2:1 quickener with manual steering?

The instructions for the Howe 2:1 quickener say to only use it with power steering. I don't have power steering but bad experience this weekend suggest that I need to do something about the shitty slow ultimate-parking-machine steering in the VW. It's either that or push it off of a cliff, beat it with a sledge-o-matic, and set fire to the hulk while dancing around it.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

I've driven an srt4 rally car with a howe quickener (dont know if it was the 1.5:1 or the 2:1, but it was 2 turns lock to lock on the steering wheel) without the power steering belt on and it was nearly impossible. It might be a little easier with a manual rack, but I'd still get a power set up. With the vw's power rack and the 1.5:1 quickener it comes in at about 2 turns lock to lock. Even just a power rack is noticeably quicker than vw's manual rack.

Carl S Wrote:
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> I've driven an srt4 rally car with a howe
> quickener (dont know if it was the 1.5:1 or the
> 2:1, but it was 2 turns lock to lock on the
> steering wheel) without the power steering belt on
> and it was nearly impossible. It might be a
> little easier with a manual rack, but I'd still
> get a power set up. With the vw's power rack and
> the 1.5:1 quickener it comes in at about 2 turns
> lock to lock. Even just a power rack is
> noticeably quicker than vw's manual rack.
>
> www.DFLrally.com


Damn, the boys learning.
Good thionk, right conclusion.

Hey Carl, I tracked down Gretzinger"s phone by clever clicky clacking.

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John Vanlandingham
Sleezattle, WA, USA

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Not concerned about the steering effort, there is NONE with the 4 turns and none times two is still none

it'll certainly be a lot lighter than my first car... 5000lb fullsize Ford with a power steering box and no pump. Build some arms like Popeye with that setup.

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Pete Remner
Cleveland, Ohio

1984 RX-7 (rallycross thing)
1978
Silence is golden, but duct tape is silver.

john vanlandingham Wrote:
> Hey Carl, I tracked down Gretzinger"s phone by
> clever clicky clacking.

He still hasnt paid? Lame.