[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by silverboxster101

People...This guy (Jake Raby) is a snake oil salesman. When will you all learn this!!!

Yes, Snake Oil is one of my brand names.. In fact I am wearing my Snake oil T shirt today!
Do some searches on who I am and the company I have built from scratch and you will see that honesty, integrity and effectiveness are what my name brings to the table. The IMS Guardian is no different.

I'm a DYI kind of guy for lots of projects but how easy on a scale of 1 to 10 is this install?

Its a 2 on that scale.. Just because you have to route the wiring under the carpet, otherwise it would be a '1'.

Just saw the teaser. Very slick and seamless system integration with the car's interior. I am impressed.

There is a reason why it has taken 3 years to get this completed.. Creating the seamless installation was a challenge and that coupled to the press to test feature accounts for a chunk of the manufacturing cost of the system.

My 3 yr aftermarket warranty is just about done with no claims (that's great), and it cost me around $1400. This Jake device is a much cheaper investment.

AND since this system is seamless and non-invasive it should not compromise your aftermarket warranty. An IMSR procedure will void a Porsche or aftermarket warranty. When the technology is released those with warranties need to double check their paperwork.

HOWEVER, my concern is false alarm. If the thing records a failure being imminent, we stop the car and tow it to safety.

This is the reason that the smart purchaser opts for the IMS Alert Hotline at the time of purchase. With this someone can call from the side of the road and they will be asked a series of questions to include many aspects of the engine and symptoms. Based on this feedback an M96 Engine Specialist can recommend to them what the course of action should be.

Even without the Hotline Email and forum support will be available to assist those who have received an IMS Alert and need to know the next steps.

Then we are committed to an expensive repair. All well and good the Jake device worked as intended. But if it was a false alarm, then we're out big bucks for an IMS bearing replacement plus $400. What to do? What to do

If the system gives an IMS Alert and the push to test procedure is carried out while the alarm is sounding the red light will go out and the audible alarm will stop. This means that the occurrence is "real" and you do have something going on with the engine that requires some form of attention. The situation may not be the IMS, it could be one of the other 10 modes of failure within the capability of the IMS Guardian to detect and provide early warning of.

If the press to test is carried out while the alarm is sounding and the light remains red and the alarm continues to sound, then something has damaged the sensor or the system and the occurrence would be considered a false alarm.

When we can reveal the technology many questions will be answered. The Tech Forum in Excellence Magazine will also answer many of them as well, all the other sill be addressed by the extensive portion of our website being dedicated to this technology, its testing, how it works, its features and overall information.

Any other questions? Comments?

Remember: I am not holding a .357 Magnum to anyone's head to buy this. If you don't believe in it, think it isn't needed or just don't like it- thats absolutely fine.

The pre-sales alone have already exceeded what we thought would sell in the first 6 months the product was on the market and its only been on our store site for SIX DAYS... It has yet to be advertised in any formal marketing and other than two forum posts it doesn't even exist.. There is not even any mention of it on our main website..