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Originally Posted by Missourifornian
Oh my god people if you haven't driven the car don't comment on how the steering is "light" or how all electronic assist programs are horrible....unless your previous daily driver is completely unassisted or a go kart you are probably going to love the steering's weight. Any sloppiness is from the high sidewall stock tires. Just like what AVO said. No, it isn't going to feel like an unassisted rack and pinion, unless it's an unassisted rack and pinion.
Anyway, for OP, it sounds pretty sketch. I think there's a lot easier ways to improve feel, such as poly bushings, lower profile/harder sidewall tires, more front camber, a strut bar. Sometimes to improve one thing you have to improve everything around it.
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Came from a 260z. Being sub 3k lbs, the steering was fine. Not that the 350 chevy small block had anything to do with it. If only I had waited for a manual trany.
The FR-S' power steering is fine. And yes it is parasitic, but you wouldn't notice a difference. Why? because the alternator only outputs a fraction of power that the engine can produce. Why didn't they go with a hydraulic steering pump? That would suck the power out of that little engine. Why did they choose the electric power steering? Because it didn't take too much power away from the engine.
You can test whether the electrical power steering, AC unit, rear defroster, and what not are sucking power away from the engine. Let it idle, move the steering wheel back and forth. Does the rpm dip? when you turn on the AC unit, does the rpm dip? when you turn on the rear defroster, does the rpm dip?
Most of those will be yes, but negligible when you are red lining it.
If I took the motor that does the power steering assist, I could tell you how much it is really sucking from the engine.