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So no potentiometer..

There are a few ways to do this. One would be taking line 67 in the code and replacing analogRead(A0) with a hard-coded number from 0 to 1023. This will fix the speed adjustment value rather than actually reading what the pot says. I believe you would want to set it to 0 for 100% pump speed but try 1023 if that doesn't work.

What you see in the video is a prototype version of the angle kit we sell at Octopus Autosport. We are out of stock right now but will have more early next year

Thanks it's always fun to hear about other people enjoying these cars as much as I do mine. They definitely aren't just "big heavy muscle cars" in the handling department like a lot of people think they are.

That depends on what you are using the car for. Without the controller the pump is not running at full power which from my experience is perfectly fine for a street car but becomes a problem for drifting/autocross.

@ I’m driving on the street and I’m doing Rod racing. What do you think? Is it OK to be connected directly from the battery to the fuse box or do I need the controller?

That setup is ok as long as you are happy with the way it performs. It is mainly a problem when you do many rapid steering inputs in a short amount of time. If it feels like the pump doesn't have enough power to keep up with your steering inputs then a controller would help fix that.

@@shortgirllongcar thank you very much. I really appreciate your advice. I just wanna make sure I’m not gonna overload the main relay or any fuse.

Oh sorry I think I misunderstood what you were asking. I would recommend setting it up like I have in the video going from the battery to a seperate 80A fuse unless you know for sure what you are tapping into can handle that

Since the rear of the car feels pretty good already and it doesn't have a ton of suspension travel to make the Watts link really pay off we currently don't have any plans to try that out

There's a pretty big range in models and years of Volvos that should have the same exact pump. These include the 2005-2011 Volvo V50 , 2004-2011 S40, 2006-2013 C70, and 2007-2013 C30 so any of those should work. For the fuse I used an ANL fuse and fuse block from Blue Sea

@@shortgirllongcar great thanks!

The car already has the Improved Racing oil pan baffle but I have been thinking about getting an accusump for it to be on the safe side, especially if I see any signs of oil starvation when we open up the engine again

I just started rewatching The Office last week so that comment could not have come at a better time lol

I do actually have a power steering cooler on it (you can see it at 5:50 in the video) although it is pretty small. However I haven't seen the fluid boil over or anything like that with the Volvo pump even after drifting all day. Since I run the pump at 100% speed all the time with the controller that wouldn't help with overheating but it seems to be ok so far regardless

@@shortgirllongcarYeah I don’t know why I thought running a higher capacity would help it with overheating LOL I just see a lot of people talk about cooking the pump. I don’t wanna do that to mine I have a cooler I was thinking about deleting it As I reassemble my car. Nice video by the way thank you for sharing

I'm not super familiar with the Opel pump but from the brief bit of research I did online it looks like you don't need a CAN signal at all for that one

Hi, glad you liked the video! In this setup I described in the video I do keep the pump speed constant according to whatever the potentiometer is turned to. It would be pretty easy from a coding perspective to add in another speed factor to it. However for drifting this could cause problems as you need all the power the pump can give you no matter what speed your car or the wheels are going. So while it's not something I will probably pursue it could be a cool continuation of this project for someone else to take on.

I have Kansei KNPs. You can check out my drift setup guide video for the sizes and offsets I have

Thanks, I've been using Redline D4 ATF in it

The link to our store is in the video description or if you search Octopus Autosport on Google it should come up. Our full angle kit is currently out of stock but we should have more ready to sell by next week.

Thanks, I appreciate the feedback. I've heard you want to get the genuine GM LS7 lifters hence the price but looks like that didn't make a difference anyway lol. I'm planning on switching to solid roller lifters since I have to maintain the car so much anyway to hopefully be done with lifter problems. I have oil pan baffles in the car and have never seen oil pressure drop but the last track did have a lot more elevation change than the car has seen before. If I see any signs of oil starvation during the engine teardown I'm definitely investing in an accusump.

​@@shortgirllongcarI have LS7 lifters from BTR and i paid 140 a few years ago. Just an FYI. Solids on a hydraulic roller would work fine. You drive incredibly. Keep up the good work

Thanks! I made a mistake in the video and switched the fitting sizes for those. It should be M18 for the high pressure (bottom port) and M16 for the return line (top port). I put this and other corrections in the description of the video so make sure to check that out if you plan on trying this on your own car. Hope this helps!

@@shortgirllongcar Perfect! Thanks again!

Manual LS1 cars aren't the cheapest, I usually see them start around $8k these days. But the earlier LT1 cars are an option or even a V6 car might work for a low budget drift car

I still have the STLs for the box but I will say I am also a CAD novice and it's pretty janky. I can send them to you if you send me an email but personally I would recommend only using them as a reference if anything

We used to have this issue but don't with the current setup. When I had the Spohn lower control arms with metal sleeve spacers we would find those bolts slightly loose after drift events. Back then we welded washers to the subframe to keep them from moving around in the slots. We now have machined misalignment spacers and torque the bolts to 100 ft/lbs. Haven't seen them come loose with that setup even after several drift events.

@@shortgirllongcar and Ford this come included with the steering angle kit or is it something one would have to get from another source and if so what place would you get it from

We include misalignment spacers with our lower control arms. We could also sell the spacers separately if you are interested

@@shortgirllongcar highly and all of this is located on your website correct

Yes, we just added a listing for the spacers on our website so they can be purchased separately. We would be happy to add any other items people want to purchase separately on the site as well.

Thanks! The lug nuts are nothing special, I think the brand was Circuit Performance off Amazon. They've held up decently though and were open ended which I needed for the ARP wheel studs

@@shortgirllongcar follow up question. Do you plan on releasing the coil over conversation plate?

We will probably make a production version sometime in the future but it would be next year at the earliest. If you are interested in one before then you can feel free to message me and we can discuss it further

Sorry to hear about the SS but at least it sounds like that led your daughter to take on a very unique project. Always nice to hear about other girls out there getting it done

Glad you liked it :) Hoping to keep the Camaro content coming

It was a hot deal even for back then. I'm glad I jumped on it when I did

It is an electric power steering pump out of a Volvo. If you want to learn more the other video on this channel covers it in a lot more detail

I have an 01 trans am and am thinking about making a drift car after seeing kenny slides.

I'd love to hear what suspension ideas you're considering if you're going for grip.

Thank you! It is a pretty big difference from stock, I would say it's doable but takes more mental energy to drive with how quick the steering is. If you are worried about this you could consider doing the "medium" angle setting. This will make the car drive much more like stock while still having enough steering angle to have fun with.

Seems like a good bolt-in option to get more reasonable springrates. However we like that how you can adjust ride height and spring preload separately with the BCs along with them having more springrate options