For those of you looking to fit Electric power steering, I have been sent this info that you might find intresting.
Have a look here
For those of you looking to fit Electric power steering, I have been sent this info that you might find intresting.
Have a look here
Looks interesting and doesn't seem too difficult to install - but < 40 amp current draw when parking ! I think if I let my wife park the car , the battery would be flat before she'd got the car into the slot ! (sexist remark - apologies to the ladies - but my wife is pretty bad at parking)
What is the relevance to driving a strato's - isn't the steering nicely weighted and very light (at least compared to my other non-power steered Lancias)?
Some folk have fitted power steering. Clearly not your thing but we are all different, just like the cars.
If you've got a smaller steering wheel and wide tyres (I run 225*50*15) then the steering can be heavy at parking speeds Tim. my steering wheel is a standard Stradale one so it's not an issue for me, plenty of leverage!
Guy
From my experience I find that the more castor the car has dialed in then the better it handles/behaves. The trade off for this is the weight of the steering at slower speeds. With the wider tyres as Guy mentions then this only gets worse. The new Pirelli Corsa classic tyres are a 235 effective width and in the softer stickier compounds these could be too much for some. EPS is an option I would consider exploring especially on a track day oriented machine, provided of course that it doesn't take away the feel from the steering!
The company in question were at the Autosport show on Thurs/Friday last week and were both friendly and helpful.
"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead"
Stan Laurel
Steve Ellis spent time effort and money fitting some assistance to his Corse but mostly in the interests of still driving the car after a lifetimes abuse of his shoulders in trial riding!
Some folks need it even if the idea isn't entirely in the spirit.
Having recently had a shoulder partly out of socket and a trapped nerve...... it ain't pleasant !..... so I can see the benefits of EPS...... however tyre selection is also critical !
Nico Alonzi runs 245 fronts on his green car.... I tried it last year and it was HEAVY in slow manoeuvres !... this of course is not so profound when on the move..........can't remember the tyre make and model tho'
I stand to be corrected but I suspect 205 is about right sizing with a soft compound Pirelli / Michelin (or similar) tyre is optimum for our cars... IMHO............. however we all have different requirements
Just my ten peneth !
Phil
Here is a comparison of lengths between the X 1/9 shaft, Corsa B and Corsa C EPS shafts.
Approximate lengths:
X 1/9 - 405mm
Corsa B - 420mm
Corsa C - 580mm
Both the Corsa B & C shafts are collapsible and you can also see that the front mounting of each shaft has special inserts that will break and allow the shaft to shorten if required in an accident.
Hawk HF3000 - Engine: Alfa GTV 3.0L 24v V6, Dry Sump - Gearbox: Sadev 6 Speed Sequential ST90-14 - Suspension: Nitron 3 Way Adjustable - Wheels: Hawk Compomotive - Tyres: Pirelli P7 Corsa
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