Kill Switch, What's Your Method?
Former Vendor
Joined: Nov 2005
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
If you're reffering to a Racing approved switch, i believe these must be located in the rear of the vehicle and are best used with a rear-mounted battery. check summit racing
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2004
Posts: 2,149
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From: NCCO Oklahoma
Sig says 1985 Corvette.
There are a lot of options regarding a kill switch. You can install a solenoid/relay between the ignition and the starter solenoid... or in line with the fuel pump, or the power wire to the distributor...
My Suburban has a lead that opens/closes the lead to the distributor. If you don't enter a code, it dies. If you open the door at anytime and don't re-enter the code ( think: car-jacking ) it kills the truck after a 30 second delay. (Allows the guy to steal it, you to get to safety, and then recover it.)
Lots of different options. Hope this helps.
Mark
There are a lot of options regarding a kill switch. You can install a solenoid/relay between the ignition and the starter solenoid... or in line with the fuel pump, or the power wire to the distributor...
My Suburban has a lead that opens/closes the lead to the distributor. If you don't enter a code, it dies. If you open the door at anytime and don't re-enter the code ( think: car-jacking ) it kills the truck after a 30 second delay. (Allows the guy to steal it, you to get to safety, and then recover it.)
Lots of different options. Hope this helps.
Mark
Melting Slicks
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,148
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From: GA
Not sure on an '85 but isn't there a limit switch under the clutch pedal on the C5's? My thought would be to put an on-off toggle switch there so that the car would think the clutch had not been depressed and therefore not start...
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 2,394
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From: Bay Area CA
I used to just do a relay with a lock and key that disabled the fuel pump .. started and ran for about 2 seconds before being useless. pretty simple to wire in, but these were older cars heh.
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