The Cryo-Treating thread

[oni jake]

I've been scouring the internet for Cryo-treating information and exactly what it does.

Cryo-treating metal decreases wear somewhere around %15-30. By freezing metal down to and past it's absolute zero point molecules can rest in place. A period of 12 to 24 hours afterwards, the metal is brought back up to room temperature where the basic structure of atoms, molecules, and other wizardry stuff align to form a stronger bond.

I'm creating this thread because I recently had my SR20 transmission gears treated and installing them right now. The metal scientist who treated the gear set informed me that he used his sorcerer powers to make them withstand more force from clutch kicks.

Sounds fascinating, so I did research on it and found a few articles claiming dudes from other automotive interests (RallyX, Nascar, F1) also jumped on the cryotreating band wagon and treat just about everything on the car.

Cranks, pistons, rods, valves, blocks, heads, brake rotors, flywheels, etc. I would just like to know if there is anyone on here with DIRECT experience with treating car stuff. I'm kicking around the idea of treating my entire SR20DET motorset to help make it bullet proof and decrease wear, ultimately meaning more time driving and less time fixing.