My review of Blue Thunder

[derby freak]

I used DD4H's new product today in place of jig-a-loo, although a great speed gain that I was hoping for was not observed I did gain a few thousandths of speed. My street stock car "Excalibur" at the Jan race ran around a 2.978 on average on my track which ran a 2.994x average on the league track. After the use of Blue Thunder my car picked up to a 2.975 on average. So if you have any question on weather or not BT is a good product, I wiil say that it is a good alternative to jig-a-loo, no doubt.

 

[jmb]

Did you have any trouble with it caking up on the axles?

 

[DNA RACING]

would anyone who has used it say that it is about the same speed as jig but safer? i know jig is out of production and blue thunder seems the natural replacement, i was just wondering if i should just use the blue thunder now or wait till i am out of jig ?

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

Did you have any trouble with it caking up on the axles?

Dip the axle in quick then do a quick shake off. The thicker it is seems to determine the break in time. I would like to get more feedback from you guys that are testing it. Thank you for what you have done so far.

 

[ZZ Racing]

DNA as far as speed comparison from what I have found blue thunder is .002 to .004 faster than jig a loo but is alot more sensitive to the amount of oil used.

 

[jmb]

Did you have any trouble with it caking up on the axles?

Dip the axle in quick then do a quick shake off. The thicker it is seems to determine the break in time. I would like to get more feedback from you guys that are testing it. Thank you for what you have done so far.

Will try it, last time we tested after a couple of runs noticed some caking on the axles, may have just had too much excess on there, will test some more soon.

 

[jeffreyl7]

The first time we applied it, was Thursday, we had been using the Blue Dupont. It was very thick. I ended up cleaning it off with Alcohol and selvelt cloth and reapplying with a better shake. It evened out better on the axle. It did seem to take a long time to break in, about 15-20 runs on our test track before it started to produce more consistant times.

 

[derby freak]

When I applied the BT I just took the lid off the bottle and used the magnet on the end of my pocket screw driver to hold the axle while I dipped it it into the bottle, so i didn't drop the axle. I pulled the axle off the magnet and shook it pretty hard for 8 to 10 times. I put the axles in the axle holder and let them dry while I preped my wheel bores. After 15 min I buffed my wheel bores, slid the axle in half way of the wheel bore and put 1 drop on each side of the axle groove, slid the axle in the rest of the way and gave them a spin and wahla they are done.

 

[DerbyDad4Hire]

When I applied the BT I just took the lid off the bottle and used the magnet on the end of my pocket screw driver to hold the axle while I dipped it it into the bottle, so i didn't drop the axle. I pulled the axle off the magnet and shook it pretty hard for 8 to 10 times. I put the axles in the axle holder and let them dry while I preped my wheel bores. After 15 min I buffed my wheel bores, slid the axle in half way of the wheel bore and put 1 drop on each side of the axle groove, slid the axle in the rest of the way and gave them a spin and wahla they are done.

 

[oskiwow]

Is the Blue Thunder Axle Treatment still sold at DD4H, or has it been replaced or discontinued?