11-01-2006, 07:46 AM
xvxax Wrote:Forgive my ignorance, but what is the advantage of deleting the power steering? From what I heard the concensus was to leave it be. How much power to you gain from deleting it, or it a steering feel issue? Please inform me (not saracstic).
-Peter
On page 7 I gave my reasoning for the delete. It has nothing to do with power, although if I free a few horses I won't complain. It has mainly to do with me being a cheap bastard and not wanting to pay for an M50 power steering pump, reservoir, and the line voodoo required to make it work for my swap. Plus, my engine bay is cleaned up, it's one less fluid I have to worry about keeping full, one less leak I have to trace down, one less part of the swap to screw up, and it saves me 100 bucks to boot. The only downside is the extra effort required to parallel park.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442