Negative effects? Removing P/S?

[Shadow1]

if i can get under my car enought(b/c its freaking slammed. lol) then ill be sure to make a DIY on it. ill be tryin gthis next b/c ill have something to do while im off during the day on tuesday.

so expect this DIY tuesday afternoon or wensday(have to make sure it works out) next week if no one has got to it yet

ive been wanting to take off mt P/S for a while now. 1)b/c im going to be doing a wire tuck later on in a couple of months, and 2) b/c ive had a couple of my tuner friends say you get a better steering response than with it on.

[VBaccord24]

Anyhow, I got a tip on people that removed the P/S. They said that simply removing the belt (like I did on my red Accord because P/S pump went bad), is not the proper way and will be harder to turn at lower speeds because you're pushing a full P/S system of fluid through the lines when you turn. However, if you loop the lines together right above the rack and leave only enough fluid for the smaller capacity you know have to keep it lubricated, it will make it much easier to turn at lower speeds without an active P/S pump. I have not done this yet on either cars, but I plan to.

that makes sense. i took the belt off and since driving around i've noticed that the fluid isnt getting forced thru the pump so u wind up blowing it outta the reservoir.

i did notice a significant power gain by just removing the p/s belt. i have a UR underdriven pulley on it as well. im removing the a/c this weekend. so hopefully that will free up even more power. i think removing the p/s and/or A/C is more beneficial if u have an aftermarket pulley. just my personal opinion.