IS the power steering cooler on the SS's really necessary? How much effect does it have and is it possible to delete it without doing damage to the fluid or pump? Also if deleted, do you just loop the hose to allow a continuous flow of fluid?

Thanks
Bryan

 

why bother, if you were to remove the cooler you would have to get a new lower radiator hose. its not costing you hp.

 

agreed. there was an article on p/s in gm performace mag. and mentioning how crappy the stock p/s unit is and that it run at higher temps.

 

you need to add a cooler, not delete it!!

but if you do delete it, then let me know, cause i would like to install one on my z28!!

tony

 

i replaced my cooler with an air cooled unit. and yes, if you deleted it you would probably be fine as long as you didn't do any hardcore autoX or the sort. Just loop the input & output like you said.

 

I would keep it on there Bryan. I thought about getting rid of mine... Then got rid of the A/C instead.

 

^^^i thought about that...just to clean up the engine bay....but the florida summers/sweaty ***** factor over road that idea

 

Not trying to add HP, trying to clean up the engine bay.

 

i think the engine bays look clean enough without the polution controls...

 

agreed, but that's why we don't buy hardtops... never again will i own a hardtop. i lost a gorgeous 89 black iroc-z b/c of being a hardtop
t-tops = natures a/c

 

Get rid of that piece of ****!!!!!

Its a pain in the *** when it goes bad & leaks PS fluid into your coolant. I just had to fix mine & I deleted it. Haven't had any issues yet. Just get the upper radiator hose that is for cars not equipped with it & you'll be fine.

When I did mine we replaced the upper & lower hoses, thermostat & coolant. Then flushed the PS system. As stated above if your not running Autocross, its not needed. If it was all f-bodies would have been equiped with them, but they weren't.

 

Ditto.