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+1 for being a nice guy in response to my sarcasm.
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That was difficult to do. I have worked my ass off on this project over the past 6 months and its been in the works for 3 solid years. Making this work and making it fit the vehicle so seamlessly has been very difficult. Making the system simple while maintaining effectiveness was the biggest challenge. I take this seriously, else my ass wouldn't be here at 0140 AM still working on the supplemental items related to the system. Thats an 18 hour day for me. The sarcasm pissed me off, but so be it. Doing things outside the box breeds skepticism and sarcasm.
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Certainly, I understand the implications of a failed IMS. I still say that the IMS failure rate is 2%-3% and thus worrying about the IMS is over-hyped.
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The people who have experienced the failure would disagree with you. I am happy that you don't believe that you and your car will ever be in that 2-3% that you have stated. The lady that just sold her car today for 2750 bucks knew about this problem, didn't take action and ended up in your "2-3%" category. She didn't think that it could happen to her. See the attached pics of her oil sump plate.. See that little remnant? Thats all thats left of an IMS ball bearing.
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I replaced my clutch two weeks ago and didn't touch the IMS. With 94,000 miles, there are 20 other things that are just as likely to fail in the engine as the IMS. What about those?
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Absolutely.. In fact the actual number is 21 things and thats just what we have found as of today.
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Where is the tension guide failure detector? And the cam chain failure detector? And the... well, you get the idea
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Which cam chain, you have at least 3 of them and could have 5. They have a minimum of 44 links on them and could have as many as 136, which one will fail first?
The IMSG has the ability to detect 10 other modes of failure, all of which are significant and if caught in time the majority of them can be repaired before the engine experiences collateral damage.
The one thing that people call us about most, other than having an actual engine failure, is the ability to add a sense of security to their vehicle. Most of these people do not understand mechanical workings and they believe that a crystal ball exists here. We can't give them any sense of security without invasive procedures unless the IMSG is employed.
I hope you don't have any engine issues, but I will say that one of our biggest critics who believed much like you do had an experience last year that cost him an engine and his Porsche, because he could not afford to repair it. That person fought us tooth and nail for 4 solid years and then all of a sudden he disappeared and I'll be damned if the guy that bought his car didn't call us up to tell us the news- he actually found it funny because the guy admitted to him what he had been saying. He got a smoking deal on the car, I built him a new engine and lets just say that one went full circle.
I guess that Karma had a bit of a problem with him for some reason. He found out real quick that being in that "2-3%" really sucks. Thats the beautiful thing about America. I have the ability to design this system and sell it on the free market and you have the ability to doubt everything I say and express that to me. Neither one of us has to give a damn about what the other one thinks, it is truly awesome.
Okay, make that 0200 now.. I have to get some sleep, I have an engine to blow up on purpose tomorrow while under the watchful eye of the IMSG and I can't wait!