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Old 10-08-2006, 10:52 AM
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Default Gearbox strengthening......

Shot-peeing/Cryogenic freezing etc.

What's worth doing and who can do it?? (apart from the obvious)
Old 10-08-2006, 11:43 AM
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shot-peened and polished - stg2+

unbroken to date by anyone!
Old 10-08-2006, 11:44 AM
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that sounds like a challenge Christian
Old 10-08-2006, 11:45 AM
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The IB5 has much more meat on the casing and round bearings (good for large bearing modifications) as the BC and some of the gears are wider if I remember. What's your problem area or do you want to keep it general?

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Just saw your other thread....
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Alex broke his stage 2 box but since bernie uprated it all its been spot on so far can't remember what was done to it tho lol
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Default Re: Gearbox strengthening......

Originally Posted by Christian and Beccy
Shot-peeing/Cryogenic freezing etc.

What's worth doing and who can do it?? (apart from the obvious)

christian shot peen and polish will do the job bernie stage two + cant see a cvh every producing enough torque to ever Strain the gerabox, and no one has broken one to date, and it coped with sunnys 450bhp quite well... this is the gearbox i am running since breaking the teeth on the stage two..
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loads of people have broken the stg2.

i was running 290lbft and stripped a gear
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