Cryo-treating
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From: Tempe AZ
Cryo-treating
In the near future I'm redoing my engine, and we are guestimating 400-ish hp at the wheels. I've heard horror stores if Dana 36's, and I assume mine is no different and it'll give up the ghost. I'm considering cryo-treating, will that work just fine? Is it cheaper than buying a D44? Also, how much abuse can an old 700R4 handle? Currently, my tranny works like a champ!
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Re: Cryo-treating (Corvettaholic)
You may have been the person that sent me the email I just replied to but if not... Cryogenic processing was pioneered in the space industry (where else) and has actually been around the industrial/manufacturing industry for 30+ years. It's generally used to increase the lifespan and durability of tooling and to stress relieve critical components to ensure no stress fracturing and dimensional stability.
I actually learned about it when I was a competitive benchrest target shooter, we cryo treated our bbl's and received great dividends. The stress reduction would give the bbl better harmonics which resulted in decreased group size and we also picked up bwtween 30-50 fps of muzzle velocity. A side benefit some of the more prolific shooters noticed was in the increase in bbl. lifespan. Ask me about the test we did with a couple of belt-fed machine guns sometime!! :D
In motorsports the applications are innumerable. EVERYTHING either breaks or wears out in a race application. My biggest areas of processing are in brake systems (particularly brake rotors), driveline components, and engine components. We have certified gain of over 300 lb/ft over untreated components for a large racing torque converter mfg'r and have had nothing but stellar results on everything we've processed. It's simple, and it works...
I'll write a treatise or something on the process and post it sometime in the near future for those interested in the ins and outs.
-Jeb (Burnett, Pres.)
Deep Freeze Cryogenics, LLC
I actually learned about it when I was a competitive benchrest target shooter, we cryo treated our bbl's and received great dividends. The stress reduction would give the bbl better harmonics which resulted in decreased group size and we also picked up bwtween 30-50 fps of muzzle velocity. A side benefit some of the more prolific shooters noticed was in the increase in bbl. lifespan. Ask me about the test we did with a couple of belt-fed machine guns sometime!! :D
In motorsports the applications are innumerable. EVERYTHING either breaks or wears out in a race application. My biggest areas of processing are in brake systems (particularly brake rotors), driveline components, and engine components. We have certified gain of over 300 lb/ft over untreated components for a large racing torque converter mfg'r and have had nothing but stellar results on everything we've processed. It's simple, and it works...
I'll write a treatise or something on the process and post it sometime in the near future for those interested in the ins and outs.
-Jeb (Burnett, Pres.)
Deep Freeze Cryogenics, LLC
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Re: Cryo-treating (jburnett)
Sounds like good stuff! So in the future when I have the cash for it, do I just send my rear end from hub to hub to your company and you guys do the magic? Freight might be a bit pricey, but I all in all I bet the D44 costs a lot more!
