cryo metal treatments

[maddoggy]

i know that cbxracer30 is a fan of cryogenic metal treatments but i was wondering if anyone else has any opinions of it, good or bad? from what i have read it is claimed to extend the wear life and slightly strengthen the metal, both ferrous and non ferrous metals. i was going to add a poll to this post but i am not savvy enough to figure out how to do it.

[oic0]

My understanding of it is that it helps steel the most but in other metals it can cause some stress relief and increased uniformity in the metal. Better heat conductivity and less likely to fail. Might make your piston less likely to shatter, especially if its cast, but don't know what it would do for a forged piston thats already so unlikely to break. Bearings, transmission, and crank pin would seem like the most logical things to me to cryo treat.

[Friar-Tuck]

Here's an article where project two 50 is having their new sponsor go through their engine and some of the results..
  http://twostrokemotocross.com/2010/06/microblue-racing-sponsors-project-two-50-results-in-low-emission-yz250-two-stroke/

Tuck\o/