Value of early (80-83) 928 motor & driveline

[Shopper_944]

I'm looking at buying a manual transmission 928. I wanted one w/o a motor since I am planning an engine swap, but it appears I may be able to find a running car in my price range.

I've looked at the parts listings & it does not seem like there is much of a market for these motors. I'm not real sure about the torque tube & manual transaxle.

I'd appreciate any ballpark ideas as to what a motor, torque tube, and manual transaxle would be worth, or if there is a market for these parts. I don't want to be stuck with a bunch of extra parts like I was on my last swap, and it would be nice to offset some of the purchase price!

[racer]

You are correct in the lack of market for these parts. In the us, it seems like 90% of 928 sales were automatics. Therefore there is a smaller interest pool for manual parts. Motors? not sure what else you would put them in other than a 928. You make no mention of the YEAR or ENGINE MODEL of your car.

What would you be replacing the 928 motor with? and how will you adapt it to the non-porsche driveline? Seems like lots of fabrication.

[Shopper_944]

Originally posted by racer
You are correct in the lack of market for these parts. In the us, it seems like 90% of 928 sales were automatics. Therefore there is a smaller interest pool for manual parts. Motors? not sure what else you would put them in other than a 928. You make no mention of the YEAR or ENGINE MODEL of your car.

What would you be replacing the 928 motor with? and how will you adapt it to the non-porsche driveline? Seems like lots of fabrication.

Motor: Chevy Gen 3 6.0L
Driveline: C5 Corvette

The 928s I have inquired about range from a 1980 US model to a 1984 Euro model. Most are within the 80-83 US model range.

Fabrication is in my blood

I've spent the better part of a year putting a Chevy Gen 3 5.3L V8 and Tremec TKO 600 transmission into a 1988 Supra. Now that I have lots of time, and this seemed like an interesting swap, since the layouts appear similar.