It’s a warm sunny day on the Columbia River. Dr. Pasha Rudenko finishes applying a specially formulated TriboTEX treatment to the gearbox of a 2650HP Lycoming T-55 L-7 jet engine. This special gearbox converts 15,000 RPM into 7,500 RPM while reversing direction. The gearbox and engine power one of the fastest kinds of racing boats in the world, an unlimited hydroplane named Miss Madison (Miss Homestreet).
The hydroplanes of today are almost more plane than hydro. They are thirty feet long, and have 7,000 pound wings that glide over the water with only a minimal amount of contact with the river. Powered by turbine engines capable of almost 3,000 horsepower, these boats can reach straightaway speeds of close to 200 miles per hour.
The transmissions in these hydroplanes do an insane amount of work and rapidly accumulate wear. In fact, the Miss Madison team was burning through transmissions like a Toyota Tundra burns through gasoline, even while using the best lubricants. The oil would go in bright like honey and come out pitch black. They transported six racing transmissions with them throughout the season and had to use a crane to install. And let me tell you, these transmissions are not cheap. They cost about $8k to rebuild and $20k to replace.
How We Got Involved
One of the Miss Madison crew members heard about the nanotech research that Dr. Pasha was conducting on friction and lubrication at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
The crew member emailed Dr. Pasha, explaining their desperate transmission problem and asking if there was any way we could help. After some time in the lab, Dr. Pasha formulated a gearbox treatment for Miss Madison using his (now patented) advanced nanoparticles.
These powerful little particles are anisotropic, meaning they are different in different directions and have two functionally different sides; one side binds, and the other glides. The grippy side reinforces and strengthens by binding to engine surfaces, exposing the slippery side to fight friction. This killer combination reduces friction so low, it has its own term—superlubricity.
The nanoparticles only activate under high heat and pressure, so they aren’t wasted on surfaces that don’t generate friction. Instead, they intelligently self-align into a super strong lattice structure on top of compromised surfaces, compensating for years of wear, thereby REVERSING it.
After an activation period, which takes roughly 500 miles in a normal car but much less in a jet transmission, the critical components of the gearbox are coated with a porous, lubricious tribofilm (tribo means friction) boasting excellent embeddability and oil retention. The slippery surface contains select catalysts, added to accelerate the formation of a Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) cap on top.
Get to the point! What happened to the gearbox?
Did Miss Madison blow the competition away? Or did her transmission leave her dead in the water?
With a fully activated TriboTEX treatment guarding her transmission with diamond-like armor, the gearbox temperature dropped by about 20 °C at peak points. She took 1st place three rounds in a row and scored the highest points overall. Most importantly, her transmission lasted not twice, but three times as long as the previous one, saving ~$40k.
Her transmission lasted not twice, but three times as long...
You might be wondering why there isn’t a big fat TriboTEX sticker on the side of Miss Madison. Racing teams are selling exposure to eyeballs, not the best tech or parts. That’s why you see a bunch of bank decals. It doesn’t mean that free checking gives racers a competitive edge or that the crew saved so much money on fees they decided to promote it.
Many racers have used TriboTEX but have been reluctant to promote it, giving away their secret weapon. Can you blame them?
The armored transmission lasted all the way to her first place season victory and, with one oil change, on to win two national championships. Not only that, but she beat a lake speed record in Detroit that was standing for over ten years.
The Miss Madison team are loyal TriboTEX customers because of one reason: it works.
Now YOU can finally take advantage of the same competitive edge that keeps Miss Madison in the winner’s circle: TriboTEX Transmission. Experience unparalleled power and an endurance boost with a drop-in treatment that’s quicker than checking your oil.
It protects and reverses wear in your drivetrain with nanoparticles, so you can have peace of mind that your vehicle will be there for you when you need it most. We designed this advanced technology to repair damaged bearings and gears, and protect the most precise and delicate components of gearboxes with diamond-like armor.
Take advantage of the following benefits for your vehicles:
- Dramatically extend the life of at-risk metals in your transmission
- Reduce heat generated by friction thus extending the life of your lubricant
- Deliver more energy to the wheels rather than wasting it on cooling
- Boost and protect your towing capacity
- Defend your transmission from shock loads during towing and rough shifting
With a single application, TriboTEX Transmission will protect and improve your car for thousands of miles. Made in the USA and developed with the support of the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, and NASA.
Per federal rules, none have endorsed TriboTEX for their product or service.