Ok so i heard from 2 or 3 different mechanics that if you disconnect your power steering, you gain horse power...Does anyone know if this is true?
Ok so i heard from 2 or 3 different mechanics that if you disconnect your power steering, you gain horse power...Does anyone know if this is true?
your answer not much, but try it for yourself not hard to remove the belt, just leave the pump on cuz it weighs like 4 lbs and it's not much of a weight reduction...plus you can put the belt back on easy. people say it makes the car handles better, but i haven't noticed in any of the 3 cars i've driven. i gots me some powersteering and it's a breeze, but you just have to try it for yourself and see if you like it.
i don't think this belongs in "performance" tho. lmao.
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well you should gain power since it's does rob energy from the engine. As for handeling goes I like how the car feels with no power steeing, you get a much better feel of the road. Then if you are in parking lots and what not it can be a pain.
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hahaha yah parellel parking in very tight spots is horrible, try parking a heavy ass 525 bmw in san francisco hills, i was like "this sucks!"
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doesn't the ps fluid leak out if you just disconnect the belt? i wanted to disconnect mine, but decided against it - i like the way she handles now.
i think the p/s belt removal is better than the a/c belt removal. if you think about it, the a/c compressor is pretty free turning off because its not clutched in when its off. now, the p/s is always heavy to turn since it doesnt clutch in and out. i think i'm taking mine off because the pos doesnt even work anyway!
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no it doesn't, leave the pump inlet and outlet hose connect with the pump and all intact, it won't leak.Originally Posted by keruhas184
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Remove the belt and you WILL notice a hp differance! It will take abot .250 off your quarter mile time or even .500 off.
bitesize should know! that got him to a 16.9!
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Actually......16.345
he he he I will remember that when i got to the track next time............. hum 13's maybe
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uh oh its on now!
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i didn't feel any power gains.
i felt more power gains after i cut my AC belt.
Alex.
i chopped my ac belt and maybe noticed a little difference...and i refuse to take the PS belt off...im not gonna kill myself in parking lots in my car..not that im gonna be driving it for much longer
awww me too, i got a year left with my baby before parting with her.
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I got a life time.
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has anyone ever thought about doin somthing where you can turn your powersteering off and on, like somthing that make the belt idle when its atached to the engine, or even somthing that can take the belt on and off?
Kevin
the device that does this would add weight and use power..
and the object is to lose weight and gain power
make it out of titanium then, lol, my dad works at a titanium shop, its called sierra alloys, they make parts for jets, how cool would that be?
heres a link to the site: http://www.sierraalloys.com/Index.htm
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Kevin
yea the belt is off...I do notice a bit of a gain but i dont really know if its a subconscience sorta thing or not...
If you have a street car, its not at all worth it. Keep the power steering.
yah i agree.
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i think this is a big part of it..you take the belt off and expect more power...so your mind makes you think you feel it..im not saying you dont get some though
yea well heres the deal...my pump is leaking thru the top lid, so my friend looked at it and when we fixed some other stuff, he added fluid and then everything worked fine. He asked me if i wanted to try it without power steering to keep from using the pump (which is leaking) so he took the belt off and i said "i can wait a little bit before i go to non power steering" so when he tried putting the belt back on he over tightened the Power Steering Adjuster bolt and it broke...so as of now i am not even worrying about it all but i did hear that it gives u somewhat of an HP advantage.
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