ac and power stearing removal

[camaro boy]

ok so i just got back from taking my drive belt off stearing was not much harder then the hondas me and my budies tune. And i noticed more power then i would of thought. But i might stick with the powerstearing since it is an everyday car.

[shenanigans]

try low speed turning, not normal speed turning.

[andrew.brandon]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
try low speed turning, not normal speed turning.

just get one of those big 60's/70's steering wheels [img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img]

[slow6]

i gots one with a chain! ;)

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by andrew.brandon:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by shenanigans:
try low speed turning, not normal speed turning.

just get one of those big 60's/70's steering wheels [img]graemlins/naughty.gif[/img] </font>[/QUOTE]lol one of the ones with the big knob on it to help out.

[camaro boy]

My camaro is the first car i have ever had with power stearing. All my 60's muscle cars are not hard to turn at all its almost something completly diferent.

[slow6]

ya, used to have a 94 mustang lx 4 cylinder.
i loved not haveing power steering
made no difference to me, was just a different feel

[shenanigans]

not saying power steering is a neccesity.

Jsut saying a system designed for powersteering with no powersteering can be rough.

If you convert to a manual steering rack like 12secv6 did I am sure its much better.

[Tru2Chevy]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
not saying power steering is a neccesity.

Jsut saying a system designed for powersteering with no powersteering can be rough.

If you convert to a manual steering rack like 12secv6 did I am sure its much better.

Yes - the difference between driving a car equipped with a power steering setup and !belt and a car with manual steering rack (or box) is night and day.

With a manual steering box, parking lots can still be a bit rough, but normal driving is a breeze.

- Justin

[cpom]

It also might be worth noting that a mechanical waterpump puts less drag on an engine than an electrical one. If you want to do an electric waterpump conversion for the control (thermostat adjustment, after shutdown water circulation) then ignore this point. But to just install one hoping for more power will not work. Your alternator places as much resistance to your engine as the load placed on it. Adding an another electrical load from an additional electrical accessory will be a net zero gain in HP. You might even end up losing power since it costs HP to convert from mechanical to electrical power then back to mechanical power at the pump.

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by cpom:
It also might be worth noting that a mechanical waterpump puts less drag on an engine than an electrical one. If you want to do an electric waterpump conversion for the control (thermostat adjustment, after shutdown water circulation) then ignore this point. But to just install one hoping for more power will not work. Your alternator places as much resistance to your engine as the load placed on it. Adding an another electrical load from an additional electrical accessory will be a net zero gain in HP. You might even end up losing power since it costs HP to convert from mechanical to electrical power then back to mechanical power at the pump.

I am pretty sure an electic one works better.