321kickass

I have owned a 924, and 2 944's one of witch i still have, and i would like to get my hands on a 968 turbo or a 944 turbo. if anyone can give me some information on the 968 such as to how much it costs, places i can look to see listings, ext. i have been watching quite a lot of mightycarmods on youtube recently and now want something with a turbo. thanks to anyone that can help.

321kickass

i just realized that only 16 were made from the factory, so its near imposible for me to get one. but i would still like to know how much a plain 968 would cost and where to get one. thanks.

MichelleJD

You should search this forum for some ideas - there is a wealth of knowledge here. You will also find a lot of stuff on turbo conversions. I, too, will have one in the future

odurandina

the 968 Turbo is made from a lot of rare elements, unobtanium etc.....

to make matters worse, the engine builders seem to be somewhat less visible than before.

far easier to;


1. buy a 968 with the regular dull motor.

2. drive said 968 to Eric Hill's shop in north/central Tejas.

3. have him pull the engine.

4. sell the engine.

5. have a proper V8 installed.

6. have your transmission modified.

7. drive and enjoy....

8. and the funnest car evar outlives you and your family.

ernie9468

Welcome to our forum,there is still some factor
y turbo available but lol I don't think you even want to know how much one will cost.Buying a regular 968 & turning it in a turbo car is not for the fainted heart & require money & lot of knowledge.Some member here have done it to the point where it will be very hard to tell if it's a real one or a copy cat.Now your other option will be going with a "Super Charger" which will be more of a bolt on. But here again your talking money aproxx $6k depending on the kit plus the inital cost of the car.If you do plan to install a SC or Turboing start with a car which is well sort out suspension wise (will cost less money on a long run) Mike__ a RL member has one for sell which is already well sort out but don't know if still available.It's a midnigth blue 94 & seem to be in very decent shape,buying from a Rennlister is a plus because the car is well known in the circle & at least you know that your not getting a money pit.

ChatyJones

There's a 944 Turbo and 951 for sale on the "944 Turbo/S" forum.
https://rennlist.com/forums/944-turb...o-do-this.html

ernie9468

Yes but you forgot to tell the OP how much the V8 conversion will cost on top of the initial buy lol.

odurandina

run long service intervals. flirt with the devil. go V8 when the engine finally blows.

cheaper in the long run and a shatbang load of fun.

321kickass

yes a v8 would be nice in any older Porsche, but i want something with a turbo for my next car, and since i have so much love for these models i wouldn't mind a factory but turbo-ed engine.

odurandina

just went up to cars.com and saw the prices... $16 k for a car with 115 k miles ? holy crap... prices are easily up $4~5 K from what they were 4, 4 and a half years ago ! and back in those days, there were 60, 70 cars for sale on cars.com and autotrader. not now. now, you're talking like 20 unique cars between the two pages...

and no bargains whatsoever.




if i were shopping for a 968... i'd start with ebay.com


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TheBlau

I think prices hit the floor about a year ago and have been steadily increasing since then. There have been quite a few part-outs from accidents in the last year, the 968 Turbo S selling for ~$340k (and Turbo S replica for ~$60k), and multiple magazine articles talking up the 968 as the "bargain" among Porsches. A year ago stuff wouldn't sell for more than $6-7k for a higher mileage example, now they seem to be getting $8-10 for those same cars. Same deal with the lower mileage cars. I like the way it's going.

odurandina

i believe they bottomed about 3 or 4 years ago. they were already up by early 2010. i had posted a thread about it wondering if some 993 owners were jumping in.... 968 cabs were selling for 7 grand in early 2009. coupes as low as 8 grand (granted a few cars that were a total mess went for even a bit less, but i don't really like to include those in the discussion). but the decent cars with high miles and routine maint. those were selling for bargain prices... but those prices appear to be long gone..... way, way up since then.

Cloud9...68

Re: V8 swap. I understand that there are a few competent, honest shops who are able to successfully pull this off, so no disrespect toward them. But here's the problem I have with this approach: After going through considerable effort and expense (especially if you pay one of said qualified shops to do the job), what do you have? A car with a V8 up front, a transaxle in the back, that's slightly over 170 enches long, and weighs in the low 3000 pound range. In other words, you basically have a Corvette. While a Corvette is a pefrectly fine car, this leaves me scratching me head over why you wouldn't save yourself all the headaches, and just buy a used Corvette, other than the "uniqueness factor," of course. Also, while I'm the farthest thing from a purist, imho, a V8 burble emanating from the tailpipe of a Porshce is just.... wrong.

odurandina

my answer is that there are 3 distinct 968s....


1. the Jeff cars w/ nice options; rare paint, leather, 911 seats, factory upgrades where desired.... a better 944.

2. the Turbo S cars (and reproductions); very fast. highly collectable.

3. the kit car V8's; 190 mph, 911 sports seats, leather, big brakes, wheels and tires, seat deletes,

headlamp deletes, surfboards, killer sound systems, drive them everywhere.... (whatever).




*please excuse the thread hi-jack pics.



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Cloud9...68

And that's fine. If everybody wanted the same thing, the world would be a boring place. I get the desire to customize your car to put your unique stamp on it. But the OP said he's specifically looking for a 968 turbo (the ultimate factory-style 968, in other words); I didn't get the impression he was looking to do a complete customization job, or to create a German Corvette.