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For Sale: 1988 944 NA, $4,000
09-09-2014, 01:40 PM
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1988 944 NA, $4,000
1988 Porsche 944. $4,000 OBO. Call/Text 240-416-9966 or reply via email (ramius665@hotmail.com) for more information. Located just south of Washington, DC
Engine size/type: 2.5L 8 valve inline 4
Transmission type: 5 Speed Manual
Mileage: 177000
AC blows ice cold.
Owned by a longtime Porsche Club of America member. We intended to turn this car into a track car but it’s too nice to be abused on track. Hoping to find a new owner who wants an excellently balanced Porsche for a very reasonable cost of entry.
In the last 18 months, this car has had the following parts replaced timing belt, balance shaft belt, rollers, waterpump, clutch, battery cables, brake rotors and pads. The brake calipers were completely disassembled and rebuilt. The timing belt is Kevlar, much stronger than even the Porsche belt; no timing belt failures here! Front end of engine has been completely resealed (Balance shafts, cam housing, crank seal) and the oil pan gasket replaced. New rear wheel bearings on both sides. Mechanically, this car is in excellent shape and not just for being 26 years old. The 1988 944s featured a slight bump in compression over all of the previous 8V engines resulting in more power and better driveability.
The interior features 8-way all-leather seats from a 968 in great shape with no rips, no tears and no splitting. They are very comfortable even on long trips. The dash has been recovered in black marine-grade vinyl and has a 928leathershop.com defrost vent cap to complete the look. You will never have to worry about this dash cracking or splitting with age like 95% of the 944s for sale have. The power windows work correctly, as do the power mirrors and central locking. Aftermarket Momo steering wheel and shift **** in excellent condition. The sunroof is completely removable as well. Very rare for a 944, this car sports three-point rear seat belts. The carpets are in great condition with the exception of the trim around the hood release where the seam has come loose.
The exterior sports a complete 944 Turbo/S2 swap. That includes the front bumper, header panel, headlight covers, correct fog lights and rear valance. Marker lights work correctly but the fog lights are not plugged in; they need the harness from the lights to the body wiring harness. The wheels are 18x8 “Carrera Lightweight” or “MY02” reps. Tires are Toyo RA-1 R-comps with approximately 40% tread remaining. Adjustable Koni sport dampers front and rear with adjustable ride height care of Paragon Products. Porsche 944 Turbo (1987) sway bars front and rear. Control arms rebuilt with Rennbay’s bronze bushing kit approximately 10k miles ago, should last another 100k+ miles. Finally, the entire car is plastidipped World Rally Blue Pearl.
So what about the problems?
• The sunroof cable is slightly bent which causes the sunroof lifting arms to come out of alignment. I replaced the sunroof gears and the guide tube before realizing the cable itself is the problem.
• Power Steering hose leaks. It is a fairly significant leak, thought it was coming front the banjo bolts at the rack but after replacing them and their seals, realized it’s the high pressure line back to the pump.
• Slight miss under load from idle to 3k RPM. Miss disappears above 3k. Diagnosis is the contacts on the AFM are worn in the lower register and could benefit from a good cleaning or new AFM.
Engine size/type: 2.5L 8 valve inline 4
Transmission type: 5 Speed Manual
Mileage: 177000
AC blows ice cold.
Owned by a longtime Porsche Club of America member. We intended to turn this car into a track car but it’s too nice to be abused on track. Hoping to find a new owner who wants an excellently balanced Porsche for a very reasonable cost of entry.
In the last 18 months, this car has had the following parts replaced timing belt, balance shaft belt, rollers, waterpump, clutch, battery cables, brake rotors and pads. The brake calipers were completely disassembled and rebuilt. The timing belt is Kevlar, much stronger than even the Porsche belt; no timing belt failures here! Front end of engine has been completely resealed (Balance shafts, cam housing, crank seal) and the oil pan gasket replaced. New rear wheel bearings on both sides. Mechanically, this car is in excellent shape and not just for being 26 years old. The 1988 944s featured a slight bump in compression over all of the previous 8V engines resulting in more power and better driveability.
The interior features 8-way all-leather seats from a 968 in great shape with no rips, no tears and no splitting. They are very comfortable even on long trips. The dash has been recovered in black marine-grade vinyl and has a 928leathershop.com defrost vent cap to complete the look. You will never have to worry about this dash cracking or splitting with age like 95% of the 944s for sale have. The power windows work correctly, as do the power mirrors and central locking. Aftermarket Momo steering wheel and shift **** in excellent condition. The sunroof is completely removable as well. Very rare for a 944, this car sports three-point rear seat belts. The carpets are in great condition with the exception of the trim around the hood release where the seam has come loose.
The exterior sports a complete 944 Turbo/S2 swap. That includes the front bumper, header panel, headlight covers, correct fog lights and rear valance. Marker lights work correctly but the fog lights are not plugged in; they need the harness from the lights to the body wiring harness. The wheels are 18x8 “Carrera Lightweight” or “MY02” reps. Tires are Toyo RA-1 R-comps with approximately 40% tread remaining. Adjustable Koni sport dampers front and rear with adjustable ride height care of Paragon Products. Porsche 944 Turbo (1987) sway bars front and rear. Control arms rebuilt with Rennbay’s bronze bushing kit approximately 10k miles ago, should last another 100k+ miles. Finally, the entire car is plastidipped World Rally Blue Pearl.
So what about the problems?
• The sunroof cable is slightly bent which causes the sunroof lifting arms to come out of alignment. I replaced the sunroof gears and the guide tube before realizing the cable itself is the problem.
• Power Steering hose leaks. It is a fairly significant leak, thought it was coming front the banjo bolts at the rack but after replacing them and their seals, realized it’s the high pressure line back to the pump.
• Slight miss under load from idle to 3k RPM. Miss disappears above 3k. Diagnosis is the contacts on the AFM are worn in the lower register and could benefit from a good cleaning or new AFM.
