Power steering causes engine to rev?

[Shora]

This might be the stupidest question yet on this form but I’m asking anyway.

I just noticed yesterday that my engine seems to rev if I turn the steering wheel while the car is in park. I cannot really explain exactly what is going on just that if I turn on the car, leave it in park, and turn the steering wheel either to the right or to the left it sounds like I’m tapping on the gas pedal.

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<FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Is this normal? I have never noticed anything like it on any car before. I checked out my CVPI and it does not do it either.
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<FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I do have Flowmaster Delta-40s and Wes’ Resonator delete tips installed. Engine is as stock as could be (unfortunately.)

[Rick-n-Miami]

Yeap, mine does. It takes a little more muscle to run the power steering, so I'm guessing that it revs up just a tad to compensate.

[fastblackmerc]

Doesn't our MM's have variable speed-assist steering? The faster you go the less power-assist you get to steer?

[oldekid]

It will do it in gear as well. I discovered it a while back too. I'll sit at a light and drive my wife nuts by just slightly turning the steering wheel every few seconds. She can't stand it.

[Hotrauder]

Not a good plan Lets see, spend all your extra cash on the car, all your extra time with the car..then use the CAR to p/o your already abused and neglected wife? Holy Crap... another candidate for the my X club rants. OR worse! Dennis

[David Morton]

Ahhh. Olekids 59 and prolly knows her pretty good. Might be one of those that needs to have something to be mad about, makes for better sex.

I like to do the one about stopping when they have a cup of coffee or something they're trying to drink. Slow to a crawl, wait for them to lift the cup to their mouth and then, WHAM!

That one's my favorite.

The first step to freedom is, "We admitted we were powerless over women - that our wives had become unmanageable."

[oldekid]

She doesn't really get mad, she just doesn't know why I never grew up.

[Hotrauder]

She doesn't really get mad, she just doesn't know why I never grew up.

That sounds normal, oldekid. My wife has been waiting for 42 years. She is the most stubborn person I know. She is still waiting, expecting...fruitlessly. Dennis and oh, yes, every power steering car I can remember owning has reved to compensate for load at idle.

[Shora]

It will do it in gear as well. I discovered it a while back too. I'll sit at a light and drive my wife nuts by just slightly turning the steering wheel every few seconds. She can't stand it.

Guys, thanks for all the input. I wasn't even sure that I should post such a question. Now that I have read all of the comments (like the one above) I am really glad that I did.

This site is so informative and at times too funny!

Again, thanks for the info/ laughs.

[TripleTransAm]

There's a pressure switch on the power steering system (pump?) that triggers the PCM to raise the idle when there is a greater load on the engine at idle. P*ss poor system, if you ask me, and it can be downright hairy trying to fit my Marauder into a parking space in my garage between two large cement pillars when the aisle itself is only 1.5 car Marauder-widths wide.

I've moaned and groaned about this system here just recently...

[ckadiddle]

Yeah, I have noticed it also. Takes a long while to get the hang of parking in tight quarters without driving over curbs and pedestrians.

[MI2QWK4U]

You can compensate for this in tuning your chip, Lidio practically removed all traces of the engine rev associated with the steering.

[Dragcity]

Agreed, I lowered my idle and barely notice it anymore.

Am I going to kill another thread today ?????