{"id":22751,"date":"2018-04-18T13:50:06","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T18:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22751"},"modified":"2021-04-07T23:11:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T04:11:38","slug":"porsche-944-with-a-5-3-l-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22751","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22753\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22753\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-01.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This 1985 Porsche 944 is for sale on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/1985-Porsche-944\/173269398445?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&#038;siteid=0&#038;mkcid=1&#038;campid=5337189662&#038;toolid=11800&#038;mkevt=1\">eBay<\/a> in Winnetka, California with a buy-it-now price of $11,699. Under the hood sits a 2002 5.3 L LSx V8 (LM7 or L59) that features an iron-block, Texas Speed and Performance 228R 110 LSA camshaft and hardened pushrods, LS7 lifters, Comp valve springs, LS6 intake and injectors, decked heads, and LS2 timing chain. Power goes to the NT555R drag radials on Fuch wheels through an AOR five-speed transaxle and LSD. Other upgrades include Borla 2.5-inch exhaust, widebody kit, power windows and mirrors, and aluminum radiator. Drawbacks are cracked dash, paint cracks, manual steering and brakes.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VNjaxO3LNLE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Iq-tuPgUfoU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22754\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22754\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22756\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,576\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8 04\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-04.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" 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data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-05.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8 05\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-05.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-05.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-05.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-05.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22758\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=22758\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1985 Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/1985-Porsche-944-with-a-5.3-L-LSx-V8-06.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/1985-Porsche-944\/173269398445?mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&#038;siteid=0&#038;mkcid=1&#038;campid=5337189662&#038;toolid=11800&#038;mkevt=1\">eBay<\/a> (ESD may earn commisions when a product is purchased from this link)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This 1985 Porsche 944 is for sale on eBay in Winnetka, California with a buy-it-now price of $11,699. Under the hood sits a 2002 5.3 L LSx V8 (LM7 or L59) that features an iron-block, Texas Speed and Performance 228R 110 LSA camshaft and hardened pushrods, LS7 lifters, Comp valve springs, LS6 intake and injectors,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=22751\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">For Sale: Porsche 944 with a 5.3 L LSx V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":108504,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=108504","url_meta":{"origin":22751,"position":0},"title":"1987 Porsche 944 with a Rear-Engine V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 6, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"DailyTurismo found this 1987 Porsche 944 for sale on eBay located in Beaumont, Texas. The car is no longer powered by a 2.5 L M44\/40 inline-four in the factory front engine bay. Instead there is a LS4 V8 sitting in back of the car under the hatch. The listing does\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;944&quot;","block_context":{"text":"944","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=491"},"img":{"alt_text":"1987 Porsche 944 with a Rear-Engine V8","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1987-Porsche-944-with-a-Rear-Engine-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1987-Porsche-944-with-a-Rear-Engine-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1987-Porsche-944-with-a-Rear-Engine-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1987-Porsche-944-with-a-Rear-Engine-V8-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54822,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54822","url_meta":{"origin":22751,"position":1},"title":"For Sale: Porsche 944 with a Twin-Turbo LSx","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1988 Porsche 944 is for sale in Sugar Grove, Illinois for $12,800 OBO or trade. The car is powered by a twin-turbo 6.0 L LSx V8. The engine features a custom aluminum sump, Tial wastegates, GReddy blowoff valve, and battery relocated to trunk. 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The kit includes almost everything needed to install a LSx V8 into their 1982-1991 Porsche 944. The kit includes motor mounts, custom oil pan and pickup, front subframe spacers, 944\/LSx power steering pump bracket, VSS sensor adapter, 944\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;944&quot;","block_context":{"text":"944","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=491"},"img":{"alt_text":"G Force Performance LSx Swap Kit for Porsche 944","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/G-Force-Performance-LSx-Swap-Kit-for-Porsche-944-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/G-Force-Performance-LSx-Swap-Kit-for-Porsche-944-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/G-Force-Performance-LSx-Swap-Kit-for-Porsche-944-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/G-Force-Performance-LSx-Swap-Kit-for-Porsche-944-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/G-Force-Performance-LSx-Swap-Kit-for-Porsche-944-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C785&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":117939,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=117939","url_meta":{"origin":22751,"position":3},"title":"2002 Tacoma SR5 with a 5.3 L LSx V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 8, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom\u2019s Turbo Garage built this 2002 Toyota Tacoma SR5 XtraCab called \"Project Firebolt\" in 2020. The truck was sold and the current owner is selling it on Bring a Trailer. 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The company swapped a 5.3 L LSx V8 from ATK Engines using Dirty Dingo mounts. 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