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Old 03-17-2012, 12:34 PM
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Default Power steering pump aftermarket or dealership?

My ps pump is leaking.

Should I go with aftermarket or suck it up and pay the dealership?

What brand aftermarket are good to go with?

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Old 03-17-2012, 05:52 PM
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When mine goes I'm getting a Turn One pump. Not sure if you're looking for stock replacement or upgrade though.
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I switched to the Turn One pump a few years ago and have not had any problems.
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Can these be just installed with stock components or do I need to get any other accessories? Also any where sells any cheaper than their website(240)?
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Stock replacement is an option.

Is this there any significant difference going with steering one than stock?
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I don't think you can buy the Turn One unit elsewhere. There's a link in this thread about an alternative to the Turn One:

http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.p...87&hl=turn+one

And here's a thread about the original reason for the T1 unit:

http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.p...35&hl=turn+one
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turn one x3
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The Turn One is a stock pump modified to turn at much lower speed so as not to heat up the fluid with friction. This a much better pump than a stocker period. Having said that I went with a $60 A1 Cardone pump since I am mainly a streetcar that normally will never see the benefit of the turn one pump because I am usually a straight line car...

On the other hand I bought their billlet pump pulley. It is a beautiful work of art and will make removing the pump a breeze. The stock GM piece is a plastic POS and has no holes in it to acess the pump bolts located behind it (like the TO does). This cheap plastic POS broke trying to get it off with a 3 jaw pulley puller. I called TO and they had one to me 3 days after my call ups ground...If you want to AX your car the TO pump is a no brainer. If you are more of a street car get a stocker type pump but go ahead and order the pulley before the swap and have it on hand. Even if you don't break your stock pulley you are gonna look at that sexxy TO and drop it in trust me......hope this rant helps dude LOL
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Not trying to hijack your thread bad_408_vert, but where did you get your cardone pump from SOMbitch? I have been looking online and calling around and the cheapest I can find is around 80. -thanks
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Originally Posted by smokdya
Not trying to hijack your thread bad_408_vert, but where did you get your cardone pump from SOMbitch? I have been looking online and calling around and the cheapest I can find is around 80. -thanks
Advance. When you return the core you get $20 back...



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