what is pps, turbo A, and group A ?!?

[dav_dman]

" '86.5-'92 MA70 N/A MKIIIs with Sport Package (TEMS & headlight washers on '86.5 - '88 : TEMS & PPS on '89-'92) have a 4.30, clutch-pack LSD differential. " - Doc Jonez

What is PPS? i dont know if my 90 has sport package or not. I thought everyone had TEMS in 90.

What is Turbo A?

What is Group A?

thank you,
Dave

 

[BorHor]

Turbo A was a race speced street car

Group A was the race car.
A quick search on google should give you the answers.

 

[trydrew]

PPS is Progressive Power Steering.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Turbo A = 500 produced, limited edition made in Japan.

Group A = Japanese Group A race car.

PPS = Progressive Power Steering.

 

[Jeff Lange]

Damn you all to hell.

 

[BorHor]

PPS is ftw. My uncle has it on his NSX and I love it.

 

[dav_dman]

PPS is ftw. My uncle has it on his NSX and I love it.

okay what is ftw?

how do i find out if i have pps or hell all i really want to know is do i have 3.73 or 4.30 rear end. It feels like 3.73 but i'd like to know for sure.

 

[BorHor]

FTW= For the win. If you are turbo you have 3.73. if you are na you have 4.30. pps makes the steering tighter at high speeds i think.

 

[thesandymancan]

pps makes the steering tighter at high speeds i think.

wouldn't it make it less responcive and therefor less prone to over correction?

 

[Idealsupra]

FTW= For the win. If you are turbo you have 3.73. if you are na you have 4.30. pps makes the steering tighter at high speeds i think.

actually... turbos have 3.91 and 3.73 the 3.91 was 87-early 89 and the 3.73 was late 89-92

 

[empera]

FTW = fuck the world

 

[shaeff]

www.mkiiitech.com - the info has been there for a long ass time, along with much, much more information that you, and EVERYONE should read through. (yes, ALL of it)

-shaeff

 

[Jeff Lange]

actually... turbos have 3.91 and 3.73 the 3.91 was 87-early 89 and the 3.73 was late 89-92

All 89s have 3.73:1.

 

[ChadMKIII]

If I read it right PPS turns down the power of/disables the power steering pump while at higher speed to keep it from robbing horse power from the engine.
That correct Jeff?

 

[BorHor]

actually... turbos have 3.91 and 3.73 the 3.91 was 87-early 89 and the 3.73 was late 89-92

But he already stated he had a 90'

 

[Idealsupra]

All 89s have 3.73:1.

well unless my friend had his swapped by a previous owner which i doubt since it looked all original and was stock when he got it.... thats not true. or its one of those weird ones

 

[Inygknok]

www.mkiiitech.com - the info has been there for a long ass time, along with much, much more information that you, and EVERYONE should read through. (yes, ALL of it)

-shaeff

Now, why would we do that when we could just bug ya into telling us the cliff notes version????? :naughty: :biglaugh:

 

[dav_dman]

www.mkiiitech.com - the info has been there for a long ass time, along with much, much more information that you, and EVERYONE should read through. (yes, ALL of it)

-shaeff

i did read it...even quoted from it in my first post. But i shoulda used my glasses cuz i missed the whole NA part of the quote ;-)

i have 3.73. For now.

thanks guys.

 

[Fozbo]

If I read it right PPS turns down the power of/disables the power steering pump while at higher speed to keep it from robbing horse power from the engine.
That correct Jeff?

I don't think it turns it down to reduce horsepower robing, it just makes the same amount of movement in the steering wheel translate into less movement in the wheels. If someone jolts the steering wheel at high speeds, there is less of a chance that they will slide it sideways. It also proves for more comfortable high way driving.

Edit: it "progressively" controls the effect of the steering based on speed (the faster you go, the less it will turn the wheels).

 

[Jeff Lange]

It can't change how far the wheels move based on how far you move the steering wheel, since the ratio remains the same, that is entirely mechanical inside the rack and pinion. Nothing you could do electronically in most R&P setups would change ratio. All it does is reduce the amount of power steering assistance.

Basically it makes the car harder to steer at higher speeds, mainly so that the steering doesn't feel over-assisted.