In an effort to make more room i was thinking of
removing the power steering and going to a manual
rack.
I wanted to ask others here with a 2nd gen 20b what it
is like without the power steering?
with the added weight of the 3 rotor up front how much
effort is it steering?

later
matt

 

I know there are a couple 2nd gen 20b owners here
please give input on this topic.

matt

 

Too many people are on vacation right now.

 

My car was converted from PS to a manual rack prior to the 20B swap, and the manual rack is MUCH better. Had I realized this, I would have changed out the steering rack years ago. I'm still working on the car, so I haven't tried it with the 20B installed, but it looks like the weight on the front wheels is going to be close enough to the stock weight that it's not going to be an issue.

 

I guess test driving a 2nd gen with a manual rack
would give me an deal what it would be like, now its
just the finding one, i have never seen one with out
power steering.

matt

 

You should be able to find one in a junkyard, even in Canada if you look hard enough.

Also, the manual rack is substantially lighter than the power, so that helps to combat the front end weight issue as well.

I've never driven a 20B powered FC with manual rack though so I can't comment on how it drives.

 

In the US, the 86-87 base models had the manul rack, and it was an option on the S4 TII.

I have an article on the 1986 RX-7 steering systems on my crummy website:
http://www.geocities.com/evilaviator/ps