i was wondering what kinda power difference there is with or without power steering. i always hear people say that removing power steering frees up some pony's. My question is, how many pony's are we talking?

i havnt had power steering on my car but miss it, it was fine at first but after driving a regular car with PS, i miss it.

im thinking of putting the power steering system back on

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by digital sol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i was wondering what kinda power difference there is with or without power steering. i always hear people say that removing power steering frees up some pony's. My question is, how many pony's are we talking?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Did you bypass the pump completely, or just take the belt off?

With the pump bypassed and the rack drained, the steering effort is greatly reduced.

-Chris

 

Having the P/S diconnected does pretty much nothing unless you have a lightweight crank pulley that only runs the alt. If my car came with P/S I would leave it unless you change out the steering rack to a manual one. If its a street car than be prepared to wear out you front tires... at least you'll have ripped arms!

 

basically i just moved the belt and compressor, the lines and everything are still there.

i didnt have the right mount for to mount the PS pump to the block and i had to pass inspection so i just removed the pump and left everything else

if i wanted to re-install it, id just have to install the pump, and get a belt


i daily drive my car and its just a huge pain sometimes without power steering, i heard without PS car makes more power, but havnt seen any facts on that........

 

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Wrong, the steering feedback is greatly increased.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rcar97 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If my car came with P/S I would leave it unless you change out the steering rack to a manual one.</TD></TR></TABLE>

You admit to not even having any first-hand knowledge of the subject matter, so why bother to comment? The steering rack on P/S equipped cars is quicker, so swapping to a non-P/S rack is a downgrade.

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Again, you don't know what you're talking about.

 

taking the belt off will feel diff then actually removing it all. Removing it all gives it a little better feel then with the belt off. But it can be a pita sometimes. You get a little jerkiness or pull into turns when removed.

 

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AMEN!

Dare I say it's one of those things that should be removed for track duty?

 

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7whp and 10ft-lp@3000rpm increase is good for a mood almost for free and no tuning needed