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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: dragula426]
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12/27/09 10:58 AM
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moparniac
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it was 26lbs total in my challenger..... I switched to the flaming river unit!
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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: moparniac]
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12/27/09 11:06 AM
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KatFysh
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I had an aluminum housing "fast ratio" stock gear box{found in a junkyard},in my Cuda. iirc, mine was around 25-30 lbs different also. When I bought the car it had the heavy power gear box and the pump laying in the interior.
When you decide to quit, THAT is the moment when you would've succeeded..
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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: springers340dart]
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12/27/09 12:51 PM
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gsmopar
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you'll also be gainging horsepower going to a manual box. one less thing the engine is turning.
I don't know if I buy that one. It's only robbing power if you're turning the wheel.
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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: springers340dart]
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12/27/09 02:21 PM
12/27/09 02:21 PM
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BradH
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you'll also be gainging horsepower going to a manual box. one less thing the engine is turning.
Not from my experience, which was worth 38 lbs. of weight loss and showed up as essentially nothing on the ET slip.
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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: gsmopar]
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12/27/09 03:39 PM
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springers340dart
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you'll also be gainging horsepower going to a manual box. one less thing the engine is turning.
I don't know if I buy that one. It's only robbing power if you're turning the wheel.
i'm not sure about that. its another pulley the engine is turning weather your turning or not. i may be wrong but i had an aspen that had power steering and ac and took both those off and picked up 3 - 4 tenths.
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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: gsmopar]
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12/27/09 03:41 PM
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poboyengineering
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even if you dont use any torque in a straight line, there is significant weight in the pulley, pump rotor, and belt that must be accelerated. anytime you cut that weight, the engine will be happier.
It may be ugly, but it sure is slow.
Girls comb their hair in rear view mirrors and the boys try to look so hard....
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Re: weight savings from power to man. steering???
[Re: mshred]
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12/27/09 07:09 PM
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Bad340fish
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On my mustang no powersteering belt was worth a tenth. This car already had an underdrive pulley as well. I used to keep a shorter belt with me that I would change at the track to bypass the power steering. I got lazy and just found that tenth elsewhere later on though.
68 Barracuda Formula S 340
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