The Radium King

hi. there are a few folks selling electric power steering pumps for big $ in the classified section, so i thought that i would get this info out (tried to mention it in the for sale post - a big no-no apparently as i was immediately deleted).

SO, the pump that porsche motorsports uses for electric power steering is a TRW unit and the SAME pump that vauxhall uses in the astra and zafira. i quick trip to the ebay uk site (ebay.co.uk) shows them going for all of 29 gbp (probably under $50 usd shipped). for example:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VAUXHALL-A...cAAOSwaB5XmHEP

compare the pump in that listing to the $500 pumps being sold here and advise if you can find a difference. also realise that the $500 units are NOT necessarily porsche motorsport unless specifically stated, so that additional $450 isn't even buying you bragging rights.

if interested i can tell you the colour scheme for wiring (or search, there is info on 986forum) and what is needed to connect to an oem rack.

Copilot

Yeah man post it up!! That sounds very interesting to me.

docmirror

Uh, I pretty sure my pump is mechanical driven and they are about $80 new, or less for used.

https://rennlist.com/forums/parts-ma...ring-pump.html

Copilot

He's talking about retrofitting an electric pump to the 996. Save weight, save a few HP on the engine, etc.

The Radium King

here's the thread ...

http://986forum.com/forums/performan...g-project.html

if you want to go manual, there is a link in this thread to a shop that will convert your rack for you:

http://986forum.com/forums/general-d...ring-rack.html