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02-18-2005, 10:51 PM
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Sup man im a new member well i have a question...well i dont know if this is true but if you take off your power steering do you get more horse power or something like that????????? or does it help your car in some kin of way
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when i bought my 89 civic si it didnt have any power steering but i dont know if the owner b4 me took it off cuz he also removed the ac to gain hp. when i test drove the car it was a bitch to take corners but when i put in a front upper strut bar the steering is almost like power steering when your driving but its still a bitch when your turning the wheel from a stop.......if my car had power steering and i knew how to remove it properly i would as long as i had a strut bar. besides power steering is over rated.
02-19-2005, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 89civicSiR
when i bought my 89 civic si it didnt have any power steering but i dont know if the owner b4 me took it off cuz he also removed the ac to gain hp. when i test drove the car it was a bitch to take corners but when i put in a front upper strut bar the steering is almost like power steering when your driving but its still a bitch when your turning the wheel from a stop.......if my car had power steering and i knew how to remove it properly i would as long as i had a strut bar. besides power steering is over rated.
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Originally Posted by 89civicSiR
when i bought my 89 civic si it didnt have any power steering but i dont know if the owner b4 me took it off cuz he also removed the ac to gain hp. when i test drove the car it was a bitch to take corners but when i put in a front upper strut bar the steering is almost like power steering when your driving but its still a bitch when your turning the wheel from a stop.......if my car had power steering and i knew how to remove it properly i would as long as i had a strut bar. besides power steering is over rated.
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None of the 4th Gen Civics or the CRXs had power steering.
I love the feedback I get from my 1989 Civic Si without powersteering. And it's only a pain to turn if you are going less than 5mph.
But as people said removing it you will gain no more than 5hp. Not really a huge issue unless you are trying to gain every last ounce of hp. I know easier ways of getting 5hp personally.
I love the feedback I get from my 1989 Civic Si without powersteering. And it's only a pain to turn if you are going less than 5mph.
But as people said removing it you will gain no more than 5hp. Not really a huge issue unless you are trying to gain every last ounce of hp. I know easier ways of getting 5hp personally.
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