Civic EG

I'll open up a discussion here because people tend not to bite my head off...

S2000 electric power steering rack in an EG. Anyone seen it done? Links? DIYs?

I have never seen it done, but I like the idea! The only thing is I don't think it would be very possible... a lot of custom work would be involved in fitting it. I would love to see it happen though

most likely it wouldnt work. the steerting rack would be to wide and it could possibly hang down to low.

And just how would you go about fitting the wires and such.

I've been trying to find good pics or details on the wiring. Electric racks that I've seen in the past just run power and ground. You turn the wheel and it senses the pressure in the rack and moves. I think the biggest hurdles would be mounting it correctly and if the dimensions of it will work with the EG setup.

how would you get the sensors in the wheel? remember our civics dont have all the crap for the electic power steering.

Are there sensors on the steering wheel? I don't know I couldn't find any info on the system. I was under the impression that the rack would sense the wheel turning and just assist it accordingly.

might want to make sure that is the case before you go out and buy a rack.

A little bit of reading. I'll post more info as I find it.

Electric Power Steering (EPS) System

The S2000 uses an electrically assisted power steering system in place of the more commonly used hydraulically assisted system. The electric system requires less power from the engine to operate than a hydraulic system, which ultimately benefits performance and fuel economy. The system's compactness and simplicity also offer more design freedom. The system consists of a toothed rack and pinion gear, with a microprocessor-controlled, coaxial electric motor assisting the rack. The microprocessor senses vehicle speed and steering torque and is programmed to vary boost accordingly, providing more boost at low speeds and progressively less at higher speeds. Failure warning, self-diagnosis and self-protection functions are built into the system. The S2000 has a steering ratio of 14.9:1.

It looks as if the S2000 rack is similar to the one on the NSX as well.

A "steering sensor" is located on the input shaft where it enters the gearbox housing. The steering sensor is actually two sensors in one: a "torque sensor" that converts steering torque input and its direction into voltage signals, and a "rotation sensor" that converts the rotation speed and direction into voltage signals. An "interface" circuit that shares the same housing converts the signals from the torque sensor and rotation sensor into signals the control electronics can process.

http://www.nsxprime.com/FAQ/Technical/eps.htm