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Old 08-15-2011, 07:43 PM
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anyone ever do this before? Supposedly you get a smoother ride and you save mpg and you gain hp, i assume all tof this is miniscule, but im just wondering if anyone has done this and how it worked out for you
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Old 08-15-2011, 08:21 PM
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I don't see how not having power steering would affect the ride quality. You don't save any gas, you'll only gain like 2HP and it will be a pain in the *** to turn in a tight parking lot. You want to know what it would be like, just disconnect your power steering belt. I've done it and unless your steering is pissing everywhere or you pump is shot, just leave it alone.
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Old 08-15-2011, 09:47 PM
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Theres a how to post on z31 performance but just like hoov is saying, its not worth it.
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Old 08-16-2011, 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by HexaggramJDM
anyone ever do this before? Supposedly you get a smoother ride and you save mpg and you gain hp, i assume all tof this is miniscule, but im just wondering if anyone has done this and how it worked out for you
Which idiot told you that?
You will get no different MPG.
You will NOT gain HP.

Person who said that is a moron or trying to figure out just how gullible you really are.

Benefits:
- One less part in the engine bay.
- Less fluid to leak on the driveway.

Detractions:
- Harder to steer while moving slowly.
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Old 08-16-2011, 08:40 PM
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lol, some guy on a honda said he did it to his camaro and that it was worth it, and yeah i knew it was really dumb to do so,
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Old 08-16-2011, 10:55 PM
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#1: Is a Camaro a Z31?
#2: On a Honda, on a Camaro?

My head hurts...
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Old 08-17-2011, 01:19 AM
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guy on a K20Z3 EK civic was joining the convo and said he took off the P/S off his camaro Z28 and said it was smoother because of it. So i was like (??? orly??)
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Old 08-17-2011, 03:38 AM
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If it was smoother because of that, then he had issues with his power steering to begin with.
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Old 08-17-2011, 09:07 AM
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thats funny some guy in a honda telling a z31 guy to do a mod he did to his camaro? rolf!!! wow thats dumber then the time i wanted to rebuild the motor in my z31 tubro while i still hadn't paid hoov off. and by the way im actually doing work to the z now and it's running alot better.
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