A1 manual steering rack

[blake at clockworm.com (Blake)]

i think i want it, too.

On 5/18/06, Eric Person <scirocco25@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, but there are ways to make the manual rack faster...
> :)
>
> Eric Person
>
> C Boyko wrote:
> > FWIW, I drove a manual Jetta for about 300 000 kms, and Klaus is manual.
> I
> > like it on a Scirocco, but the PS does get the job done faster (and the
> > "good" Jetta was fine too unless the tires got worn). Manual seems to
> fit
> > the MkI though, nothing to the car, so it's easy to turn regardless.
> > cathy
> >
> > On 10:30:51 pm 05/18/06 Blake <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
> >
> >>yeah - i had that on one of my older cars.  i'm close to unpowered
> >>now...
> >>On 5/18/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >>> PS without the power will be more "unpowered" feeling than the
> >>> manual rack.
> >>> The POS has this setup, (well, it has a bad line) Good for
> >>> bodybuilding maybe.
> >>>
> >>> Cathy
> >>>
> >>> On 10:00:19 pm 05/18/06 Blake <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> to be honest, another reason i consider this is because my
> >>>> current PS setup has some issues.  i'd love to autocross
> >>>> someday, but can't swing it money-wise right now.
> >>>>
> >>>> i think i asked this before - can i just pull the PS pump and
> >>>> have an unpowered setup, or do i need to change mechanicals to
> >>>> get the right ratios?
> >>>>
> >>>> b.
> >>>>
> >>>> On 5/18/06, Ron Pieper <rapieper@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>>  Nobody will deny manual steerng is far simpler, cleaner
> >>>>>  ligher, more reliable etc.  In reality, these cars really
> >>>>>  don't need power steering at all.  Now that I think about it,
> >>>>> on a daily driver, why not?  I've had more manual steer A1s
> >>>>>  than PS ones, and never once wanted it (until I started
> >>>>> autocrossing).  Gotta admit my frame of reference was a bit
> >>>>>  narrow on my previous reply. G/L
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  Ron
> >>>>>
> >>>>>  --- Blake <blake@clockworm.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>  i understand that reasoning - but there's a certain appeal
> >>>>>>  (for me) in simpler approaches.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>  i've even pondered retrograding to carburation on my 16v...
> >>>>>>(!)
> >>>>>>  (maybe i just need to add a bug to my collection)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>  b.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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