[Daschicken]

Just bypassed my power steering! Belt only for now, until I can get back home and drain the fluid out, maybe even buy fittings so I can install a very short line to recirculate the rack. After that, I can take the pump, reservoir, and old lines out for some proper weight reduction, bro! The belt length I used is 57.8 inches, it was a Duralast 578K6. Stock V6 belt length is 84 inches.

The steering is pretty tough right now, barely tolerable. It is actually lighter than my bro's miata's steering with just the belt removed.

As far as differences noticed, I think the engine revs faster now, and acceleration seems easier, but that could be placebo. I got 35 mpg on a city driving trip, but I don't have a baseline, that will wait until my highway commute.

Other than that, I have found a few more ground points, and I have been trying to get up to speed by accelerating in lower gears more than I did before. Now that the P/S isn't spinning anymore I should be able to reach the cam position sensor safely. One step closer to a kill switch!