Power steering

[Johnny A]

Hey guys, just bought a 3dr hatch to replace my rather rotton 106 daily driver pug.

I plan to drop a DISpak C20XE in it but I seem to remember from my first XE Nova (back in 2001!) that the steering was very heavy. The obvious choice is a corsa-b epas conversion but many complain about loss of steering feedback, is it really that bad?

But what about using a corsa-b hydraulic rack and pump?? Is there enough room for the rack (fouling the XE's inlet manifold) and the pump fouling.... everything?!?

[Benn]

Id use epas hooked up to the speed sensor, shouldn't lose tomuch feeling that way.

[Mazz]

I sure a man of your talent could sort something out! I've seen the saxo pump used before though

[Johnny A]

Cheers Mazz now you mention it I remember a rally nova running a saxo pump.

I suppose I am more bothered about the loss of feedback from epas as I already have a corsa-b epas rack in the garage and i've been looking at a Corsa-D epas column as they are mega compact!

[mowgli]

if its any use, i'm soon to break a corsa b with a hydraulic power steering setup, the rack doesn't look very much bigger than the nova one.

[meritlover]

Surely if the Corsa B track is so much wider this would result in some serious toe-in when fitted on a nova? Is there enough adjustment to get decent toe on the nova? Or can you get away with fitting nova TCA's?

[mowgli]

the racks are the same length, you just swap the track rods over.

[meritlover]

Now we know ;)

[Johnny A]

the racks are the same length, you just swap the track rods over.

What he said lol

[Mieran]

I've seen Corsa B XE conversions running saxo pump so cant see why it cam't be done in a nova, and like mentioned just use the nova track rods.

MK4 Astras also have leccy pump

[mowgli]

don't xe's have a power steering pump as std on cav & cally's??

[mk1nova_rich]

Yes but I'm pretty sure it doesnt fit in a Nova. I assume you are running a quick rack...

[Riggy]

On a xe corsa you can keep the corsa power steering pump and buy the mount ,

Can't see it being that hard to run the line and use the corsa rack with nova rods ?

[Iain]

I like my EPAS on a Nova, it's very light as it's running off a controller but I get enough feedback to do what I need to do.

I think you can fit the C EPAS column fairly easily (from a wiring perspective, anyway) too which is supposed to be more robust than the B column.

[Johnny A]

Cheers Iain, i think the corsa c column is too long?

[Iain]

Apologies it is apparently longer than the B column, I know someone who fitted one to a mk2 Astra.

[mk1nova_rich]

Cheers Iain, i think the corsa c column is too long?

It has been done, but the B column is a far more popular conversion so info is far more common

[Johnny A]

I think the corsa b column is a better option for me as I want to straight up the column too, it's always bugged me the column on a Nova being at an angle

[mk1nova_rich]

I think the corsa b column is a better option for me as I want to straight up the column too, it's always bugged me the column on a Nova being at an angle

lol part of a Nova's character is that!! lol