{"id":54822,"date":"2020-04-20T13:29:30","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T19:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54822"},"modified":"2021-10-11T12:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T17:24:12","slug":"for-sale-porsche-944-with-a-twin-turbo-lsx-v8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=54822","title":{"rendered":"For Sale: Porsche 944 with a Twin-Turbo LSx"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 1988 Porsche 944 is for sale<\/a> 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. The drivetrain features a Corvette C5 bellhousing, C5 flywheel and pressure plate, and a 944 Turbo five-speed manual transmission with a LSD. <\/p>\n

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Source: FB Marketplace<\/a> via New Illinois Car Enthusiasts Classifieds FB group<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. The drivetrain features a Corvette C5 bellhousing, C5 flywheel and pressure… Read More »For Sale: Porsche 944 with a Twin-Turbo LSx<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":54826,"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":70,"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_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[491],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-54822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":125907,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=125907","url_meta":{"origin":54822,"position":0},"title":"Porsche 944 with a Turbo 2.2L Inline-Five","author":"swaptastic","date":"January 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Adam Beard from Twin Engine Corsa visited Anglesey Circuit for a ride in a special Porsche 944. 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