highboy

tranny worth? I have a lead on a good documented 47K mile '89 Turbo S motor and tranny.

thanks in advance!

gstreev

I'd guess around $3,000.

Mike Buck

I'd say $3k too.

Jakerx

actually i would say $2500. the tranny isn't something hard to come by so 2 grand for the engine is enough.

Dan87951

i wish that was true but a 89 Turbo S motor is gold from what I have seen on ebay. I have seen those motors sell for $3k plus and the trans for over $2k. The trans in the later year turbos (89+ years) had the harden 1st and 2nd gears in them which made them more durable.

Dmitry S.

951S trannies are all LSD with hardened first and second. One with only 47k miles should fetch $2.5k +

Jakerx

dmitry agrees with me

haha but yeah, i forgot about lsd in the 89 s tranny. good point. back up to 3 grand.

Madant26x

Dmitry was saying $2.5K for the transmission only. Highboy was asking about engine and transmission. So together, they would probably fetch around $5K+

When I had to buy a new trans for my car, one week into buying it , I paid $2.2K for a Turbo S trans with 35K on it. Pretty damned good deal if you ask me.

adrial

I would agree with Dmitry and Dan...

Jake 944CS,
If they are so easy to come by, find me a good condition, low miles 951S trans would you please? For about $1000-1500 it would seem based on your $3k for engine and trans.

f1rocks

I paid $4K for a stock rebuilt S motor with zero miles on the rebuild. Good rebuild by a reputable shop in the midwest.

Maybe not a bargain but I was please with the engine. It was a very easy engine swap as the harness, everything was hooked up and ready to go.

Sam Lin

I'd say 3.5k for the engine, 1.5k for the tranny.

Sam

bearone

"s" like in 16 valve or a turbo "s" motor??

my dead 944s has a $3k/16v motor sitting in it.

since when is a 247hp/268 motor worth $3k????

87951

highboy

thanks guys...one more question - would this be a direct bolt in to a 1988 944 Turbo (non-S) - will I need the '89 Turbo S KLR and DME - what else will I need to make it a plug-n-play?

Waterguy

You will just need the chips for the DME and KLR. Everything else should be plug-n-play.

f1rocks

Sorry, not sure what your point is.

I paid $4K for a zero mile rebuilt TURBO S (sorry) 8v motor complete with clutch bell housing etc.... Didn't know if it was a bargain, based on prices here, still don't know if I got a bargain, but I have been pleased so far with it.

I put it in an 87, so swapped all of the DME, KLR and wiring harnesses. It was really quite easy and fun once we got into it. Would never go out the top again but that is in a different thread....

Now heading for the spindles and brakes next week...