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Re: Planning E36 cheap turbo top mount manifold
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2014, 02:11:26 PM »
I have never had issues with my steering, although I am on high speed tracks when I am pushing it. I believe you are on much lower speed tracks.

What are your alignment settings? Toe settings make a huge difference for turn in, castor makes a difference resisting your turn force.
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Re: Planning E36 cheap turbo top mount manifold
« Reply #16 on: August 29, 2014, 11:43:51 AM »
I have fitted a steering quickener 2:1 that doubles the turns I enter on the steering wheel, before this, the steering never have a problem.

However the car was sitted on the garage for 11 months and when the engine was started again the steering system was empty of fluid. 8 or 9 times fired up without liquid.

But I think the problem is the torque i apply now on the wheel. With the quickener should be the half now, and the steering rack maybe didn´t see enough torque to make steering boost.

I´m thinking to weakening the torsion bar of the rack, but i dont know how much much should quit with a lathe...

Sorry for my english, i dont know if I'm writing in the correct form, i hope you can understand it. Thanks!
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Re: Planning E36 cheap turbo top mount manifold
« Reply #17 on: October 06, 2014, 12:49:24 PM »
After the PAS disaster....

(i modified the steering pump for pressure and a steering hose gone bang...no way the steering system can take the steering turns with the quickener and its becames VERY hard to turn)....

...i decided to change the plan on fitting the steering multiplier, as i think that the problem is not the steering effort, is the steering SPEED.

So i bought a corsa C EPAS and I fitted it before the steering multiplier, so the PAS will work at the steering wheel speed, and not the x2 speed that gives the multiplier.

And thats the frankenstein column:









I hope will try it in a few days, i will post the results....fingers crossed....
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