Depowered Steering Rack

[anthony27302]

Just curious if anyone on here has depowered their steering rack?

[anthony27302]

I am thinking it will free up a small amount of hp but more importantly improve throttle response. I figure if done properly and with the weight of the aveo it shouldn't be too hard to turn still. Any input?

[petrified.rabbit]

I have done this. I did it to free up (equalize) the hp from my AC install.. I tore the rack apart took out the o rings, greased the rack and everything. The make a manual rack for 04 aveos, if my rack ever goes I will be installing that.

Its somewhat of a unnoticeable difference, but it did improve my mileage. But the car is harder to steer, mostly only if you parallel park a lot.

[Scanman]

Was it a noticeable mileage gain? Was it worth the extra effort, when ya parallel park?

[d3vo1d]

I am curious, do you have the part number for the manual rack, rabbit?