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Originally Posted by mattles
there is no 'pump' since its essentially a manual rack with a moderately sized electric motor attached to it. If you rip apart the under-dash area I bet you could figure out how to depower the rack if you were so inclined.
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Thank you!! (How do I thank people for posts here, am I too new to be able to do so?)
This was the bit I had read previously that gave me hope for depowering the assist. Back when I had the MR-S, I could not do this as they used hydraulic racks with fluid-assist - unplugging the pump meant you were just squishing the fluid yourself.
If you have a true manual rack, turning off or detuning assist would give it quite a bit more feedback and weight, much much closer to the lotus elise or 1991-1993 NSX's steering feel.
Don't get me wrong - I LOVE the feel of the steering in this car. But as I feel it reading the road and giving me messages, I can sense quite a bit of potential in it that is being muted by the electric assist.
It is SO close, though. Closest steering feel I've felt to the manual Lotus Elise was the 987.1 boxster / cayman S cars, and the BRZ comes amazingly close to those p-cars. The only difference being the weight/effort required to turn the wheel.