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hmmmm a Porsche V8 shoehorned into a bare-bones 944 chassis........ that is pretty close to some kind of dream car
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Current Stable: Black 07 Porsche 987 Cayman S: Long-Tube Headers; FabSpeed Exhaust; VividRacing ECU Tune; IPD Plenum; 997GT3 Throttle Body. Blue 1983 Porsche 928S. 1985.5 Porsche 944 Rat Rod. 2011 Acura MDX. 2008 Mazda 3. Gone But Not Forgotten:Garnet Red 86 Porsche 951("The Purple Pig"). Alpine White 83 Porsche 944 ("Alpine Wolf"). Guards Red 84 Porsche 944. |
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I loved my 84 "S". It had a 5spd and factory LSD. I tried to autocross it once, but I couldn't fit into the car comfortably with a helmet. It did have nice balance and good grunt, so I imagine the later ones with up to 345hp or whatever the GTS had, with appropriate track mods, would be tons of fun.
They are incredibly comfortable cars to drive daily, which I did. And, though it may sounds nuts, not too bad in the snow. I went through the winter of 2000-2001 in my '84 with all season tires and about 200lbs of sand in the hold, over the battery box area. It was fun.
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