From what I've seen. I pulled it up online and the list shows them all with 1 pump. There is one with a remote reservoir and one attached, so there are 2.
Congrats on 100K Matt, well deserved. Best thirdgen F body content on RU-vid, hands down. There’s so much more work than the build with the editing and content. Hell, I’d watch just for the music and the mullet.
Congrats on 100K Matt! It is definitely well deserved. Love your attention to detail in these vids. This install looks incredibly clean and like it was there from the factory. Can’t wait to hear this screamin chicken roar once more!
@Lsxmatt, I know it's probably too late for this project, but early (up to 2013?) Mazda 3s and Mazda 5s have an electric p/s pump that looks very similar to that Volvo pump. The high pressure line is connected with a banjo bolt instead of a straight in fitting like the Volvo unit. Long time lurker, love the TA stuff, got an 89 GTA myself.
My first car was an 85' trans am same blue! I really enjoy this series, you've done a ridiculous amount of work on this car! My current 89' GTA never disappoints. I'm in Northern CT, you must be in long Island if I here you're NY accent correctly.
OMG so many questions. What are the dimensions and weight of the unit? How many amps does it pull? What pressure does it output? Is the pressure variable or adjustable in any way? What size and type hose connections did u use the the high pressure side? Never mind. I see they are in the description. Want to mount in my 68 Camaro. Also the long hoses will help a bit with cooling. Great video. 😀
Congrats on 100k subs. Thanks for the video upload. You're quite fortunate that despite breaking your pump, these power steering pumps are relatively simple devices. On my car, a 1988 BMW 750iL, it uses a dual vane pump that drives not only the steering, but also the power brakes and the rear self-leveling suspension (which I will be deleting soon). On my car, this engine-driven hydraulic pump going bad costs an eye-watering $2,127.10 to replace. While unfortunate, that would be a strong financial motivation to at least experiment with going with an electric power steering conversion.
Awesome video. I'm building a 70 Corvette and I don't have room for the regular pump. I'm using the same exact pump, in fact I just got it today. I had to get a fitting but I have the part number. I got it from ICT billet on Amazon.
Good to see you finally did it. I remember you talking about it in 2020 on TGO. I have one on the shelf for my car, i have the one with the remote reservoir.
Man, Congratulations on 100k!!! Well earned!!! I have learned so much from you. Thank you! A lot of these videos, I go back and watch as they are 100% helping with my '86 LS swap IROC-Z!!! Keep pushing great content, Matt. I'll be sharing your videos and purchasing from your Amazon store. Thanks for setting that up as well! And, here's to hitting 1M subscribers! Cheers, brother!!!
Thanks for keeping the thirdgen content. I own an 85 IROC and an 88 GTA, so your thirdgen content is definitely relevant for me. Hopefully you can bring one of these to the Thirdgen Nationals at Carlisle one of these years.
Yes sir. That's what I am planning on putting in my swap. 03' Crown Vic Police Interceptor Ls3 4/L80. The only reason I am running a Ls3 is because I found a block really cheap for a 6.2L that is lol. Brother they sell a controller on E-Bay for $60 so your not stuck at 75% power. You take a small screw driver and adjust it to where you want your steering to be. I will stiffen mine up a little for the track.
You can find them in 03-08 S60 I believe. I tend to find more s40 in the junkyard. I just installed one of these pumps into my Foxbody as well as a hydro boost unit from a new edge mustang
Looking great. I started following you when you were doing the LSA on the Camaro. I was building a 1969 Camaro at the time with an LSA on and LS3 engine. I sold the LS and bought an LT4 from a 2018 Z06 so this is coming in handy for my build now. Looking forward to seeing it start.
Bought one of these to drive a hydro boost system in my c3 Corvette...trying to figure out relative PSI and how to plumb it and how now to blow everything up with the steering wheel at lock
Paid 60$ for my pump. I’ve done this in my own dd turbo ls swap. I put mine in the trunk. I did one on a drift car and put it behind the seat. I have also put one beside the rad under the headlight. If you just run the one wire setup I think the system defaults to 75-80% for one setup the customer bought a module to control the % assist and turned it to the max and blew the end rack seals when it was full lock really hard. So a little research and maths would pay off 80% of the Volvo pump was about 90% of the Nissan rack or something. I ride with 80% on my Mazda rx8 rack
I've got a soft spot for TransAms after my Mom, she enjoyed KITT so much back in the day. She's no longer with us, but every time I see one of them, no matter which year it is, it sure brings back great memories of her. Bet your TransAm will be a hell of a ride when it's complete, which looks like it's happening soon. Love all the attention to details, the custom fab work and all the things you've done so far to your TransAm. Can't wait to see what's coming for it, and your other cool cars too! I know you're a Chevy guy, but wanted to share this anyways. My brother-in-law abandoned a 2000s Expedition with that stupid head crack, spark plug and synchros issues, and an almost blown transmission. I'm thinking on getting a crashed 1st gen Ford Raptor and do something crazy as the body and chassis of the Expy are still great. I'm more of a pre-EcoBurst Ford guy btw, but I love how people are fighting to keep the ICEs alive.
Working on the wipers on my 89. Thought I had it with new capacitors in the wiper cover, but nope. Guess I'll test the switch next and see if it's acting right.
Great job Matt! The bending and wiring are top notch, Just wish it worked out man! But. of course. Ill be watching for the next video. Congrats on the 100k subs, well deserved!
couldn't find a video of yours on either the camaro or ta, but was wondering if you had replaced the brake master and booster with one from a 4th gen or maybe looked into trying to make a hydroboost setup work on one of your third gens? i did the big brake ls1 setup and wanted some input on replacing or upgrading the master cylinder and booster
So did you the 4th gen front brake calipers on the bird? I didn’t know you could you have a Amazon page. When you said that I went straight there 😂That’s super cool 👍🏾👍🏾
I was just about to comment bracing the return line, so the line vibrating or moving won’t stress the plastic nipple and then your painfully smiling face appears with a broken part, but the metal output. Lol, that’s nuts it broke that easy.
Nice fit! Always good to use the factory bracketry. What did you use for the PWM modulation of the pump operation? I didn't see you mention that when you talked about the hookup (8min). I bought the one that's on eBay - in my case this is for an older RWD Volvo LS swap setup
I ended up getting a chip on ebay that lets you vary the output. I installed it in one of my recent videos, the one titled “My lt swapped trans am needs a little work”
Not a fan of electrical power steering, I like to feel what front wheels are doing. Still, I'm impressed by how profesionally and cleanly you build this car. It would take me years just to figure out how to connect the cables.
What was your inspiration or goal with the e-power steering? The electric power steering thing has always intrigued me. Nice video on the mod. My only question is on your pressure line. Why not just use an AN adapter fittings on each end (pump side and box side) and then ptfe line between? Less points of failure (fitting joints), flexible and a slightly cleaner install. Nice work, I have to check out some of your other content now.
Main reason was cost. I already had the steel tubing and tube nuts. For the electric power steering itself I decided to go with it for space savings around the engine. A belt driven pump would stick out and get in the way of future turbo piping.
Just curious bc I did eps on my 78 f250 way easier ......I've noticed people using Hyundai tuscon units 200$ and no fluid how come you didn't go that route? I'm interested in doing a swap just pulling off the fender on a finished painted car to replace the part sycks for me
I’m still rebuilding the engine in my 92 RS. It’s the 3.1L. Just trying to keep it on the road until I get into my new house and am able to save up for a LS. P.S. How do you like that U.S. General tool box?
I have an 08 Volvo C30 with that pump, and it only runs when turning the wheels. I also believe it provides less assist at speed. Are you replicating that functionally, or planning to just run it continuously? I was wondering because I thought it was a neat little unit for older builds, but wasn't sure about controlling it.
Hey Matt there's an autocross event this September 16th at Lime Rock Park hosted by Gorman Performance. I called out some suburban and Tahoe owners and other racecars are welcome like Camaros, gtos, miatas etc, corvettes, mustangs, Porsches etc. Right now I have three other suburbans going up against me and it's only $150 do you got what it takes? Let me know we would like to have ya. It would be modified vs stock, cammed and not cammed class.
Hey Matt great content. Love the video. Do you think u will be reinforcing the chassis od the car.. given its a ttop car .. and the extra power ... would like to see that
They’re -an tube nuts. Size was 3/8 and I used stainless steel being its a high pressure line. May have been overkill but I’m not sure what the aluminum fittings are rated for pressure wise.
Matt, off topic. Can you help me, I’ve got C5 z06 rims 17’s front 18’back that I want to install on my 85 Camaro. Do you know what size wheel spacers I would need. Also have the stock rear end
You could just Google this information. If it were myself, I would google the specs of each wheel and then order spacers of the appropriate thickness. You will need to know the backspacing for each wheel.
