Power Steering.... Any one done it

[MrDiesel]

I was looking around on Yamaha's website and was reading about their new power steering and it got be thinking has any one used the new power steering system of the Grizzly on a buggy? would it even work. If it works right it could let some one run a lot more caster and have better high speed tracking while not having to man handle the steering wheel to turn.

[yoshi]

I'm putting power steering and an alternator on a current busa car. *The power steering an alternator are fro ma full size car though, not a quad...

[MrDiesel]

Very cool! like to see how that works out. hey just another question for you on one of you cars you have a Flex plate and a Starter mounted on the Center section what's that about?

[plkracer]

It's the most ingenious way to have reverse, at the cost of ground clearance though.

[MrDiesel]

Oh no shit, i never thought about it being for rev! very very cool! i have to give those guys my props. so far every idea that i have had they have done already. air bags. power steering...... its almost like they know what they are doing! lol jk Sinister is my hero!

[yoshi]

Originally Posted by plkracer\";p=\&quot

It's the most ingenious way to have reverse, at the cost of ground clearance though.

nope, if you look close, the sprocket and the flywheel are both above the frame. *You could get a lower gear ratio if you built a jacksaft and mounted a smaller flywheel on the upper shaft, opposite the input shaft for the chain....

[bdkw1]

I was in the same bind as everybody else on the P/S. I was contemplating doing something like what Yoshi has, but then I found [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=190188401158 :3gmtob08]this[/url:3gmtob08].

Since the Wing motor has a really large alternator, this should be feasible. Now I just have to figure out how to bypass some of the electrics to make it work. I tried just putting power to it to see if it would operate in a default mode, but no go so far.


Any body know someone that works a Delphi...........

What gave Me the [url=http://www.flamingriver.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/category_id=210/home_id=210/mode=cat/cat210.htm:3gmtob08]idea[/url:3gmtob08] *Just a little out of My price range, especially for something I can get most of delivered to My door for 50$........ They also use an older unit without the on-board controller. They're is a guy in England making dummy box's for the Vuxhaul ones but it's a different model........

I think this is the future of P/S for MC power cars.

[yoshi]

Originally Posted by bdkw1\";p=\&quot

I was in the same bind as everybody else on the P/S. I was contemplating doing something like what Yoshi has, but then I found [url=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=190188401158 :39gx1h7i]this[/url:39gx1h7i].

Since the Wing motor has a really large alternator, this should be feasible. Now I just have to figure out how to bypass some of the electrics to make it work. I tried just putting power to it to see if it would operate in a default mode, but no go so far.


Any body know someone that works a Delphi...........

What gave Me the [url=http://www.flamingriver.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=results/category_id=210/home_id=210/mode=cat/cat210.htm:39gx1h7i]idea[/url:39gx1h7i] *Just a little out of My price range, especially for something I can get most of delivered to My door for 50$........ They also use an older unit without the on-board controller. They're is a guy in England making dummy box's for the Vuxhaul ones but it's a different model........

I think this is the future of P/S for MC power cars.

I checked into the flaming river pumps, but they coast more than the standard power steering. *I couldn't find any info on the auto power steering stuff, but I will check into the one listed on ebay...

[masterfabr]

Just curious but have you any info on how much torque it takes to turn the pump and alternator running directly off the crank at idle and 10K? I'd think it would be pretty substantial.

[plkracer]

I bet at idle and with a 60 amp draw it will lug it pretty hard. My cousin has some kc's on an isuzu car and it would slowly kill the engine at idle when they were all on.