Electronic Power Steering
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Electronic Power Steering
Looking at different options. On the Corvettes we run manual steering boxes and EPS units at the end of the column to provide power assist. Same with 1st gen fbody.
I was looking into doing that with the third gen, however I'd have to get rid of the nice 2.25 turn ws6 box and switch to a S10 manual box that is like 7 turns lock to lock, which with the power unit would likely be effortless yet slow.
On youtube, this guy ran a popular Volvo S40 electric power steering pump with the factory box with good results. Additionally, one can purchase an adjustable controller for about $54, of if you have a CANBUS equipped management system you could program the assist to increase at low speed and decrease at high speed.
Curious if anyone else on here is running an electric pump?
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I was looking into doing that with the third gen, however I'd have to get rid of the nice 2.25 turn ws6 box and switch to a S10 manual box that is like 7 turns lock to lock, which with the power unit would likely be effortless yet slow.
On youtube, this guy ran a popular Volvo S40 electric power steering pump with the factory box with good results. Additionally, one can purchase an adjustable controller for about $54, of if you have a CANBUS equipped management system you could program the assist to increase at low speed and decrease at high speed.
Curious if anyone else on here is running an electric pump?
-- Joe
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Re: Electronic Power Steering
Vice Grip Garage has a video of the install of that same pump on his NASCAR burnout truck
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It was more about going left and right quickly, so if you Autocross or do anything that requires quick steering, you will notice the wheel fighting back at you when you try to quickly turn back and forth. Can't remember which video, it was just a month or two ago.
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I wonder if the duty cycle is a set pump rate and you need to increase the rate to combat pressure drop when the box is used, but why not just command a higher rate initially?
Got a link to the video?
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Can't remember the exact video, but it's this series: https://www.google.com/search?q=vice...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Great show, worth a watch.
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Re: Electronic Power Steering
Here is the vid where he installs the volvo electric pump
and here is when he adds the controller and explains things
and here is when he adds the controller and explains things
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Here is the vid where he installs the volvo electric pump
https://youtu.be/vC0NWMqWbIs?si=HwztxxB-MzA7qb09&t=2154
and here is when he adds the controller and explains things
https://youtu.be/u0XeYYHFSqk?si=aOWsOlNc4nOGQwP1&t=1362
https://youtu.be/vC0NWMqWbIs?si=HwztxxB-MzA7qb09&t=2154
and here is when he adds the controller and explains things
https://youtu.be/u0XeYYHFSqk?si=aOWsOlNc4nOGQwP1&t=1362
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So basically he had a dead spot off center where the pump didn't react quick enough. It looks like increasing made it better but didn't solve it.. My concern would be that increasing would also decrease steering effort too much into the turn, which isn't what I want.
Hmm.
Hmm.
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This is still hydraulic, right? Just electric pump instead of belt driven pump, right?
Has anyone tried/done an all EPS. Usually those (motors) are mounted under the dash on the column.
is there an advantage/disadvantage one over the other?
Has anyone tried/done an all EPS. Usually those (motors) are mounted under the dash on the column.
is there an advantage/disadvantage one over the other?
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Done them on other cars. Not a third gen . The under dash units require the column to be shortened significantly. The units that mount in the engine bay might work with manifolds but likely there wouldn't be enough room for headers.
The nest problem is what do you do with your factory box? It's meant to have fluid going through it. If you switch to an S10 manual box, you'll end up with like seven turns locked to lock instead of 2.25 like a WS6 box.
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Manual boxes are completely different insides. I'm not sure if the pressurized fluid contributes to the lubrication or not.
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Re: Electronic Power Steering
Looks like Cleetus found a company that has the controller to fix the dead spot, its in this episode:
Reform Motorsports EHPS Micro Volvo 04-13
Reform Motorsports EHPS Micro Volvo 04-13
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Looks like Cleetus found a company that has the controller to fix the dead spot, its in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2o80LP-8i8
Reform Motorsports EHPS Micro Volvo 04-13
Reform Motorsports EHPS Micro Volvo 04-13
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