Year: 1987
Make: Porsche
Model: 928
Price: $20000
Mileage: 133000
Color: Black
Private or Dealer Listing: Private Listing
Location (State): MA
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: Rear Wheel Drive

1987 Porsche 928 S4 5 speed Black/Black
-40% limited slip, 133k miles, lived in VA area ‘87-’04. I have owned from ’04 to present. No dash or pod cracks.
-Clean carfax, tons of service records, original window sticker. Hidden 6 disc cd changer, folding rear spoiler.
-silicone pan gasket, new motor mounts
-new shocks, springs (custom valved Bilsteins and Hypercoil 600/400lb springs)
-Custom 1 piece forged 18” CCW wheels to 928 offsets: 9.5” front and 10”rear 19.3 lbs and 20.6 lbs. Bridgestone 760 tires 265/35/18 and 275/35/18. Carl Faucett front under brace. Aluminum belly pans, all intact.
-new all aluminum C&R radiator, new cooling fans, water pump, timing belt, PK tensioner, cam sprockets, crank and oil pump sprockets.
-"full monte" done under hood done: intake and cam covers off and powder coated, and everything refreshed under there: Knock sensors, gaskets, wot switch, gaskets, thermostat, heater valve, plugs, plug wires, caps/rotors etc.
-Full respray in ’05 single stage black.
-rebuilt steering rack, new ps hoses
-new H4 euro 8" headlights and new driving lights
-Venture shield clear bra
-New fluids every season. M1 engine and Redline 75/90 gearbox.
-new battery, clutch master, clutch slave, clutch lines,oil hoses, windshield.
-all new fuses and relays.
-2008 rebuild of A/C system and uses R12
-2010 new Timing Belt, PK tensioner, “Engine Guardian” 2 bearing water pump
-new axle shafts, upper control arm bushings, tie rods and lower ball joints
-New Bridgestone 760's 5/2011

-Other upgrades: sport seats, GTS shift ****, short shifter, new shift linkage components, full GTS brakes, 33 bar bias valve, stainless lines, drilled rotors, GTS aero mirrors, H4 euro headlights, lomas X pipe, removable high flow cats, GT resonators, club sport rear muffler, tinted windows, Momo wheel.
-Mechanical work performed by David Chamberland and a/c by Earl Gillstrom
A/C is cold. Car runs great, runs cool, sounds great, shifts great, and everything works like it should.
$20K Carl (508)335-6537 cleguia44@comcast.net

 

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sweet 928, what a classic! manual is pretty hard to find on these.

 

I think the numbers are that about 35% were manual, and between '87 and '91 only 28% had limited slip; both things you eventually want. That means 10% of the 928 S4s sold in the US were 5 speed with lsd... If you also want sport seats (maybe 20% at best) you are at 2%. '87 automatics with open differential are easy to find, and most S4s will need a ton and half of catch up maintenance that will exhaust your patience and cost far more than you paid for the car...if you can even find a good 928 mechanic.
All the '93-'95 had "PSD" computer controlled limited slip. The old style clutch pack LSD is no maintenance and feels normal when driven hard.

The '90+ had a low mounted external oil cooler that is vulnerable to damage also.

The '87-'88 had a 2.20 rear end that gives the car a great 5th gear for the highway, 2400 rpm at 80 mph while the '89-'95 5 speeds had 2.73 for a buzzy 3200 rpm at 80 mph. I have driven both and much prefer the 2.20. The 5 liter V8 has plenty of torque and doesn't need to rev at cruise.

The 928 community is a tight group of addicts, and working on the cars is actually not bad. The best mechanic is the owner always.

If a buyer was local, I would offer a 5 year warrantee on labor; that would let me see the car and I enjoy working on it.

 

Great car. Reminds me of Risky Business.

GLWS.

 

Nice write up on the 928 above. GLWS.

Regards,
Bryan

 

This is my 6th 928, and I tried to just improve on some of the car's weak areas and do all the maintenance to make it 100% reliable and 100% functional.
928s have fairly soft suspension, too little rubber on the road (7 and 8" wheels), too much front brake bias, and are too muffled. A short shifter and some other little bits help too.

This is one of the few 928s for sale anywhere that is not a maintenance pit, that can be driven, washed and driven again. 99 out of 100 pretty 928s for sale out there will have little to no service records, and even dealership work can't be trusted. Having a proper timing belt job is essential, and many techs just throw a new belt on and that's it...
Every '87+ 928 will need:
-new motor mounts
-oil pan and valve cover gaskets
-the LH computer rebuilt
-oil cooler lines and power steering hoses
-a/c rebuilt
-shocks and springs
-a new radiator
-new steering rack or zf rebuilt
-new clutch master, blue hose and slave cylinder
-new fuses and relays
-new shifter ball cup
-everything under the hood apart and back together with new gaskets, WOT switch, hall sensor, knock sensors, MAF rebuilt or replaced, plugs, plug wires, caps rotors, coils, coil wires, belts, hoses and heater valve.

This is what every '87+ will need now or very soon, and there is a lot of labor involved in doing it all.

Once the go- round is done, you have an excellent GT car that will not need the same maintenance for 100K miles, only a timing belt every 40K. These cars are really overbuilt, and do not need to be babied. A person would have to spend a day driving a good one to see how good they are, but most cars will not give the best impression because of a lack of maintenance.
A 928 is a lot more complex than the air cooled 911s of the period. I do think they are great cars though, and once you have had one you will be back for another.

 

Great write-up on the car. I love these cars but am always put off by some of the maintenance horror stories I've heard over the years. It's nice to see one that's about as perfect as you can get at this point.

 

Nice! GLWS!

--Grant

 

Still for sale.
My buyer had second thoughts with his daughter in college and the 928 money really tight. I sent his money back.

 

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i have seen this car in person, its an incredibly nice example