Posted by Tom in Indiana [162.158.75.85] on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 04:22:38 :
In Reply to: Re: Speaking of hydroboost... posted by Greg Coffin [172.68.34.7] on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 09:53:29 :
Greg, that is one thing I will have to say I need to do to my truck- making sure I tailor the box pressure to fit my road feel preference. As it is now, it actually turns TOO easily, even with a small-ish steering wheel. Keith, that's how I have mine ran "T fitting", and would much rather have a dual return and Saginaw pump. I was EXTRA careful when starting up the truck for the first time with the Ford pump, and STILL got the whine from it that almost all of those pumps have- it's beyond annoying. I eventually want to run a huge-port, high-flow power steering cooler, as well. I made the mistake of trying to use a Dodge transmission cooler, and it caused my brake pedal to pull to the floor, and my brakes to stick. Lesson learned! I have also thought about modifying a stock Saginaw pump for the extra port, and just massaging the internals to increase flow. I've had the parts (except for the pump and bracket) and have wanted to do the swap for years, and will finally get it done as soon as I get the last two pieces of the puzzle. In hindsight, I would've went serpentine, if I had to do it all over.