Please PM your guesses to me and if you hit the nail on the head and you will be given a unit... Too bad you guys started guessing out loud.
With the diminishing values of the M96 powered cars, more and more people can't justify the expense of an IMSR..
Also, the IMSR costs a lot more than the bearing, don't forget that installation of the IMSR is a 12 hour job+. The procedure costs a minimum of 1500 bucks, even from the shops that are starving to death and doing the work cheaper than they should be (and generally half ass doing it) just to stay afloat. Charles and I should have employed minimum costs for doing these procedures to all dealers, because the price wars are taking away from the technology.
The IMS Guardian can be installed as a stand alone system in less than 1.5 hours as a DIY. The integration into the dash is seamless, you can't even tell the system is installed. The cst of the IMSG is exactly 389.00 for the DIY installer, no shop labor, inconvenience or hassles. The system provides instant sense of security for the cost of admission, plus 1.5 hours of install time with the DIY DVD that is included for free.
See this video on the IMS Guardian teaser.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35o5r1HUMuI
The system was primarily developed for early warnings of IMS failures, but it will also alert the driver of 10 more internal engine related failures that can be just as damaging as an IMSBF.
The system can bes used in parallel with an IMS Retrofit, in fact we are carrying out testing right now with one vehicle that has an IMSR with the LN Ceramic Bearing. we are not employing the system to monitor that IMS bearing, but more to collect data from the retrofitted engine concerning operational characteristics of the system.
Don't look at the cost of the IMS bearinga nd the cost of the IMS Guardian as a comparative. Look more at the fact that the IMS Guardian retails for 389.95 and can be installed as a DIY in less than 1.5 hours with only a Leatherman multi-tool and one adjustable wrench. The system is that simple, I can now install one start to finish in 30 minutes flat, try that with an IMSR.
If you guys want to play the guessing game like we did on Rennlist, we can do that.. Delete your guesses here and PM them to me. Anyone who guesses correct will get a free system as long as the guess is PM'd to us. We will let the winners know in late July when we unveil the system in a huge ad campaign. Excellence will be doing a Tech Forum on the technology very soon, but we haven't even divulged to them how it works!
Oh, and you won't even find anything about this on our website. I have been trying to perfect it for 3 years and we are finally done.
As far as the Hotline goes: The purchase of the Hotline gives the driver of the IMSG equipped vehicle a lifeline directly to Flat 6 Innovations 24-7/365. Guess who answers that line? Me. Thats priceless when one needs it on the side of the road at 0300 on a Sunday with zero help. Those who do not purchase the hotline will have a reference card that will tell them what should occur if they receive an IMS Alert. All units will be serialized for ID and authenticity, the Hotline serialized units will have a door jamb decal with the hotline phone number and a unique serial number, without that unique serial number we will not offer assistance if an IMS Alert occurs, the reference card would be utilized for this.
Lots has gone into EVERY aspect of this, making it simple and effective with seamless integration into the car was a royal ******************** to carry out.