Guardian Angel Installed and Reviewed

[dooderek]

Packaging





As you can see the device itself is a good looking piece of gear






i chose to mount it on top of the intake manifold (not the best location, but will test the GA against the heat and vibrations)


to tap for power youll want a 12V ign source. eng bar fuse is a great spot to use to tap for power





good way to test for a proper ground around the engine bay is to use a multimeter, the wires (were the red prong is resting on) is a 12v constant so that can be used to find your ground)



mounted and ready to go




extending the LED wires (may not be required depending on mounting location)




wires hooked up and tucked


log with GA turned OFF


log with GA turned ON @ 10 psi



video of external testing with bike pump

testing the guardian angel - YouTube

testing the guardian angel - YouTube

video of actual car testing

Guardian Angel Test in Car - YouTube

Guardian Angel Test in Car - YouTube

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how i score (work in progress)

install difficulty (does not effect final score)

requires invasive mechanical/electrical experience
requires mechanical/electrical experience
requires minor mechanical/electrical experience superficial procedures
plug and play

packaging
2 or below lowers final score, 3 or above does not effect

product was damaged during shipping and handling from poor packaging
packaging had the potential to cause damage to product
normal packaging
exceptional presentation of product

construction (how well the product was made)

product broke due to poor construction/cheap material
possibility of product failure due to poor construction/cheap material
normal construction/material
exceptional presentation, very nice to look at/sturdy

performance

product does not work
product partially works
product works with minor issues
product works as stated without issues

pricing (relative to similar products on the market)

expensive
normal
cheap
third world country cheap

Instructions

nonexistent
vague/confusing
enough to install
descriptive

Aftermarket support

nonexistent
illusive/long wait time
normal
active

Tuning

extremely frustrating to use all guess work
hard to diffcult to use alot of guess work
simple and easy with some guess work
simple and easy to use no guess work

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Score:



install:
notes: simple install minor electrical experience recommended, roughly same amount of work needed for installing a boost gauge


packaging:
normal packaging


construction:
notes: very sturdy, and looks very good. tad heavier and larger than i imagined though


performance:
notes: works without issue

pricing:
notes: pricing is good though possibly a tad expensive depending on who you are. however this product still dwarfs the price of new engine if you were to sustain critical damage from an overboost situation


instructions:
notes: precise and clear


aftermarket support:
notes: active member on msf/website with full support


tuning:
notes: some guess work involved with setting the correct psi, markers are only guidelines


final score: 3.5/4

final notes: awesome product to safe guard your engine from overboosting! imo very well priced although tad expensive to some. in the long run the price of a guardian angel is alot cheaper than a brand new engine, and at the same time when driving/racing one doesnt have the ability to watch the road and monitor parameters at the same time. GA is a very worthwhile investment that can possibly save your engine if an overboost situation were to ever occur. on a side note for those who are very finicky about precision the GA requires some trial and error tuning to get the arrow at the exact psi you want.

[UnknownSuperhero]

Nice review bud!

[Lex]

Thanks for posting this up Derek! Great and thorough review! It will be interesting how it will live on top of the intake manifold - electronics are generally NOT mounted on the engine due to heat and vibration. I recommend mounting it off the motor in the engine bay but Derek's going to test the limits

One small correction to the video that you guys may pick up on. Derek mentions that you need to restart your car to turn the GA off. This is not correct, the GA will reset once your foot is off the gas and car will operate normally past that point until you trip it again.

[Sid3wayS]

I believe this to be your best how-to yet.. Thank you good sir for making the install that much easier for us dumb folk.

[Phoenix Speed3]

Clean up your garage.

tapatalk whore

[dooderek]

Originally Posted by Lex Thanks for posting this up Derek! Great and thorough review! It will be interesting how it will live on top of the intake manifold - electronics are generally NOT mounted on the engine due to heat and vibration. I recommend mounting it off the motor in the engine bay but Derek's going to test the limits One small correction to the video that you guys may pick up on. Derek mentions that you need to restart your car to turn the GA off. This is not correct, the GA will reset once your foot is off the gas and car will operate normally past that point until you trip it again.

TIS TRUE!! i apologize for any confusion, bike pump did not provide vacuum during test and my lack of understanding for this device perceived it as normal function

[86AmishMs3]

Turn the boost controller up all the way...and hope that divine powers will protect your engine from the dark depths of hell.

[spnkr21]

Ugly spot for it lol
I will eventually invest in one.
It's on the list...

[Naaman]

Strange mounting location, but great review of what looks to be a quality product! Now if only money didn't hate me quite so much...

[dooderek]

review finished

[leon78]

Good write up, thanks.

[SleeperHatch]

Good review, retarded mounting spot. I laughed pretty hard in the first vid where you kicked something and almost tripped and said "ugh mother fucker".

[SofaKingAwesome]

"Take a look at the engine bay" ---> gets in car lol
Great review though, glad it was problem-free.

[rfinkle2]

Thanks Derek, very much for the review and write-up.

I was thinking of another great use for the GA... when you are having someone else drive your car, you can use it as a manual valet mode without changing your tune.

[SofaKingAwesome]

Good point!

[Lex]

Originally Posted by rfinkle2 Thanks Derek, very much for the review and write-up. I was thinking of another great use for the GA... when you are having someone else drive your car, you can use it as a manual valet mode without changing your tune.

Good point. Set it to 10psi and after they run up against that a couple of times they won't try and race the guy next to them anymore.

[Sid3wayS]

@Daddy Chinkus where did you get the 15amp add a fuse? All the ones im finding are 10amp max.

[SofaKingAwesome]

Originally Posted by Sid3wayS @Daddy Chinkus where did you get the 15amp add a fuse? All the ones im finding are 10amp max.

I had this happen too. Bought ten amp rated one, put in 15 amp fuse no problem

[madspd6]

Seems like an awesome product.

Any chance it will become smaller in the future?

[Lex]

Originally Posted by madspd6 Seems like an awesome product. Any chance it will become smaller in the future?

The way it is configured at the moment it would be difficult to get smaller ... but this is something I can keep in mind if an overhaul of the product is needed. I hope that it fits most engine bays in the current form factor although smaller is always better in this case.

[madspd6]

well i mean perhaps like how the hid kits went to a slim style... it was a suggestion at best.

40 retards thinking together could eventually come up with a million dollar idea right?

[himurax13]

Is there a good place to install this to keep it out of view for dealer visits but still able to adjust it when needed?