mike1180
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We used to take our locking hubs on our 4X4's (and other parts) and soak them in Slick 50.
This gave them a super thin coating of PTFE (Teflon) that was very resistant to wear, and made them move much smoother.
We did tests and we had to sand the coating to get it off.
I haven't had to do any transmission work on my busa yet, but when I do I was considering taking the final product and coating the entire assembly with PTFE (Teflon), by soaking it in Slick 50 or such.
There are some favorable articles on the net about the benefits of just such actions.
ie:
NASCAR - Teflon Tricks
Teflon-coating parts such as the crankshaft, transmission gears, and the ring and pinion sheds excess oil and eliminates rotational mass.
Today I promote running the lightest oils possible in a Teflon-coated engine, transmission and rear end, because race cars run cooler and stronger."
Total cost to coat all the essential drive train parts in a NASCAR Nextel Cup car? About $2000.
So if any of the DEI cars run well during this year's Daytona 500, now you know why - thanks to Teflon, these cars are just as slick inside as they are aerodynamically.
I would never use that stuff in the motor, but for a transmission, it should work well.
Any thoughts?
This gave them a super thin coating of PTFE (Teflon) that was very resistant to wear, and made them move much smoother.
We did tests and we had to sand the coating to get it off.
I haven't had to do any transmission work on my busa yet, but when I do I was considering taking the final product and coating the entire assembly with PTFE (Teflon), by soaking it in Slick 50 or such.
There are some favorable articles on the net about the benefits of just such actions.
ie:
NASCAR - Teflon Tricks
Teflon-coating parts such as the crankshaft, transmission gears, and the ring and pinion sheds excess oil and eliminates rotational mass.
Today I promote running the lightest oils possible in a Teflon-coated engine, transmission and rear end, because race cars run cooler and stronger."
Total cost to coat all the essential drive train parts in a NASCAR Nextel Cup car? About $2000.
So if any of the DEI cars run well during this year's Daytona 500, now you know why - thanks to Teflon, these cars are just as slick inside as they are aerodynamically.
I would never use that stuff in the motor, but for a transmission, it should work well.
Any thoughts?
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