LT1 For The People: 1986 Porsche 944 V8 Swap
I don’t like to be rude and condescending…okay, I take that back. I don’t mind being rude, and sometimes condescension is the correct tone when dealing with some people…but what I meant to say is, I don’t like being mean, or at least unnecessarily mean. So when I point out that the seller of this next car is offering it as a Porsche 928 when it is clearly a Porsche 944, it is not to be mean, it is simply that I don’t understand how you could make that gross of an error in the advertisement for your vehicle. Maybe the seller was pointing out that very little separates a 944 with V8 from the 928…but the redeeming factor here, however, is the price — most V8 swapped Porsches (944s…928s..924s..911s etc) are offered for eye wateringly high asking prices, this one isn’t bad at all. Find this 1986 Porsche 944 with LT1 V8 offered for $8,500 in Springdale, AR via facemistake markingplace.
From the seller:
1986 Porsche 928 V8
$8,500
Vehicles
Listed a week ago in Springdale, AR
About This Vehicle
Driven 148,000 miles
Manual transmission
Exterior color: Grey · Interior color: Beige
Fuel type: Gasoline
Clean title
This vehicle has no significant damage or problems.
Seller’s description
1986 Porsche 944 fuel injected LT1 Chevy v8 very good condition
I looked at the ad pics. Trying to figure out if the windshield is cracked… or just lots of hair on the lens?
Beautiful front seats (reupholstered?). Cracked dash (normal).
Nice shoehorning on the LT-1. I wonder how many horsies it’s got. Enough to mess up the suspension?
Had a buddy who took his 928 so fast around a curve it sheared off the suspension on all 4 wheels.
Yeah, that was NOT a cheap fix…
-Stan (…the *other* Stan…)
Pull the other leg, Stan. That one has bells on it.
True story, Euromoto.
Happens when you are in an uncontrolled slide off road at 130+ mph.
Wheels have plenty of traction going sideways (rapid deceleration), but the suspension was never designed for it.
-Stan
FB market place doesn’t have a 944 category so everyone selling a 944 uses the 928 category, it’s been like this for as long as I can remember. Surprised you didn’t contact the seller and ask before writing a story on this?