Power steering
Discussion
carsy said:
The steering without pas when at a near standstill is quite heavy, but like already said once on the move has a nice feel to it. Having said that you get used to it very quickly and dont give it a second thought.
^^^^ This .... try one and you may be suprised its not as bad as you would first think.
as has been said it depends on your personal preference and also what you are going to use the car for. If its on the roads then non ps is fine but parking is hard work.
If its for trackwork and you want to balance the car with the throttle then you really need ps. the manual rack is a bit too heavy and too many turns lock to lock to be quick making it hard to get right. i bought mine as a manual rack and converted it to ps for sprinting because it just could not react fast enough
btw conversion from manual to ps is bloody expensive circa £1000 plus. the ps racks are like hens teeth - although there is one in the classifieds for £790 at present
If its for trackwork and you want to balance the car with the throttle then you really need ps. the manual rack is a bit too heavy and too many turns lock to lock to be quick making it hard to get right. i bought mine as a manual rack and converted it to ps for sprinting because it just could not react fast enough
btw conversion from manual to ps is bloody expensive circa £1000 plus. the ps racks are like hens teeth - although there is one in the classifieds for £790 at present
Edited by jesfirth on Thursday 24th November 20:36
as has already been mentioned conversions costs are expensive, if you want to convert and the racks are like rocking horse .... so did i mention expensive as well, anyway they are also not always the most leak proof either, mine sprang a leak soon after i bought it, they can be easyish to fix they also can not... pot luck
saying that i would still buy one with PS especially as the GF drives it as well!!!
saying that i would still buy one with PS especially as the GF drives it as well!!!
.FlipFlopGriff said:
Mrs FFG's daily drive (500) has no PAS and shes been driving ot for 8 years so you're a gayer if you need PAS.
Maybe you should be looking at a Chump
FFG
I agree. It's a much better looking car for a start, and doesn't get used as a shopping trolley by members of the female persuasion as, it would appear, a Grieff does.... Maybe you should be looking at a Chump
FFG
FlipFlopGriff said:
Mrs FFG's daily drive (500) has no PAS and shes been driving ot for 8 years so you're a gayer if you need PAS.
Maybe you should be looking at a Chump
FFG
I agree. It's a much better looking car for a start, and doesn't get used as a shopping trolley by members of the female persuasion as, it would appear, a Grieff does.... Maybe you should be looking at a Chump
FFG
Been away a while but just noted messages re pas. I'm considering adding pas to my 93 Griff 4.3. Mine is a LHD car but I'm interested if anyone can tell me what conversion unit is used in UK or on the continent when adding pas. I put on 6-9000 km each year and use the car locally a lot- it is a pig to park. pmonty
Paul, if you're not going to use TVR parts (the rack is really hard to source) you could, at a price, try this.
http://www.thetvrshop.com/TVR/Parts_details/TVR%20...
http://www.thetvrshop.com/TVR/Parts_details/TVR%20...
If you want to convert to PAS, why not consider going electric?
There are a few threads on this. Going electric not only on manual TVRs but many non-pas classic cars. Bits for electric can be provided by mainstream brands and if you wish switch off the PAS if you want to. Perhaps the best of both worlds?
Rob
There are a few threads on this. Going electric not only on manual TVRs but many non-pas classic cars. Bits for electric can be provided by mainstream brands and if you wish switch off the PAS if you want to. Perhaps the best of both worlds?
Rob
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