Blue Brick

Manual steering? Going with a box or converting to a rack and pinion?

I am going to be sending the manual box to Steer and Gear to get rebuilt. I asked them if they had a rebuild kit but they don’t have one for manual boxes because it takes a special tool to rebuild. No rack. I’m looking at the EPAS and it’s very impressive. Since I have manual steering now it would only be a few hundred more dollars than if I bought a Borgeson box with all the ancillary components for hydraulic power steering.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the EPAS systems that are on the market? I’ve read enough to know I want one but do I need power steering for auto cross? If I need p/s then I think a little extra investment for EPAS would be pretty neat.