I'm thinking about putting power steering back in the race car, at least of some sort. I can manage the car as it is now with no assistance but if I think about putting more castor on it'll be too heavy to deal with.

As far as I can see I have 3 options:

1. Put the PAS pump back on and I guess relocate it lower to clear the throttle bodies. Then I'd need to get pipes made to fit the Ph2 Xsara rack I have on.

2. 106 / Saxo PAS system with the electrically driven pump. A bit of wiring to get it in and find a place for the pump itself but maybe less drag on the engine?

3. Corsa B column. I had one of these and fitting it looked to be more work than I would like. Easiest way would be to remove the ski ramp altogether and have a custom column mount made.

I'm leaning toward putting the standard pump back on and getting pipes made. Main benefits I see are it already has a tidy place to go and doesn't require wiring. I'd need to get pipes made which is a bit less ideal but then I could get some made with a dry break system (or something) to make engine removal easier.

Am I missing anything?

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Hi Dan
Yep I realised I needed PAS after last Combe day before Mike Bland riding shotgun blew both my driveshafts

I’m running 215s now also and the car just beat the s-it out of me for 7laps ...

I don’t think it helps that I run a 2.4 phase1 rack either ...

Just to make you think ?
If you remove the Steering triangle then you remove the standard brake and clutch pedals as you may know ?
If you run a pedal box already it’s not to bad 👍

Must admit ...Mikes got his setup well with his Corsa EPAS

Honestly Dan ....if you had a good look again at Mikes I recon you’d do it easily mucker .....
No you don’t suffer EPAS draw m8
They do pull 30amps but a good battery and a 40amp Altenator can easily keep up ...

I’ve spoken to two companies about retro fitting and one was £700 near as dam and other wais £1300

The great thing about Mikes is it’s ajustable and he’s never had it on full I believe?

Mei isnt it going to pull some power away with another pump/ pully ....a little with more drag mucker ?
Dan needs every 1 bhp or 1/2 he can find ?

I know personally on my old standard engine with Jenvey it felt more responsive and better with PAS delete

Mei, that was my question, what's the difference between running an EPAS and putting load through the alternator and a conventional PAS.

Only thing I can think of is that I'm guessing the EPAS only pulls a current when it's being used, so if you're in a straight line it shouldn't be drawing any power whereas a conventional PAS will always be drawing something from the engine.

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Sorry for disturbing your post, but I'm searching info's about steering assist setups. What works Is needed for the Saxo Electric pump? And the swap with the Berlingo mk2 HDi pump and pipes? Thanks.

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