Jeff, you are not too sure about which comment? I'd like to see an all steel syncro in person compared to a stocker (even if worn). Any chance you have one at the shop? There could be other options than sintered bronze friction material (like the oem inner). We bond resin-coated cellulose friction material on syncros that work very well in some applications. I wonder if there is enough clearance to bond friction material onto the new steel parts, or if we could mill them down to create the clearance (just thinking out loud).
Don't quote me on this, as I haven't investigated (far down on the priority list), but working for a company that makes syncros, as well as outsources small batches to prototype shops on a regular basis might help get some ideas rolling. $40k for tooling for what? Dies for stamping? That would be crazy for small batches. Maybe we could chat sometime if/when I drop my tranny off. You work with Jeremy just down the road in Troy right (I'm in A. Hills)? I could drop my trans off after work (or at lunch) someday and we could talk about syncros
Wayne
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Originally Posted by Gatecrasher
I'm not so sure about that. The kits I was getting when I was working with Supercar Engineering had all-metal syncros. They didn't have the friction coating like the OE parts do. We're trying to get those, but the places we've called can't seem to get more in stock. It's the same story everywhere.
We were quoted $40,000 just for tooling. That's before you even have one syncro made.  |