Isotropic finishing for gear sets

KarlVP · Feb 21, 2007

Has anyone here ever tried it? Maybe some of you guys who break 60 parts would be interested?

Here is a link.

http://www.taylor-race.com/isotropic.cfm

Binder · Feb 21, 2007

Never heard of it but it seems like a snake oil sort of thing to me.

KarlVP · Feb 21, 2007

Binder said:
Never heard of it but it seems like a snake oil sort of thing to me.

I remember reading about it in on e of the hot rod magazines about 5 years ago. The article said that it increased the strength of the gears. I was just digging around for info and was wondering if anyone here had any expierence with it.

CrustyJeep · Feb 21, 2007

I know a great way to increase the strength of your gears. Toss them in the scrap heap and get bigger ones.

fullthrottle1 · Feb 23, 2007

or you could send them to Bobby long

Hip · Feb 23, 2007

Binder said:
Never heard of it but it seems like a snake oil sort of thing to me.

kinda like the quit smoking products....:corn:

Bunk1 · Feb 24, 2007

CrustyJeep said:
I know a great way to increase the strength of your gears. Toss them in the scrap heap and get bigger ones.

YUP, D60 gears are bigger than D44 gears.

CrustyJeep · Feb 24, 2007

Bunk said:
YUP, D60 gears are bigger than D44 gears.

That's what I keep hearing :flipoff:

TreeClimber · Feb 24, 2007

CrustyJeep said:
That's what I keep hearing :flipoff:

God gave you two ears and only one mouth. So shut and buy a 60!

Snowrunner · Feb 28, 2007

There is another company I think out there that does this. I remember seein it in a video on teh SEMA website. If I rembemer right they had dyno tested a ring a pinion and I think strenth tested it too. I cant remeber.

Gaylord · Feb 28, 2007

Binder said:
Never heard of it but it seems like a snake oil sort of thing to me.

No more of a snake oil than cryogenic Ujoints and shafts. Works extreamly well.

Berne · Mar 1, 2007

its a surface treatment....

it would make things....in say....racecars better, as it would make the gearset more efficient......run cooler, sap less hp, possibley last longer....

but when it comes down to shock-load strength (launching at drag strip, 'wheelin') I doubt it would make hardly any difference, as it is not effectively changing the 'strength' of the gear set, only making it operate more effieciently.

cryo treatment DOES effectively change (increase) the 'strength' of the gear set...