NMNA: Martini Edition 924 in Oklahoma for 1/2 challenge money

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Ratty and tatty, but probably not a bad buy at $1000.

-Rob

I've seen Martini Racing steering wheels go for that much. Alas, not the ones out of old 924s.

How is that worth more than $100?  That's assuming it has a clean title.

I traded a rusted NAPA rolling toolbox for mine lol

I see these pop up periodically.  How good of a car are they?  Do they handle nicely, but are underpowered? All around crap?  Good, but finding parts sucks? Other?

Judging by the prices Porsche folks don't care about them

That would be a hoot with a 1.8t in it.

Mr_Asa said:

I see these pop up periodically.  How good of a car are they?  Do they handle nicely, but are underpowered? All around crap?  Good, but finding parts sucks? Other?

Judging by the prices Porsche folks don't care about them

Maybe a very low mileage perfect condition one would be interesting to a Porsche collector. Most of the ones I have seen have been beat to death and overpriced because the guy selling it thought "Porsche". 

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Biggest problem with the 924 is that the 944 and 924S exist.

They are pretty slow with the na 2.0.

Talk about coincidence, I just saw this ad a couple of days ago:

1977 Porsche 924 - $8,300 - CarGurus

It is near Atlanta

BlueInGreen - Jon (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to Mr_Asa :

Biggest problem with the 924 is that the 944 and 924S exist.

They are pretty slow with the na 2.0.

So LS swap and its a decent car?  Or maybe Ecotec swap.  Not sure how much room underhood.

Not worth swapping an LS.  Renegade doesn't support the swap because it makes no sense.  Brakes aren't good enough, transaxel isn't good enough.  Start with a 944.  Easier to upgrade with used Porsche stuff.  944 Turbo is the best platform because it doesn't need much upgrading.

maj75 (Forum Supporter) said:

Not worth swapping an LS.  Renegade doesn't support the swap because it makes no sense.  Brakes aren't good enough, transaxel isn't good enough.  Start with a 944.  Easier to upgrade with used Porsche stuff.  944 Turbo is the best platform because it doesn't need much upgrading.

Renegade sucks, so their opinion is worth not much after what they did to the 944 community. 

That said, it is true that the 924 suffers from its anemic, unsupported engine (especially the US cars with their 95-110hp, compared to the 125 of the euro cars).  Luckily the engines swallow boost quite well due to the durability of the bottom ends and their low compression ratio.  A supercharger or turbocharger can be added by those of the DIY mindset (unless you can find a BAE turbo kit/manifold).  The Bosch CIS and poor electrical connections are their biggest issues.

The LFX V6 would actually be a perfect swap for a 924 and you could use some of the LS swap bits to make it work.  A 4.8 would work well as well.  the 1.8T and Audi 5-cylinder motors are also pretty popular swaps.

Brakes are good enough for SCCA IT racing, drums suck to work with, but they are still better than nearly any muscle car from back in the day.  944 5-lug bits bolt on, even the Brembo 4-pot parts from the 86 944 turbo if you're in need.

The cars are lightweight, very direct feeling and quite usable.  The Martini edition wasn't anything special from a performance standpoint, think of them as the "Pace Car" edition of the 924, just with perhaps a bit more taste than say the Corvette Pace Cars.

In reply to Stefan (Forum Supporter) :

A bit more taste? Lol

A bit more.....

In reply to AnthonyGS (Forum Supporter) :

A lot more!