Hey guys, I'm going to be trading my '83 Porsche 944 for my friend's '87 Supra, and wanted to read up on some possibilities. I'll probably put another post up about my plans with the new Supra, but I live in Iowa and am turning 18 this weekend. Wanna know anything else? feel free to ask.
From Porsche to Toyota
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Welcome! Pics of the 944? I bought one with a friend to rebuild as a project =) Haven't properly driven it but it seemed a lot more nimble but lacked powahs =\ It was N/A though.
I got a 944 n/a, its a fun car. Neutral balance for corners and still takes a lot of cars 
Working on it requires more patience as its harder to get to things though you don't have to be as creative about it.
Have fun with it, just stay on top of your maintainance
Working on it requires more patience as its harder to get to things though you don't have to be as creative about it.
Have fun with it, just stay on top of your maintainance
There's my baby
I've also got a truck for the winter, so I'm set there.It handles like its on rails, and is 2,600lbs... nice and quick, but frankly it does lack power ha. My friend has been wishing he had handling, and I've been wishing I had power, so that's why we're trading.
thedave925;1166780 said:I got a 944 n/a, its a fun car. Neutral balance for corners and still takes a lot of cars
Working on it requires more patience as its harder to get to things though you don't have to be as creative about it.
Have fun with it, just stay on top of your maintainance
Trust me I know. Some bonehead at AAMCO Transmissions in Ames, IA swapped out the clutch for the previous owner, and forgot to torque the flywheel bolts:icon_mad:
We had to drop the trans, torque tube, axleshafts, move the engine, urrgh
Fun to drive though. lol
Well I certainly have some incentive, he's makin it worth my while. Also, I'm shipping out to Boot June 4th, so I figure I'd rather have fun with something new in the meantime.
I've definately heard of that notorious BHG, I've been lurking a while
Rod knock? Hm. Lemme fire up the search engine.
Rod knock? Hm. Lemme fire up the search engine.
Wow, our porsche looks 100% exactly the same. Black with those same black wheels with polished lip. I don't know what kind of condition the two cars are in but I'd probably take a good 944 over a good Supra too. If they needed work I'd prefer the Supra but that's cause the 944 is a pain to do work on =)
is it the 3.0 version, or one of the earlier ones?
My friend had a red one back in highschool, it was the shit..!
My friend had a red one back in highschool, it was the shit..!
IJ.;1166809 said:
I second that. Is there any way you can just go NA-T on that 944? Is there too much work required to make the swap?
rtrdpenguin;1167049 said:
Porsches have ALWAYS been a pain to work on.
I had a 914-2.0 that would drive me insane with what I had to take off first just to get to what I needed to work on.:aigo:
i dont really like that body style on the porche at all..
You will be happy with the supra.. they are great cars, when you get past the insane unreliability.
You will be happy with the supra.. they are great cars, when you get past the insane unreliability.
I got a '77 924. The handling won't be as nice, but you'll love the power.
Also you'll probably get the same thing when you told people you drive a porsche.
"I drive a porsche"
"a 911?!"
"No a 944"
"oh..."
but instead it'll be like
"I drive a supra"
"Like the one from fast and the furious?"
"No the older one"
"Oh..."
Also you'll probably get the same thing when you told people you drive a porsche.
"I drive a porsche"
"a 911?!"
"No a 944"
"oh..."
but instead it'll be like
"I drive a supra"
"Like the one from fast and the furious?"
"No the older one"
"Oh..."
Hahaha. True. Razoe the 3 liter 944 was 89+ only. Same as the 968.
I loved my 944 turbo.
I'm going from Toyota to Porsche tho.
I loved my 944 turbo.
I'm going from Toyota to Porsche tho.