njwilser

My suggestion would be to let the market dictate. The two are similiar enough that I would let price, condition, and location dictate. Keep an open mind and try to look at alot of cars. Only then will you know and appreciate what you are looking at.

M758

Rear disks just like the 85.5 and 86 944's. My spec car is running with a complete 87 924S rear suspension brakes included.

There is nothing mechanically special about the 924S. All of the mechanical bits and most interior parts came from a the 944. Either an earlier model or the current year model. Only 924S Specific thing I know of are the white letter gauges vs 944 yellow number gauges, the narrow fenders and 15x6 phone dials.

jtron

wow! thanks for all the information guys! its a big help. i think im leaning towards the 924S because of the price and the fact that im not concerned with interior.

Waterguy

For what its worth, the 924S and 944 got a slight power bump to 158 HP in 1988 due to a compression ratio increase from 9.5:1 to 10.2:1 and revised ignition timing. Some 1988 924S's also came stock with M030 suspension. There were fewer 924S built in 1988 than '87, but i have always thought that an '88 with M030 would be a nice model to have.

jtron

also, where can i find the classifieds?

Mighty Shilling

the 924S is faster than the 944, because of aerodynamics, and weight. it is lighter. It does handle about the same, if not better.

However, if you're up against a good driver, that doesn't mean SQUAT! I have a 924S, and one of my track buddies who drives a 944 in need of an engine rebuild beats me all the damn time...She pisses me off soooooooooo much...

but yeah. go with the 924S if you like the skinny girls...compared to the 944's FAT *** it's almost anorexic...

Micah

There was also a SE 924S produced in 1988 that had manual windows and a sport suspension as well as some other goodies. It was often referred to as the "Le Mans" edition. You'll have a hard time finding one of these left that hasn't seen track time/been modified.

Micah

xsboost90

you can run late offset larger wheels/ wider wheels on the 924s w/ very little effort and they tuck right in. I even run my 89 15"x7" phones w/ slicks on my 924s...

Chris_924s

Yepper, I happen to like the 924S choice as well..

Scuba Steve

Any difference with insurance? I'm getting ready to add mine to the policy as soon as it runs...

lilredpo

Road & Track, November 1987, "Test: every 4-cyl Porsche, the best and the worst"

Excellent, 10 page article, with lots of specs.

Last paragragh...

So it's decision time. Which is the best? Neglecting price, the 944 Turbo was the consensus favorite. Althought it feels a bit of a lump around town, it is very, very fast when driven aggressively at high speeds. From there, opinions differed: all remaining cars tied in scoring. The 944S offers may Turbo features at a lower price. The 944 has good performance with a nice, modern interior design. The 944S has near-944 performance at a lower price, if you can live with the seating position, dated interior design and in-effective air conditioning.

On a price dependent basis, the 924S was the car of choice for most staffers. The 944 Turbo and regular 944 were about equal for secon choice, the Turbo offered an entirely different level of performance that out wieghed the price, the 944 interior and price making it a good compromise. The 944S was condsidered to be the least cost-effective.

I'll try to scan tomorrow, but I'm not that proficient.

Good luck!

lilredpo

Two other great R&T articles:

February 1986. Titled...Mazda RX7 (New) vs. Porsche 944 (Improved) (7 pages)

August 1984...Eight Showroom Stock GTs, in search of the bravest (and fastest) weekend warrior (8 pages)

Compared Chevy Z28, Corvette, Didge Daytona Turbo Z, Mustabg GT, Mazda RX7, Nissan 300ZX, Firebird Trans Am, Porsche 944

Eric Schall

I have a 1987 924s with lots of suspension goodies and a complete 90K mile engine service for sale.

Email for pictures and more information - shawneetrucking@msn.com

The car is posted on 924.org and pca.org

$6100.00

Selling to fund 914 project!