Power Steering Upgrade

A1ex · Post by **A1ex** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 6:51 pm

Just remembered a converstion I had at the rolling road from LLL's meet with a teg owner. He's do a conversion on the powersteering to a system from a smaller car, civic I think it was, which I think was a smaller powersteering system which freed up a few horses.

Has anyone heard of doing this for the prelude or even done it?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 9:14 pm

I can't really see it being worth it. Removing PS from a lude altogether isn't going to give you a worth while increase, so going through the ordeal of switching to a system which meets in the middle certainly won't be worth it for the performance gain.

There are a few electric systems out there to look at if you wanted though.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:38 pm

It's much easier to fit a larger pulley to the existing pump to give the same effect.

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sat Sep 01, 2012 11:54 pm

How much power does the power steering set up rob from the engine?

Also, how much does removing the power steering system affect the steering? My Accord has all the power steering fluid drained at the moment, the steering is still surprisingly light for such a large car though. It's easier to steer the Accord without the power steering than it is my Mk2 Golf!

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 1:04 am

jjmartin349571 wrote:How much power does the power steering set up rob from the engine?

Probably about 1bhp if that. It's really just the spinning mass, much like fitting a lighter flywheel, you don't gain any power, but you can rev it up faster.

stal1878 · Post by **stal1878** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:40 am

I had the PAS belt off my Prelude and driving at slow speed and turning when stopped is awful. No doubt when you've got some speed it'll be almost the same.

Non PAS cars have lower gearing in the racks to make it manageable.

Post by **Donald** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:01 am

jjmartin349571 wrote:How much power does the power steering set up rob from the engine?

Also, how much does removing the power steering system affect the steering? My Accord has all the power steering fluid drained at the moment, the steering is still surprisingly light for such a large car though. It's easier to steer the Accord without the power steering than it is my Mk2 Golf!

Isn't your Accord without an engine at the moment though?

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:09 am

ive fitted a few electric power steering conversions to escorts and they are ok

'92 Si VTEC · Post by **jjmartin349571** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:15 am

Gorgon wrote:
jjmartin349571 wrote:How much power does the power steering set up rob from the engine?

Also, how much does removing the power steering system affect the steering? My Accord has all the power steering fluid drained at the moment, the steering is still surprisingly light for such a large car though. It's easier to steer the Accord without the power steering than it is my Mk2 Golf!
Isn't your Accord without an engine at the moment though?

yeah, but whenever I've been moving it it's had an engine in it. The steering was ridiculously light

I even did a three point turn in it on the tiny private close my parents live in, no trouble at all

Ted · Post by **Ted** » Sun Sep 02, 2012 12:32 pm

have you got 2 spacesavers on the front with 80psi in them then?