-85 Porsche started manuacturing the motors. If I could find a 944 Turbo I would buy it! Ohhhhhhhh and an oil pan gasket is running me $232 from the Porsche dealer and I have a wholesale account __________________ - Jay WTB: Nothing at the moment. LEWL WTS: Everything sold, thanks folks!

12-04-2005, 12:44 AM	#22
monkey7 Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: bay area Posts: 286 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I had one back in the days, its a bitch to work on. Expensive on parts and labor. I had to change the water pump, cost mega bucks. If the water pump breaks you have to watch out for the timing belt cause the water can deteriate it and screw your whole engine. Next to that, recomendation to change the damn timing belt was every 20,000 to 30,000 miles. That was from the guys at PartsHaven in Hayward. I got most of my used parts or new from them. If you don't like to pay, I stay away. but the plus side, very fun car to drive. Nice torque, nice crisp steering feeling, weird rear suspension that uses rods instead of springs, well balance vechicle.