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So I've been trying to figure out what I can do to make the steering of my EK3 quicker. From everything that I've found I've concluded the following:
6th gen Civic
Non-PS: 4:1 lock to lock
PS: 3.6 lock to lock
Civic VTI: 3.2 lock to lock
Type R: 3.2 lock to lock with appearantly a smaller pully on the PS pump to make the steering a bit heavier
Anyone can confirm this or maybe prove that above is not true?
Besides that I have found that you can actually put a DC2 pinion in your 6th gen rack and get much quicker steering. The pinion "blades" are a bit smaller so theoretically it could wear down the internals of your rack at the pinion. But in my extensive search I have found not 1 real-world case of this.
There is also a steering quickener that can decrease your LTL with a factor 1.5 or 2. But from everything I've found you lose most of the feel in the steering wheel. A couple of people with Civic rally cars don't really mind that though. Probably because of the off-road application. The installation also has to be done very precisely and often some machining is needed.
I have spent some time on searching this info and thought I'd gather and share this with you guys
6th gen Civic
Non-PS: 4:1 lock to lock
PS: 3.6 lock to lock
Civic VTI: 3.2 lock to lock
Type R: 3.2 lock to lock with appearantly a smaller pully on the PS pump to make the steering a bit heavier
Anyone can confirm this or maybe prove that above is not true?
Besides that I have found that you can actually put a DC2 pinion in your 6th gen rack and get much quicker steering. The pinion "blades" are a bit smaller so theoretically it could wear down the internals of your rack at the pinion. But in my extensive search I have found not 1 real-world case of this.
There is also a steering quickener that can decrease your LTL with a factor 1.5 or 2. But from everything I've found you lose most of the feel in the steering wheel. A couple of people with Civic rally cars don't really mind that though. Probably because of the off-road application. The installation also has to be done very precisely and often some machining is needed.
I have spent some time on searching this info and thought I'd gather and share this with you guys