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Nope, there is no lag. I really have not found anything I don't like about this system. I do want to try using the speed sensor from the ECU to signal speed sensativity but have yet to do so. I'll post once I do it. Joe

Actually, the stock rack is retained. The assist comes from the motor that is on the column under the dashboard.

The EZ Power Steering column is safety approved by the German TÃœV. Same sliding splines method that Nissan used. If anyone wants a copy of the cert, just ask. They sent it to me. Joe

As Nelsonian posted, there is no additional effort over stock required to turn the wheel when there is no power to the system. Actually, I had the column installed but didn't have the ECU connected and had to move the car. It felt just like stock. Joe

Tony, Between this thread and This thread, I have all of the information you are looking for. I'm too lazy to look it up and write it again Joe

Send an email to sales@ezpowersteering.nl Roger will hook you up. Great guy to deal with. He will answer all of your questions by the next day due to the time difference. Address is: Energieweg 21A 4143 HK Leerdam Netherlands Phone is 0345 633 551 All transactions were done via PayPal. Joe

1200 Euro which today converts to $1550. I bought directly from Holland and it was here in 2 days. Joe

Just took some pictures of my installation. I removed the small underdash panel so you can see what it would look like on a 240. And here is what it looks like under the hood. Man do I have to paint the engine compartment!

Now THAT was original! Joe

Pharaoh, Do you want installed pictures? That's actually all I could post as mine is already installed. Joe

Tim, From the outside of the unit I am not able to tell if it has the ability to collapse or not. But then again, you really can't tell by looking at the outside of a stock column either . I'll shoot them an email and ask and post the answer here. Joe

Rsicard, the PS write up . Hope that helps. Joe

I've been asked by a few to write up something to show my experience installing this unit. I've done 2 of them so far, both with positive results. EZ Electric Powersteering consists of a new column with an integrated electric powersteering motor, an ECU that runs the motor that is about the size of 2 packs of cigarettes stacked one on top of the other, a speed simulator and a potentiometer that adjusts sensitivity. The unit is a direct replacement for the stock column and once installed, is not visually noticeable from the seated position. Obviously if you bend down with the door open and look under the dash you will be able to see the motor but it is pretty well hidden from view. Installation is very straightforward, so much so, that my unit came with no directions. 3 wires, a battery wire that has it’s own 40amp fuse, a ground, and a switched power lead is all that gets connected to the car electrically. The column mounts to the firewall with the 4 10mm bolts that hold the original column to the firewall. The column connects to the steering shaft using a splined connection that eliminates the stock rubber isolator. If you look at the stock steering shaft you will notice it is splined at the top just below the isolator. Most people never touch this connection preferring to unbolt the isolator when removing the steering shaft. This connection, the splines, is where the new column will connect to the steering shaft. For a 280Z, the column uses the mount that is bolted to the stock column to secure it to the bottom of the dash. Just remove the 4 10mm screws that bolt the mount to the stock column and move it to the new column. Now the new column can be bolted to the bottom of the dash like the original one did. The holes in the new column are predrilled and tapped to make this step easier. For a 240Z, the column uses the mount that is also on the stock column. This mount however is not bolted onto the original column but is pressed on to it. This mount is easily removed after the column has been removed from the car by tapping it with a hammer. It will slide off of the column towards the steering wheel end once the ignition lock, light stalk and steering wheel have been removed from the column. Once removed, slide the mount onto the new column using the same relationship to the ignition lock as the original. If you don’t do this, your ignition switch will not be in the correct position. Although I am happy with how everything turned out, I did have 2 areas that could be improved upon and have been in contact with the company who has addressed the concerns. The first concern was the offset between the column and the firewall flange was not correct with the assembly that was shipped for my 280Z. When installing the one that was shipped with the unit, the column was positioned about 2 inches below the dash mounting surface. I contacted the company and a new flange with a greater offset was shipped to my door in 2 days. I can’t get a letter shipped across town in 2 days but somehow from Holland to NJ is no problem! The second concern is there is no locating hole drilled in the column for the light stalks. You have to drill this locating hole yourself. I don’t think the company will ever drill these as there are just too many difference in cars to make this change. Don’t get me wrong, it was not hard to do but I thought it should be there. Once you have the column installed and inserted on the splines of the steering shaft, and you have the ignition lock and light stalk installed, the clam shell and steering wheel go back on just like on the stock column. When you turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC, depending on where you have the switched wire connected, you now have powersteering! I mentioned a speed simulator earlier that allows the unit to be speed sensitive. I have spoken to the company to understand how the unit can use the speed signal from the LS1’s ECU and they have given me instructions on how to use that signal. Pretty simple, connect the LS1’s ECU speed signal to the wire supplying the PS’s ECU from the speed simulator. I haven’t done this yet as I don’t see as being necessary so far and frankly all of my time has been devoted to the supercharged LS2 swap In a nutshell, would I do it again? In a heartbeat! If anyone has any questions, fire away! I’ll be glad to answer. Joe

Well it has taken me longer to take a video of the running supercharged LS2 than it did to do the install. As you can see from the video, I'm better at wrenching than I am at posting video. It took 4 hours to get to this point. I'm tired. I'll do a more thorough write up tomorrow. And yes I know I need to do a more thorough write up on the electric power steering install. I'll get that up shortly as well. Joe

So to update this build, the electric powersteering has been installed. This one went in much easier than on my car. I guess that would make sense since I would already know what parts of the install would be giving me trouble. Today, the Magnuson supercharger arrived! For those interested I'll post some pictures tonight after we dry all of the drool off of it Joe

Will, you know I have the "modify" disease! One thing you can bet on, it won't stay stock Joe

Mike, when you and your son get tired of the little M, hit me up Joe

When you run a motor dry, the mains and big ends will take a beating before anything else since they are depending on the thin film of oil to prevent metal to metal contact. If you see metal in the filter it is more than a probability that it came from the bearings. Joe

Not sure I follow. How are you getting "cheap replacement part" from what I said? Joe

Hahaha that has Clive all over it! Joe

Also, I know you wanted to wait until the new version of EZ Powersteering came out that can use vary the sensitivity when using a speed signal. This sounded very interesting to me so I contacted Roger at EZP to inquire. He told me that what they were developing would be 100% compatible with what I have now and will be plug an play. Sounds good to me! Joe

I like it! Joe

Is there a Speed signal output from your ECU that can feed something like an electric speedo? If so, you can use that signal to feed the PS ECU. That is the route I'm taking. If you don't have a speed signal out, the EZ Powersteering can sell you a signal generator that runs off the speedo gear. Basically, you disconnect the speedo cable, insert the signal generator in where the speedo cable goes into the trans, and connect the speedo cable to the signal generator. 2 wires come off the generator that go to the PS ECU. Instant speed sensitivity. I'll let you know how I make out with mine. Joe

Tomorrow the correct adj fpr will be here so that should get buttoned up pretty quickly. Then it's on to installing the EZ Electric Power Steering unit. As soon as Dave found out I ordered it for my car, he ordered one. We did the install on my car in about 4 hours (Thanks CB!)so his should be a breeze. Joe

Took a slight step backwards. Upgraded the entire fuel system using FuelLab stuff. Got it all buttoned up and wouldn't generate any more than 20 lbs of pressure. Spent a day going through everything to find out the pressure regulator has a carb system spring in it. Oh well, what's another couple of days before she heads off to get a full custom exhaust and long tube system. Joe