Power steering

[Niall]

Don't they give crap feel though?

Nope identical to the belt driven one. I think your getting it confused with EPAS setups on newer cars whereby the column is actually driven by an electric motor. With the EPAS pump from a 106, its still a fully hydraulic setup. Just uses a electric motor to turn the pump instead of the aux belt.

So what benefits do you get from the EPAS pump from 106?

Two things really. It's not belt driven, so it saves using engine power to run the pump probably gives you one extra bhp lol. But the main thing is that because it's electric you can position it anywhere rather than having to be on the engine next to the belt, giving more room for chargers etc.

You could also switch it off if you prefer no assistance under certain circumstances, then switch it on for slow speed manoeuvres.

Err tom you wont gain any power. Your just moving the load from the aux belt system to the alternator.