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Old 02-18-2011, 08:34 PM   #1
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How many of you have tried the Mikronite on your ring and pinion?
How much cost?
What kind of gain (ET or MPH??
Was it worth it??
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Old 02-21-2011, 11:59 AM   #2
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WOW OVER 300 LOOKERS & NO REPLY.??
Must be good stuff??
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How many of you have tried the Mikronite on your ring and pinion?
How much cost?
What kind of gain (ET or MPH??
Was it worth it??
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Old 02-21-2011, 12:16 PM   #3
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Mikronite works well,but they were either part of Crane or bought Crane. Not sure if the new Company still does that or not.
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Old 02-21-2011, 12:21 PM   #4
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http://finishedracing.com/

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Old 02-21-2011, 01:42 PM   #5
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Default Re: Mikronite

Kent cigarettes had a micronite filter.The early ones (1952-56) had asbestos in them.
Now back to the subject.
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Old 02-22-2011, 11:24 AM   #6
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call Jim Bailey, he makes ring and pinions look like jewels, 330-858-1842. Dyno
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Old 03-20-2012, 07:49 PM   #7
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That's cryogenic. I can see how that would make a ring and pinion stronger, but does it make the car faster? Does cryogenically treated ring+pinion gears reduce friction?

Some of you guys are tight lipped in here, lol.

Have any of you experienced positive results from switching to a Mikronited ring and gear setup? How much did you pay? Where did you get the process done?
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That's cryogenic. I can see how that would make a ring and pinion stronger, but does it make the car faster? Does cryogenically treated ring+pinion gears reduce friction?

Some of you guys are tight lipped in here, lol.

Have any of you experienced positive results from switching to a Mikronited ring and gear setup? How much did you pay? Where did you get the process done?
Cryogenics has really been around for quite some time in industry. It really didnt make it into racing until Indy and Nascar and now drag racing. Its first and foremost use was in stress relief although certain materials can see a change in strength. It would be very hard to show an increase or decrease in friction as it wasnt designed for that. It will normally result in increased tool life expectancy. Good example is drill bits and endmills. Really helps on any thing that gets shock (rear gear, trans gears). Your savings will be gears that will last much longer.
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Old 03-21-2012, 11:57 AM   #9
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That's cryogenic. I can see how that would make a ring and pinion stronger, but does it make the car faster? Does cryogenically treated ring+pinion gears reduce friction?

Some of you guys are tight lipped in here, lol.

Have any of you experienced positive results from switching to a Mikronited ring and gear setup? How much did you pay? Where did you get the process done?

Jim's website shows that he can do cryo, the "Finished" surface treatment or both!

I've been getting gears done for a few years and they appear to be lasting longer. I was not in a position to do back-to-back tests with the "Finished" surface treatment, but others I know have had positive responses. It would stand to reason that a highly polished surface would at least have less resistance moving through oil over OEM machined and coated surfaces. A smoother surface would also tend to reduce friction. I wouldn't be wasting my time on it if I didn't think it was beneficial.
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Old 03-22-2012, 09:13 AM   #10
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As usual someone seems to get off the point of the post. The question was, has anyone used it?, Did they see any gains? What was the cost? I've never used any types of these treatments, I've also never had any issues with gear sets, however in the quest to find every last hundreth I would certainly consider trying it. Joe
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