Cryogenics or new internals?

[CheeseEater88]

Actually I don't know to much about either, but my mechanic swears that it'll be worth it to freeze my stuff for around $300 than to even buy any new parts.

[erfnick1]

did he say why??

[TrackCat]

Are you racing in the SCCA finals by chance?? or running a quarter mile track everyday??
Or buy new that had the treatment for your racing team.

[CheeseEater88]

Wait is that a question or a flame?

and nah...

I wanted to boost my car F/I style and I didn't want to have to worry about stuff breaking.

Cryogenics seems more promising... I was just wondering if anyone tried it.

*edit* to answer the other poster....

"300 Below Inc. is changing the face of Motorsports with Deep Cryogenic Tempering that increases engine performance. Cryo treatment means longer engine life, higher horsepower and less breakage! This one-time irreversible treatment improves the entire structure, not just the surface, giving your engine stability only found previously in seasoned engines.

This decreases movement and increases the performance and life of the engine. Deep Cryogenic Tempering creates a significant increase in abrasive wear resistance and durability. The increase in tensile strength, toughness and stability may couple with the release of internal residual stresses.

Cryo Processing in the motorsports division provides greater stress relief and dimensional stabilization, increased wear resistance and durability, faster engines, and a competitive edge against non-treated engines."

its like buying the best grade steel on the face of the earth because it becomes aligned flawlessly... even better than forged internals assuming your stuff initially is worth something. (all supposedly)

The only reason I bring it up is that he said it'd be cheaper than overhauling it.

[Comando489]

doo it dood! it will add like 50 hpowarrrrrrrr

edit: (all supposedly)

[CheeseEater88]

.......

*thinks about dropping his cougar over his friends 5.8L S/C V8*
MR FTW!

but really....


will you stop flaming this?

It's not to be a performance boost other than the fact that the stuff wont break as easily or wear out as fast.

I just wanted a respectable conversation with someone who might have more knowledge about said new technology

[Comando489]

Originally Posted by CheeseEater88

It's not to be a performance boost other than the fact that the stuff wont break as easily or wear out as fast.

I just wanted a respectable conversation with someone who might have more knowledge about said new technology

spend the $300 when the part breaks.

[CheeseEater88]

Can I get a mod to delete this thread I give up

[GTownCougar]

spend the $300 when the part breaks

If something breaks within the engine when its F/I...its probably gonna take out more than just the part that intially broke. Leaving you with more than $300 in repairs and left stranded somewhere and without an engine for a longer period of time. I say go for it if you have the money tod o it now.
Seems like a decent alterantive to the overhaul. $300 isnt much, given that your internals are good as is, to have peace of mind.

EDIT- And to your question...never heard of this being done, no idea if its good lol.

[MOMO]

Cryo treatment is NOT a new technology. it has been around for at least 15 years that i know of.
i dont think anyone on the board has experience with it so you might want to cruise some other forum to get your questions answered.

better yet, google it.