Pro's & Con's of PAS removal

prahunt · Post by **prahunt** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 6:32 pm

I've seen a few arguments for and against this, and it is something I will look to be doing when I start the engine bay tuck on my Lude.
I will be using her as a weekend/show car. So I'm not concerned for the heavy steering, hell I learned to drive in a non PAS ford..... So I think I could manage.

Just wondering what everyone's opinion is. Who's done it and lived to regret it, or does the extra feel from the road make up for the heavier turn in th slow corners?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:39 pm

the ludes steering unassisted is really heavy buddy

Post by **ek9sid** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 9:46 pm

Did this in my ek9. Really transformed the handling. Just the increase in feel gave me the confidence to push an extra 10-15 mph through most corners. Couple that with the reduction in engine drag (which made the motor so much more responsive) I felt it was well worth it.

But after moving my 5 gen around at work with no pas, as stated before...its incredibly heavy. I've not tried running it at full chat round corners yet though...that and mine is 4ws so don't know how that changes things.

W1ggz · Post by **W1ggz** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 10:09 pm

for track use remove it its a massive improvement otherwise i wouldnt

nitin_s1 · Post by **nitin_s1** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:29 pm

I had to drive my Type-S to PAW without PAS..

On the motorway you couldn't tell the difference but around town my biceps grew a bit..

Cutz · Post by **Cutz** » Sat Nov 15, 2014 11:46 pm

i've got electro-hydraulic power steering on my EK Civic which is fantastic but i've had it trip out on me before (loose connection) and losing the PAS made it a bloody dog to drive!

prahunt · Post by **prahunt** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 9:53 am

If it is removed and hated, is it easy enough to put back on?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:54 am

If you just take the belt off the PAS pump, yes it would be easy to revert

(Seriously though, you could try it like that to see what it feels like first?)

prahunt · Post by **prahunt** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 11:57 am

That seems like a good solution!

I will try that when I have my Lude back. Need to know for when I do my engine tuck.

Post by **ek9sid** » Sun Nov 16, 2014 2:13 pm

As above...that's the best/easiest way to find out whe there you can cope with it