I recently picked up the Adam’s Air Cannon car dryer. Prior to buying this, I searched the market and also saw the SGCB Pro car dryer. This product actually looks very similar to the Adam’s Air Cannon Jr., the smaller version of the full-sized Air Cannon that I bought. Maybe this is a case of multiple brands buying from the same manufacturer, slapping their own sticker on the product, and reselling under their name. That’s a pretty common practice so I didn’t think anything of it. But what’s really interesting is that the SGCB, although is smaller, advertises a more powerful motor that outputs more air than even the full-sized Adam’s Air Cannon while costing less. This is what made me very interested in trying this product. So, I had to pick it up and see how it performs.

Let’s first look at the product itself. The SGCB car dryer is fairly compact in size. This is definitely the smallest dryer that I’ve showcased on my channel. I personally like the smaller size because it’s just easier to maneuver and work with. However, one complaint that I do have with the design is the wheels. We get 4 rolling wheels with this product but none of them lock. This is just from personal experience but I’ve found that I don’t like it when the dryer rolls around as I try to dry a car. Having locking wheels solves this problem and I miss having the option with the SGCB.

Included with the dryer is a self-expanding and retracting hose. The length of the hose is really dependent on the power setting selected. When the dryer is outputting maximum power, the hose gets fully stretched and SGCB lists this at 5 meters or 16.4 ft. Along with the hose, we also get two hose nozzles. The nozzles and hose are held in place by a twist-lock design.

On the top carry handle are the only controls for the dryer. We first have an adjustable knob. This changes the output of air. I always appreciate having a fully adjustable knob like this rather than just an on-off switch. For more delicate surfaces, I don’t want to blast it with max power so the adjustable knob and lower power are really useful. Then on large surfaces like the hood, I can crank it up to max and get water off as fast as possible.

I should mention that this dryer does blow warm filtered air and this is actually the first dryer that I’ve tried that allows users to adjust the temperature. This is done by pressing the switch below the output control knob. When left in the middle, the blower just blows cool air. When the top setting is selected, we get warm air. When the bottom setting is selected, we get even warmer air. So this is essentially a low/high option when it comes to warm air. However, I find that even at the high setting this dryer doesn’t output the warmest of air so, in my opinion, the low setting is almost useless. If I want warm air, I always select the high setting.

Since we are taking a look at a car dryer, we have to talk about performance. This SGCB dryer is advertised to have a 5 HP motor and outputs 290 CFM (cubic feet per minute) and 61,000 FPM (feet per minute) of air. These numbers are very high considering the size and price of the SGCB. However, I want to note that these numbers are inconsistent. The numbers range depending on where you look at the product listing. From Amazon to the various SGCB official sites to the manual that comes with the dryer, the CFM and FPM are listed differently, sometimes even as you scroll from top to bottom on the same product page. The only thing that stays consistent is the 5 HP motor so that’s what I want to focus on.

From my experience with multiple car blow dryers, I would say that there’s no way that the SGCB outputs as much air as I’d expect from something with a 5 HP motor. It doesn’t output as much as the Adam’s Air Cannon which is advertised at 3.2 HP and definitely not as much as the Homend dryer that’s advertised at 4.2HP. I’ve never tried the Adam’s Air Cannon Jr. but that’s the one that the SGCB most look like and the Air Cannon Jr. is advertised to have a 2.1 HP motor. From the performance that I get with the SGCB, 2.1 HP is a lot more believable than 5 HP. Maybe this is a case of crank vs wheel horsepower and SGCB did some sort of testing that got 5HP, but then end result sure does not show that.

Let’s put it this way, I started looking for a dedicated car blow dryer because I was using a cheap leaf blower and it didn’t perform very well. But surprising after I coated my Supra with Adam’s Graphene Ceramic Coating, the leaf blower was able to blow water from one side of the hood clear across to the other. The SGCB on the other hand with it’s supposed 5 HP, performed nowhere near as good as the cheap leaf blower. I constantly had to keep moving around to completely clear water off my hood. This was very disappointing.

Because of its poor performance and the manufacturer’s sketchy advertising, I would personally say that the SGCB Pro car dryer is not worth it. At least it’s not worth the around $200 price that SGCB is trying to sell it for. I think that if you’re interested in this product, wait out for a sale. If you can’t do that, consider the Adam’s Air Cannon Jr. which consistently goes on sale and is usually cheaper than the SGCB. I’ll leave links down below in case your interested in anything that I’ve mentioned.

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