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I tried that on my BRZ. The steering is much heavier even at speed. Even mild curves require quite a bit of muscle to turn the wheel (and keep it turned). For me it detracted greatly from feeling the car, but it might be that after a while ones would get used to it. In addition, there was a strange feeling of looseness in the steering at certain points that isn't present when the power steering is active at all.
It might be that keeping the assist motor still connected adds additional resistance to turning the wheel, but I'm pretty sure the majority of the effort comes from the quick ratio rack and high caster angles (vs. non power assisted cars like the Elise of 4C - an Elise runs a 15.8 rack with under 4* caster, the 4C runs 15.7 rack and under 3* caster, vs. the Twins 13.1 rack and around 6-7* caster) as well as quite a bit of vehicle weight over the front wheels (due to the 55/45 weight distribution and the extra 300-800 lbs vs. the non power assisted mid engined 4C and Elise with a weight distribution of around 40/60).
No harm in pulling the fuse and having a go, though.
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