Whats better Manual steering or Power?
Comming from an autox-er and road race guy: Driving a stick is NO excuse to not keep both hands on the wheel! One of the first things you learn, is to always keep BOTH hands on the wheel at ALL times(except to shift/manipulate the e brake); automatic, manual trans, power or manual steering!
That being said. I had a 76 Dart Sport 360 with manual steering.Im 6'2 215 and am trainning/preparing to join the Navy SEALs program,and low speed maneuvering was quite a bear...at the factory 28 psi! When I bumped it up to 35 psi,I felt like I was in a modern power assisted/sports type car!!!Later before I sold the car I installed a set of 15 inch alloy wheels with speed rated tires,max psi was 45. I pumped them up to 38 psi(with nitrogen,which is awesome!) and I could not believe it was the same car.Nor could I believe that it was a muscle car! The steering became almost 'easy'. I am planning on this same set up on my next a body. Just my .02
-Grinder