Anyone with remote start?
Thread Starter
Instructor
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 216
Likes: 0
From: Inwood West Virginia
Anyone with remote start?
I was looking at some remote starts and heard very good things about the viper systems. I know that there is a way to bypass the clutch on a manual, but was just wondering of anyone on here had an experience with this and how it worked out?
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 18,726
Likes: 710
From: Bergen County, NJ
But if it can prevent a bomb from detonating on the owner, it’s a good thing.
Racer
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 368
Likes: 22
From: Tacoma WA
DEI and Compustar make an alarm that will auto start a stick .
have the car running at idle
ebake on
in neutral
hit the alarm
get out .
hit the alarm again
car dies and locks the doors
the car knows its in neutral and since you got out and locked it with the remote its all good . As long as you don't open the door you can auto start the car. If you open the door the alarm thinks that you may have got in and put the car in gear and wont start .
have the car running at idle
ebake on
in neutral
hit the alarm
get out .
hit the alarm again
car dies and locks the doors
the car knows its in neutral and since you got out and locked it with the remote its all good . As long as you don't open the door you can auto start the car. If you open the door the alarm thinks that you may have got in and put the car in gear and wont start .
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 194
Likes: 0
From: NJ
I know it can be done BUT--- when I went to get one done in my pick-up, most people who install said no way would they put them in a stick. Seems one shop had put one is a guys BMW and he hit the remote to start the car in the driveway while it was still in gear. The car "bumped" out of the drive and into the street where it was hit by an oncoming car. The installer was sued.
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 35,617
Likes: 167
Tech Contributor
Cruise-In 11 Veteran
NCM Ambassador
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'10
There are systems out there that will by-pass the clutch but the two concerns I have in doing this in a C6 are that the parking brake in a Corvette is usually marginal and generally to put a remote start in a C6 it is my understanding that it requires an active fob be hidden somewhere in the car.
Pro
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 577
Likes: 2
From: Downriver MI
DEI and Compustar make an alarm that will auto start a stick .
have the car running at idle
ebake on
in neutral
hit the alarm
get out .
hit the alarm again
car dies and locks the doors
the car knows its in neutral and since you got out and locked it with the remote its all good . As long as you don't open the door you can auto start the car. If you open the door the alarm thinks that you may have got in and put the car in gear and wont start .
have the car running at idle
ebake on
in neutral
hit the alarm
get out .
hit the alarm again
car dies and locks the doors
the car knows its in neutral and since you got out and locked it with the remote its all good . As long as you don't open the door you can auto start the car. If you open the door the alarm thinks that you may have got in and put the car in gear and wont start .
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 893
Likes: 1
From: Lubbock, TX
The manual safe start procedure that dei has would prevent a start in gear. Theres no way to do this unless you bypass that function. Also you would need a 1101T Universal Proximity Key Bypass Override Kit to get around the factory remote issue. This causes you to give up one remote that stays in the car permantley. when the car is disarmed the 1101T powers up the battery(that was in the remote) to function as if it was in the car.
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 12,973
Likes: 1,020
From: SOFLA
2016 Corvette of Year
2015 C6 of Year Finalist
Forum vendor has, they can probably answer your questions.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...or-winter.html
David
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...or-winter.html
David
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 6,486
Likes: 1,659
From: Las Vegas NV
Beware. There are plenty of people who have 'mysterious' dead battery or other electrical issues after hacking up the wiring harness of a complex, multi-computer-reliant car like the C6.
I don't know what your warranty status is, but you should also be aware that the GM Service dept will blame any problem that is remotely connected to your car's electrical system on your Remote Start modification -- and considering the complexity of the C6 and the invasive nature of installing an aftermarket remote start system -- they may be right.
Your car, of course... just sayin'... go into such a project well aware of all the risks.
I don't know what your warranty status is, but you should also be aware that the GM Service dept will blame any problem that is remotely connected to your car's electrical system on your Remote Start modification -- and considering the complexity of the C6 and the invasive nature of installing an aftermarket remote start system -- they may be right.
Your car, of course... just sayin'... go into such a project well aware of all the risks.
Last edited by Kent1999; Oct 28, 2009 at 03:59 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 893
Likes: 1
From: Lubbock, TX
Forum vendor has, they can probably answer your questions.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...or-winter.html
David
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...or-winter.html
David
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 12,973
Likes: 1,020
From: SOFLA
2016 Corvette of Year
2015 C6 of Year Finalist
that post really dosen't answer too much. It sounds like they think it would work. It is my understanding that you also would trat this as any other remote start install but if you wanted to retain the auto unlock feature with the factory remote you would still have to disarm with the system remote
FWIW
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 893
Likes: 1
From: Lubbock, TX
I hear ya, it just seems like its a big secret or something. Get you in the door kinda thing. I know its not too common based on the research I've done, and I have installed quite a few remote starts, Its definitly involved
Race Director
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 12,973
Likes: 1,020
From: SOFLA
2016 Corvette of Year
2015 C6 of Year Finalist
Whats strange is, if you look at the Cadillac CTS they have the same Key Fob, and they offer keyless access with remote start. So it is possible. Why they don't offer it on the Vette I don't know.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 5,116
Likes: 5
From: Livonia MI
Not really needing this feature on my Vette' or any car, but my 08' Pontiac GXP has it from the factory. Pretty cool, as it kick's the HVAC to high heat defrost, rear defog on and seat heater's to high. Reset's to normal when you get in. Don't think I'd bother with an aftermarket set up, unless it does something similar.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 16,025
Likes: 1,656
From: Toronto, Canada
C7 of the Year - Unmodified Finalist 2021
[QUOTE=Vette5.5;1571972081]but my 08' Pontiac GXP has it from the factory. Pretty cool, as it kick's the HVAC to high heat defrost, rear defog on and seat heater's to high. Reset's to normal when you get in. QUOTE]
that definitely is
that definitely is
NCM Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 2,833
Likes: 2
From: Dumont NJ
There are systems out there that will by-pass the clutch but the two concerns I have in doing this in a C6 are that the parking brake in a Corvette is usually marginal and generally to put a remote start in a C6 it is my understanding that it requires an active fob be hidden somewhere in the car.
Autobuffs confirmed to me that you needed to have a FOB in the car so the car would start. Not much in the way of security at that point.
