Will I gain any noticable horsepower by removing my power steering belt? Has anybody dynoed their car without the power steering belt to see how much power is gained? If so how much power?

 

yes 3-4

 

enough that the ***-dyno can tell

 

Yep.... When I went to the dyno, a Civic Si with minor mods gained 5 WHP just by removing the PS.

Miguel

 

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Looks like you already have it done. ??

Yes, like mentioned above, 3-4 hp

 

when i pulled mine off, didnt really feel any gains with the anus dyno, but the steering feel was well worth it

 

I saw a peak 5hp @ 8400rpm.
Everywhere else was around 3hp or so.
This was on a B18C in a Civic coupe.

 

Is it true also for the AC belt?

 

Possibly dumb question: All you have to do is take the belt off? If not, what else is involved?

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=192887

 

Thanks.

 

As everyone has said, yes you will gain, but it's even better than that. What you'll get is increased torque over the *entire* RPM range.

You'll see the torque curve shifted up a bit on the Y axis. There are not many cheap modifications that can do this.

 

Is it necessary to remove the ps fluid before you remove the belt? I heard it will be harder to turn the wheel if you don't remove the fluid.

 

Check this out for your powersteering questions: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=184202

 

old post, but had to say - I removed the PS belt and yeah, i could definetly feel a difference on the butt dyno! nice!

now... can i live without PS? I'll wait till after Thursday, drag night, to decide

 

I got 4.5hp with mine off

 

I've got to try this sometime.

 

Me too. What are we trying? It might not be worth it to some but I like ever last bit of power I can get.

Mattj