1987 Porsche 944 Turbo Coupe 2-door 2.5l on 2040-cars
Manchester Township, New Jersey, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:2.5L 2475CC l4 GAS SOHC Turbocharged
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Make: Porsche
Model: 944
Warranty: Limited Warranty on Recent Work
Trim: Turbo Coupe 2-Door
Options: Leather/Velour Interior, Rear Wiper, Removable Roof Panel, Sunroof, CD Player
Drive Type: RWD
Safety Features: Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Mileage: 189,750
Power Options: Lindsey Racing A/C Delete, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Exterior Color: Silver
Interior Color: Burgundy
Number of Cylinders: 4
My name is Jason and I own R7 Racing & Restoration. I buy, sell, restore, modify, customize and race water cooled, front engine Porsches exclusively. I have owned somewhere near forty Porsches and presently have a dozen "water coolers." Some of them are track cars and others are cream puffy garage queens, But, once in a while that rare, special one comes along that I like enough to spend my free time dialing in and getting just right and then enjoying for a while. Well, this Turbo has been that car for the past year for me. It's the car I should probably keep, but I have two that need to go before I start building the first GTS car in November.
So, sadly, today I am offering for sale my 1987 951. She's Zermatt Silver on Oxblood Velour/Leather. The paint was resprayed before I bought the car and looks very good with a just couple of minor imperfections and the interior is also fresh and gorgeous at every corner. The silver highlights in the crushed velour corduroy seat insets make the inside bright and modern versus the typical Porsche burgundy. It was redone recently and is all like new.
The car rolls on staggered 16" phone dials with brand new Falken tires, 205/50R16 fronts and 225/50R16 rears. The rims have no curb rash, bends or dents, but have a few paint chips as pictured. They clean up nicely and do just fine on the car. I imagine they could be refinished, plasti-dipped or just sanded and sprayed in your garage, but function is foremost for me. Take a look and see what you think.
The car has a very nice Kenwood stereo with iPod/Sat/Android/HD capabilities and a small graphic display and three way Pioneer speakers all around. The power sunroof works just fine, as do the windows, mirrors, wipers, cruise control, all lights, fogs, squirters, etc... if it has a switch, it works - it's my personal car after all.
The car has the original lightweight aluminum spare, tool kit, books, sunroof cover and a bunch of nice extras. Of course, it has records of everything I am about to list that I have done to it in the past year. All of the work is less than 2000 miles old and most is in the last 300 miles.
When I bought the car last year it had about 187,000 miles on it. The prior owner started to get the car back together and was not successful in ever getting it running. He had it for five years and, while he had it titled, it was in and out of insurance and in and out of registration. Sad to say, but he was in over his head. I quickly got the car running and have driven it a little over 2,000 miles as I dialed it in. It now has 189,500ish. I began doing a little work to it and then "presold" it to a 944Online forum member. Prior to having committed the car to a buyer, I hadn't really decided what to do with it. I hadn't gotten to know her well enough just yet. However, once it was sold, I went into overdrive getting it mechanically perfect. I started at the bottom with rod bearings, a new oil pan gasket and motor mounts. Followed by new front seals, rollers and of course timing and balance shaft belts. The car got a full cooling overhaul with the radiator pulled, flushed, pressure tested and reinstalled with a new water pump, low temp thermostat, new low temp thermoswitch and new DME temp sender. The car runs at the first line all the time. I then hit both sides and did new oil cooler seals and new AOS seals. I put 1,000 miles on the car and still had a little bit of blow-by in the intake and turbo plumbing so I sent a turbo to G-Pop shop and had the guys clip the turbo and hone the exhaust port to emulate a 26/8 turbo.
When the turbo came back, it went in with a new head gasket, a bunch of silicone vacuum, a new cycling valve and a LR boost enhancer. The car now brings in boost about 2000 RPM and builds up to about 1.7-1.8 bar. I have it set to run at about between 1-1.4 bar or 14-20lbs. It is smooth as silk and has virtually no lag compared to a stock turbo. The car is an absolute rocket ship. It has a stainless ANSA exhaust and sounds as great as it runs. It has a clean NJ inspection (legit, from a state center not one I bought) good until April of 2015. Passed on her first try. She runs very clean with all new seals and a fresh turbo.
So, after I did all the work to get the car just right, the sale, unfortunately fell apart as the buyer had some problems at home and with another car and I had this perfect car on my hands, so I registered and insured the car and have been really enjoying it - making little tweaks and tunes for the last four months. As I said, mostly everything is new. Biggest deal is the fresh Turbo, but let's not discount the head gasket and everything up, rod bearings, pan gasket, motor mounts, AOS seals, oil cooler seals, front seals and rollers, water pump, thermostat, and of course belts. Just last week, I also put new stainless fuel lines as well as the feeder from the end of the rail to the regulator and PBR semi-metallic brake pads at all four corners as well as new wear-sensors. This car is good for 30,000 trouble-free miles. If it were red it would be my wife's Christmas present. It's that nice.
I will list this car locally as well as in Excellence, Panorama, Cars.com and of course on the 944 specialty forums, so I expect it will sell quickly. I reserve the right to end this auction at any time accordingly. The car is available for viewing and test drives in NJ by appointment, I can deliver the car reasonable distances and help make arrangements for longer trips.
Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit. If you're on the fence for a 944 Turbo do not hesitate. This car is unbelievable. There is nothing else you can have in its price range that will deliver as much bang for the buck. I'm proud to offer it as prepared by my company, R7 Racing.
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