Good
news for many MGV8 enthusiasts who would like to cure heavy
steering
EZ Power Steering product review in Classic Cars, March 2010
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Clive Wheatley
reports he has started fitting these well engineered EPAS kits
to RV8s.
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Posted:
4.2.10 |
New
Electric Power Assisted Steering system for MGV8s
Many MGB, MGBGTV8 and MG RV8 enthusiasts have felt they would
like to cure the heavy steering on their MG without changing
the steering characteristics of the car. Well a Dutch group,
EZ Power Steering,
says "we can now offer you a solution: an EZ Electric Power
Assisted Steering system that is completely hidden underneath
the dashboard."
EZ Power Steering say "the advantages of an electrical
system as opposed to an hydraulic system are numerous. The electric
motor only uses power when steering assistance is necessary
whilst an hydraulic pump is continuously operating when the
engine is running. An hydraulic setup generally uses around
4 horsepower and therefore consumes extra fuel even when driving
straight ahead with no power assistance.
Because the electric power steering system is truly speed-sensitive
it will steer light at low speeds and not become lighter at
high speed. The amount of assistance can be selected by turning
a potentiometer, so the driver can select the desired feel -
for example more assistance with wider tyres and/or a smaller
steering wheel. With an hydraulic system there is usually little
feel and no possibility of adjustment at all.
In the
unlikely event that the electric power steering system has a
defect, the car would steer exactly like it did prior to the
power steering conversion. If a car fitted with an hydraulic
system has a fault, then the steering would feel extremely heavy.
The EZ electric power steering works without making a sound,
it cannot leak and is completely maintenance free." |
