Powersteering?

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Do you still have Powersteering in your car?

Hell yeah, better for sliding...
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Nope..it's weight reduction.
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Powersteering?

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If you have it, is it because it helps in drifting, or not strong enough to steer without it? :D
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hellyea. you try steering a 3500 lb boat without it.
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Post by Korey »

Anybody in a fairly heavy car not have it anymore? How about you light cars?
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Post by 240sx Sr20 drifto »

aight i drove a buddies car ( 240 1993) with SR and on power steering and it sucked to sum it up!!!! Screw weight reduction... ya need it.
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Post by matts13 »

marcos used to try not to run it. but guess what he got it now.
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I drifted/daily drove my sr 240 for 2 years without p/s and I did ok. It's just a matter of getting used to the car. It was nice because I could feel the car but tight courses kicked my ass and hard countersteering can get rough. I have only drifted a few times since I put p/s on and it is definately nice, but it's just a matter of getting used to what you have. If given the choice though I vote p/s.
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sil80det wrote:I drifted/daily drove my sr 240 for 2 years without p/s and I did ok. It's just a matter of getting used to the car. It was nice because I could feel the car but tight courses kicked my ass and hard countersteering can get rough. I have only drifted a few times since I put p/s on and it is definately nice, but it's just a matter of getting used to what you have. If given the choice though I vote p/s.
man i dont see how you got used to it.... also if your wanting to clean the engine bay up a little i guess this could help to.
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Post by Korey »

Alright, I guess all of ya'll summed it up. P/S is the way. I was asking this because a friend has an e30 without P/S and after driving it, it didn't seem that bad, but I wasn't sure what it would be like trying to countersteer in a slide. Thanks for the response's and votes. Anymore input from other drivers would be great too.
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Post by andysapp »

I think the higher speed, the less you notice, but when you slow down for tight technical stuff... it gets difficult. I think a big part is what you're used to with the car.
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man i dont see how you got used to it.... also if your wanting to clean the engine bay up a little i guess this could help to.
Yah it did clean up the engine bay nicely. It made everything much easier to work on too... lots of empty space.
I think the higher speed, the less you notice, but when you slow down for tight technical stuff... it gets difficult. I think a big part is what you're used to with the car.
That's exactly right. Some wider courses wouldn't bother me at all but tight courses kicked my ass.
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I think the higher speed, the less you notice, but when you slow down for tight technical stuff... it gets difficult. I think a big part is what you're used to with the car.
That's exactly right. Some wider courses wouldn't bother me at all but tight courses kicked my ass.[/quote]
yeah good point
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