Have any of you looked into doing an electric power steering pump? Evidently, the volvo pump was the same over several years and our lines will hook up with no issues (actually, I read somewhere else that an adapter might be needed to go from 6an to 14mm or 16mm). You provide a heavy positive cable straight to the unit, another heavy ground, and a switched 12v source. It even includes its own relay. I imagine you would want to install a breaker or fuse. The only downside is that it pulls around 80 amps. (Unconfirmed and I'm hoping that's just on start-up.)
There are several reasons for doing this but I like the idea of simplifying the pulley setup in a custom engine install. They're probably less problematic than the ford units too (at least, if you're getting tired of pump noise) and easier to swap out if it does go bad.
I thought we discussed this on here before, but I couldn't find it with the search function.
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