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Old 04-30-2019, 04:21 AM   #1
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The idea is that you put the rotors in a freezer and slowly drop the temperature to around -250 degrees F. This "aligns the molecules" and supposedly makes for harder wearing metal.
Snake oil, unless an engineer wants to pipe in...

Aligns the molecules? lol.
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Snake oil, unless an engineer wants to pipe in...

Aligns the molecules? lol.
Yeah, makes as much sense to say when you step on the brakes and heat up the rotors, the molecules will become unaligned.
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Aligns the molecules? lol.
Actually yes...

I have read that you can also apply the cryogenic treatment to the crankshafts and gear sets, and there are many applications of cryogenic treatments on the aerospace industry as well.

PS: I am Not an engineer, but I slept at the Holiday Inn last night ...LOL
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It might be....
.....snake oil.

I work in the auto industry and have engineer friends in aviation.

Many have used this process and report good results. I’m just throwing it out there for the collective.

YMMV

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Old 05-01-2019, 03:39 AM   #6
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Yeah... I'm going with Kram on this.

Cold:Align.

Hot:Unaligned.

The only thing worth cryogenically freezing is Ted William's head and body.

However, Gilles slept at a Holiday Inn... so, there's that.
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