newb 2 drift....power steering Q.
01-05-2004, 11:48 AM
#7
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Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Stockton, CA
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Drifting is better without powersteering. With powersteering, it's... "virtual." It uses a motor (I think?) to make steering easier, but that means that you wouldn't be getting the real feedback from the front tires.
No powersteering "tells you what the car is feeling and telling you." I don't know, I heard someone say that before, it was kinda funny. Hahaha.
No powersteering "tells you what the car is feeling and telling you." I don't know, I heard someone say that before, it was kinda funny. Hahaha.
01-05-2004, 04:40 PM
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: jupiter florida
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well pimp pimp swole motha beast man lol.. i dont think no ps onna s13 would be fun.. but dont listen to me i'mma dork.. but i do know that my ae86 has had the 86 removed since about a week after i got it .. and i have solo x'ed in it and itsnot bad and like you said long as the car is moving it's no prollem.. but the s13 is heavier so i dont know .. i havent seen anyone remove ps on the s13's
01-06-2004, 10:23 AM
#11
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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Alright, this is how power steering works:
There's a pump with a belt and a pulley. When the engine is running, it turns the pulley. When the pulley turns, it pumps hydraulic fluid into the steering rack which you turn.
If you have an MR2:
A motor drives the pump.
If you have an S2000:
An electric motor turns the rack.
For the most part, removing PS will give you better feedback.
Just remember when you drain the PS fluid, move the steering wheel lock to lock to get everything out. You have one less belt, and one less part to worry about breaking. The front of the S13 is fairly light so I don't think you have much to worry about unless your arms are pencil thin. Mine are, and I don't have much of a problem turning the steering wheel of a G35 when it's off.
There's a pump with a belt and a pulley. When the engine is running, it turns the pulley. When the pulley turns, it pumps hydraulic fluid into the steering rack which you turn.
If you have an MR2:
A motor drives the pump.
If you have an S2000:
An electric motor turns the rack.
For the most part, removing PS will give you better feedback.
Just remember when you drain the PS fluid, move the steering wheel lock to lock to get everything out. You have one less belt, and one less part to worry about breaking. The front of the S13 is fairly light so I don't think you have much to worry about unless your arms are pencil thin. Mine are, and I don't have much of a problem turning the steering wheel of a G35 when it's off.
