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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath
I didn't read the whole thread but I am pretty used to the electric power steering. I found it has good feed back especially compared to other cars out there. As I understand there is a physical connection to the rack and pinion and it is just an electric motor providing the assist as compared to a hydraulic system.
On the street it is totally fine.
The "issue" I have with it is on track days. I guess it gets hot/overheats. In situations where you need to counter steer there seems to be a dead spot. Not sure how to describe it but it feels different and then you feel the "resistance" again.
Sorry for bad explanation but I am accustomed to it now but the feeling is still always weird.
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The PS is a feedback loop so when you turn the wheel the computer senses this and gives assist in the direction you are turning. Under high loads where the motor is near max output and you rapidly change directions, I would the motor would still be going the other direction for a split second before reversing. Simracing wheels do this really bad. It’s referred two as backlash so they added a second motor and the two motors are always loaded in opposite directions to avoid the slight lag. Higher sampling rates could also combat this. This is all speculation of course.