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dreksnot · 01-04-2014, 08:56 AM

Is there an area in the car's programming (tune) that can adjust the amount of assist that the electric power steering provides?

Does anyone know how the electric power steering works on these cars? Have power steering but no variable assist after tune, at any speed. Usually there would be more assist at low speeds but there isn't any (just the plain power steering as if driving high speeds). I'd think if some speed sensor was not working then I'd get over assist at all speeds, but that's not the case. I'm getting no additional assist at any speed, but still have power steering.

Rhino79 · 01-04-2014, 08:59 AM

No there isn't, but its quite possible that if the car is reporting more tq it is altering the amount of steering assist.

wakespeak · 01-04-2014, 11:04 PM

Putting the car into Competitive Mode will change effort. Holding down the button for a full 12 seconds (which fully kills all the nannies) will change it further in that the higher effort is at low speeds as well. However it has been a while since I checked that....

VQ35DE · 01-05-2014, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by wakespeak

Putting the car into Competitive Mode will change effort. Holding down the button for a full 12 seconds (which fully kills all the nannies) will change it further in that the higher effort is at low speeds as well. However it has been a while since I checked that....

I have a 2013 and have never read this anywhere before (the power steering effort part of Competition Mode and All nannies off mode). I could not feel a difference in effort with each mode. Where did you get this info ? Thanks.

dreksnot · 01-18-2014, 02:26 PM

Discovered the Tru-Boost controller bezel mounted in a SLP steering column pod was interfering with the back of the steering wheel during turns. Looks like about 1/8" or a bit more of the back of the bezel needs to be removed so that the gauge/bezel clear the back of the steering wheel.

01-04-2014, 08:56 AM	#1
dreksnot Served USN - Atomic Chimp Drives: 13 Camaro LSX434 TT M6, 21 ZLE A10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,605 View My Garage	Possible to adjust 2013 power steering assist? Is there an area in the car's programming (tune) that can adjust the amount of assist that the electric power steering provides? Does anyone know how the electric power steering works on these cars? Have power steering but no variable assist after tune, at any speed. Usually there would be more assist at low speeds but there isn't any (just the plain power steering as if driving high speeds). I'd think if some speed sensor was not working then I'd get over assist at all speeds, but that's not the case. I'm getting no additional assist at any speed, but still have power steering. __________________ In excess of 1,000WHP LSX434 \| AGP 65/65 TT \| BTR Equalizer Intake \| Trickflow 245cc cathedral \| BTR custom cam \| Cortex EBC \| n2mb WOT \| ID-1700x \| Brisk GR12S \| RPM Lv 7 TR6060 \| AGP's Triple 525LPH Fore Fuel \| Monster LT1-S Triple \| 4.11 DSS Proform 9", CF driveshaft, 1400hp axles \| Hurst Line Lock \| MGW Retro Short Throw w/old skool Hurst T-handle \| ADM solid subframe mounts \| Prothane Motor Mounts \| Revshift Poly Trans insert \| Moreno camber/caster plates

01-18-2014, 02:26 PM	#5
dreksnot Served USN - Atomic Chimp Drives: 13 Camaro LSX434 TT M6, 21 ZLE A10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,605 View My Garage	Discovered the Tru-Boost controller bezel mounted in a SLP steering column pod was interfering with the back of the steering wheel during turns. Looks like about 1/8" or a bit more of the back of the bezel needs to be removed so that the gauge/bezel clear the back of the steering wheel. __________________ In excess of 1,000WHP LSX434 \| AGP 65/65 TT \| BTR Equalizer Intake \| Trickflow 245cc cathedral \| BTR custom cam \| Cortex EBC \| n2mb WOT \| ID-1700x \| Brisk GR12S \| RPM Lv 7 TR6060 \| AGP's Triple 525LPH Fore Fuel \| Monster LT1-S Triple \| 4.11 DSS Proform 9", CF driveshaft, 1400hp axles \| Hurst Line Lock \| MGW Retro Short Throw w/old skool Hurst T-handle \| ADM solid subframe mounts \| Prothane Motor Mounts \| Revshift Poly Trans insert \| Moreno camber/caster plates

01-04-2014, 08:59 AM	#2
Rhino79 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS L99/Auto Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cabot, AR Posts: 2,827 View My Garage	No there isn't, but its quite possible that if the car is reporting more tq it is altering the amount of steering assist.

01-04-2014, 11:04 PM	#3
wakespeak Drives: 2020 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,335	Putting the car into Competitive Mode will change effort. Holding down the button for a full 12 seconds (which fully kills all the nannies) will change it further in that the higher effort is at low speeds as well. However it has been a while since I checked that....