Who else has had the gears polished

#21
I don't care how well you polish or harden them if you set the gears up wrong they will still whine. they are still metal.

I won't even try to argue that the gears may not last longer but the process costs more than a new set of gears up front and gears in there normal state go 200,000 miles plus.
 
#26
I would agree that it might help decrease drag in the rear end, but is it worth 200 dollars?

I would only do this if I was making a lot of horsepower (500+) and needed to squeeze every little bit of HP out of it. I would think with light mods (no power adder), the amount of HP you are freeing up is very small. Drivetrain loss is usually a % of the total output. Twenty percent of 300HP is a lot smaller than 20% of 600HP. I think the 8HP savings is probably on a higher HP motor.

Or, if i had problems with gearsets breaking a lot....again if I had a lot of HP.

I would think a good tune would be a much better use of 200 bucks....if that has not already been done, especially with the mods he has. :shrug:
 
#27
cvgtpony03 said:
Or do you spend all of your time on here. There was a great article in one of the Mustang magazines (50mustangs and fast fords or muscle mustangs and fast fords) about this. The parts are not polished but basically sanded to a SUPER smooth surface to a point they look polished. The parts are put in a machine that has a sandy material in it that spins and turns the parts inside the machine. It goes thru several different stages with smaller and smaller "grit" material until the end when they are mirror smooth. There is a hardening process also.

It does not wear off. RUB TWO MIRRORS TOGETHER WITH A LUBRICANT BETWEEN THEM AND LET ME KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES BEFORE THE MIRRORS LOOSE THEIR SMOOTHNESS. See you in a million years. :rlaugh: It reduces friction which in turn yeilds a little horse power gain and makes them stronger and I would believe reduce heat.

You can apply this process to engine parts also.

It is expensive but it is not rediculous. I think it is hilarious that you guys down a product when you do not even know a thing about it. Makes me wonder about the opinions I have recieved from you on previous questions I have asked you.

I am not quoting the article by the way. Just realting from my memory so I may not be 100% accurate. But I do remember reading the article and being impressed.

Go ahead and start flaming me.......:D .......Ken
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#28
You guys should really invest 40-50 bucks in a couple of magazine subscriptions. You might learn something. Snore, snore??? That is the best you got? I have been burnt so much better than that before. C'mon, give it to me!!!

At least I only open my mouth if I know something about the subject I am talking about.

I am sure most of the people doing this mod have big bucks and/or are at the point where every little thing like this will help. There is no doubt it is a good product and would be a good investment. It is not cheap though so the question is are you gonna cough up the dough to get something professonally modifed or wine about it and call it rice because you can' afford it? Option B obviously. I personally am not going to do it. Not now at least. I have too much else to do. But if I was at a point that I could.....I would. I read the article. Unfortunantly I can't remember more from it at this second and I'm on the road so I can't look it up. I'm pretty good at sniffing out BS though and this did not stink.

Snore snore...........................Ken
 
#30
goshia said:
Who else has had the grears polished at Mikronite. I have sent my 3.73 FRPP Gear and Pinon set into Mikronite for polishing

http://www.mikronite.com/flashRoot.asp
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OKAY EVERYONE STOP LAUGHING !!!!!

This is a real proven process I WON'T BOTHER WITH, but it really is much more than polishing. We use it at work on super high speed parts that would bind up and slow down under normal polishing. It will last for quite a while (IT DOES WEAR OFF EVENTUALLY). It is the BEST treatment if you feel you need to do it.
 
#31
How many of us wasted $200 on a CAI? I give him credit for trying it out. This is something for those people that say, "I've done every bolt on and don't want a supercharger, what should I do?"

If you could dyno before and after, that would kick ***. If not, let us know what you think when its installed.
 
#34
Jackie Chan said:
hahaahah

makes them harder? i dont know anyone breaking ring and pinions
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*cough*

I think of this whole process as being similar to forging internals in your engine. It's a little something extra in the back, if you've already done everything else (31 splines, etc).
 
#35
white-04 said:
How many of us wasted $200 on a CAI? I give him credit for trying it out. This is something for those people that say, "I've done every bolt on and don't want a supercharger, what should I do?"

If you could dyno before and after, that would kick ***. If not, let us know what you think when its installed.
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I didn't =D

FWIW, it "may" help but it certainly isn't "worth" 200 bux. JMHO.
 
#39
Did a little bit of searching, did find this tidbit. 'Mark Campbell of Crane Cams explains how Mikronite treated gear sets gained eight horsepower over non-treated versions.' (Fordmuscle.com)

Of course, it doesn't say on what type of car. Even if it gives half (4 hp), for $200, that's more than some other bolt-on mods add at a similar price.
 
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