like to hear ur thoughts on manual steering rack swap
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I was told by a 951 "Racing Expert" that the manual rack isn't as quick as the power rack. He advocated diconnecting the pump looping a line and filling it with steering fluid.
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The factory Turbo Cup and motorsport cars used a depowered power rack to have the quicker ratio, but at the expense of higher effort.
I have driven both the street and motorsport manual racks on track, and you do notice the difference. I actually prefer the street manual rack as I like the lower effort and do not notice the increase in steering input that much.
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I run a depowered, power rack on the street. It can be a little pain when parallel parking on a steep down hill road. Other than that, I'm not bothered by it at all. A manual rack will be easier due to the ratio difference.
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for those that say search . I already have but wanted to hear some more feedback. hope thats ok with u.
this car is just for jokes maybe will be driven once a week. I do have some leaks coming from it and not sure if I wanna be bothered with all the silly leaks etc. I hear 944 are bad for ps leaks.
this car is just for jokes maybe will be driven once a week. I do have some leaks coming from it and not sure if I wanna be bothered with all the silly leaks etc. I hear 944 are bad for ps leaks.
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I started with a manual rack on my race car but i'm currently converting it back to PS ,an expert driver who did a couple of laps in my car assured me that it would be quicker with PS.
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Having raced 944s for many years with both power and manual racks, I sure would not say one is faster than the other.
Unless you are driving in several hour enduros where driver fatigue is a concern, the choice between manual and power comes down to personal preference of the driver.
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Way faster around a track with power steering.
The bigger your tires the faster the power steering is.
I can't imagine why you'd want to go to manual steering unless you had some rule that mandated manual steering
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The bigger your tires the faster the power steering is.
I can't imagine why you'd want to go to manual steering unless you had some rule that mandated manual steering
TonyG
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ive driven street manual vs. power back to back and though the manual is ok, not real noticable 90% of the time, the 10% you do notice it kills it for me. Ive had my share of ps leaks to fix, but its just part of owning these cars. If i removed everything that leaks on this car i would be left with a set of seats.