Power steering question
Power steering question
I am using a third gen Camaro for Chumpcar, Lemons, Lucky Dog road racing. The car has a serpentine belt system and I would like to change the power steering pump and resivor to a remote resivor and open pump and retain the serpentine system. Has anyone done this and if so who`s pieces and parts did you use? Any help out there?
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Re: Power steering question
I don't know anyone who has done it but I have seen an open pump and remote reservoir system on S10's with a 2.5L 4cylinder engine. It wouldn't be a direct replacement but it would be a source for parts.
Pulley swap would be easy to remove a v-belt pulley and install a serpentine pulley.
Pulley swap would be easy to remove a v-belt pulley and install a serpentine pulley.
Re: Power steering question
FWIW the V-belt and Serpentine power steering pumps are the same part. So if you can find something that would bolt up to the V-belt bracketry, it should bolt up to the serpentine brackets.
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From: Spring Hill, Fl.
Car: 87 iroc-z
Engine: 454
Transmission: th350
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Re: Power steering question
my daughters saturn has electric power steering. i wonder if thats something that could be easily adapted? might be worth some research?
easy enough to get a different size belt.
just tossing out some weird ideas, lol
easy enough to get a different size belt.
just tossing out some weird ideas, lol
Re: Power steering question
Thanks for the suggestion Joe but I kinda doubt that electric power steering would hold up to eight hours on a road course in a 3100 # car.





