Increasing MPG for manuals??? deceleration fuel shutoff valve
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05-27-2008 | 09:15 PM
Originally Posted by Jeff92se
IMHO as I've not risked my life to try:
1) No power steering = steering WAY stiff. It would be an easy matter of gearing to make a too easy steering stiff and eliminate the PS all together
2)From my old cars, no vacuum signal from the engine = no power brakes. Okay going down a hill would = one having to stand on the brakes as much as possible. The brake booster doens't "store" vacuum as far as I know.
If manual, it's an easy thing to try. Park car on hill, put it in neutral and try to stop the car. With an auto, if you can turn the ign off in neutral, that might work.
1) No power steering = steering WAY stiff. It would be an easy matter of gearing to make a too easy steering stiff and eliminate the PS all together
2)From my old cars, no vacuum signal from the engine = no power brakes. Okay going down a hill would = one having to stand on the brakes as much as possible. The brake booster doens't "store" vacuum as far as I know.
If manual, it's an easy thing to try. Park car on hill, put it in neutral and try to stop the car. With an auto, if you can turn the ign off in neutral, that might work.
)as for power steering, at low speeds, its way way way too stiff, but once you're rolling, its like there's no resistance
My roommates have gutted MR-2s without power steering...As for the brakes, try turning your car off, and the next day, step on the brakes before you turn it on. You'll notice they go in quite easily the 1st time, but not the 2nd or 3rd.
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