LSXREX, I can agree with you that the early NA 944's weren't that great, they had steel suspension components like a arms and trailing arms, basically they were 924's with an updated body. The models up to 85 and a half had that funky shoe box gauge cover straight out of a 924, and it seems a lot of them were sold with Burgundy Interiors The 944 turbo was a different story, aluminum a arms and trailing arms, higher spring and roll rates, Brembo brakes etc. Their best version was the 88 and 89 Turbo S, pretty refined from the factory, underpowered by today's standards, but being a turbo engine all you had to do was crank up the boost, with a few mods they were and are pretty good track cars. Like most Porsches, pretty expensive compared to the competition, 86 turbos were 30k, 89 turbo S's were $54k. Both of the turbos I had were used, but pretty reliable and a lot of fun to drive. The '86 had wheel fans in the front, a full cage, race seats, and air vents to push extra air through the intercooler, people were always checking it out.
