complete head for 87 944S
 

anyone have a complete head including cams for an 87 944S?

You have two pounds of gold?

hehehe. I figured it would be an arm or a leg or 2. lol

i have one, but it's under my hood!

We have a couple, and my kid does need to go to college!!!

Yes and it has been freshly re-built, with a 3 angle valve job and some "tighter" springs for a little exra RPM action. I am however using it right now.
Ok now that I have gotten that out of my system (sorry) It might be cheeper to buy an entire running car, that isn't a joke.

I have a whole S engine with 53k on the odometer, but I'm trying to sell the entire engine. $1500 + shipping.

And there it is. By the time you buy a head and a set of cams (price the cams alone) you have over $1,500. Any of the big shipping companies (UPS,FED EX) can ship an engine.

* I should mention that I have two guys who have offered to pick it up, pending approval from their wives. They asked first, so I guess I can add you to a list if you're interested. No money has changed hands, so I'm still offering it where there seems to be demand, though.

I had a second opinion offered to me that a low-mile 16v engine can run 1800-2k. I think 1500+the cost of shipping puts it in the buyer's hands for about that.

You may try these places, maybe they will sell a head.

1987
Engine
Porsche 944 944S-5spd,81k'S' (LsBalShft&Cvrs,MntWld] 031009 $Call M and M Service and Salvage Yard Inc. USA-VA(Ruckersville) 1-800-533-4099
1988
Engine
Porsche 944 -PARTS J30545 $Call Ollies I190 Used Auto Parts USA-MA(Phillipston) 1-800-559-5865
1988
Engine
Porsche 944 CORE 138,995 A 2A1556 $Call Austin Veedub, Inc. USA-TX(Austin) 1-800-282-3119
1988
Engine
Porsche 944 LOCATE FRONT THIS IS A CORE DAMAGE 04348 $Call Silver Star Recycling USA-CA(Rancho-Cordova) 1-800-783-4911
1987
Engine
Porsche 944 SHORT BLOCK PARTS ONLY 107,000 A 5899 $Call Elite Auto Parts Company USA-CA(Sun-Valley) 1-818-767-0445

Wow! Lots of info! Thank you all. I will get back to you on the engine yellowline. That may be the easiest way to do it. This is for a friend of mine that wants to get into Porsches.

my 944S has a spun #2 bearing and has been sitting for 2 years. But I suppose it will continue to sit. Too nice to chop up to sell the head.

Sorry, but 2 pounds of gold looks like the best price so far...

throw an eight valve head on there.

Hehe. If it would fit I would do it in a split second. But I doubt it will without even looking at 2 of them side by side. Or are you serious? I have never worked on a Porsche yet......

yeah, i am serious. i think it will bolt right up. may need different headers. i am sure someone will chime in on this one. diff head/camtower/headers and i think you are good to go. i see camtowers all the time on ebay for CHEAP.

oh yeah, and a different intake manifold, i bet.

Yes it does fit, my mechanic said so. He said that when the cam tensioners go people will put 8 valve heads on because it is cheaper that way, than rather rebuild the head because they are so hard to find.

Something to consider is that the stock 16v pistons will not work. The relief cuts for the valves will be in the wrong spots for a 8v head.

BOLLOX! really?

Just make me an insane offer for my car, then come and get the whole thing.