can u put a remote start on a MT?

Ibanezrp07 · 12-22-2004, 11:50 PM

grandamgt6969 · 12-23-2004, 12:34 AM

No, in a MT car you always put the car in either reverse or 1st gear when parked. Now if you were to have remote start when the car starts there would be a problem. I know that on my cavalier you also need to put down the cluth the start to car. Im not sure if that also applies to other cars too. So basically no you can't do it.

2000GT · 12-23-2004, 12:57 AM

yes you can all you have to do is bypass the clutch relay. I ahve a friend that has done it on his GSR

95-GT · 12-23-2004, 01:06 AM

It can be done, but with more wiring. You will NEED to use the ebrake, an have it sense that the car is out of gear. Otherwise you wont start it.

zx7ninja · 12-23-2004, 09:45 AM

Exactly. It is a bit more wiring, but can most definitely be done. On the very rare circumstances where the car is designed where it needs to be in gear when parked like grandamgt6969 said than it's still possible, but requires a lot more work, and a maybe bit of modification. (this is the case with the GA. My 2001 5-speed requires the car to be in reverse to remove the key. But, a B&M short shift kit eliminates this requirement. Plus, it's a great mod anyway.

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12-23-2004, 09:59 AM

I wouldn't do it....always put your car into gear when you park it. NEVER rely on your PARKING brake (damnit how many times do I have to tell you guys its not an EMERGENCY brake...its for parking....or fishtailing

).

redramair01 · 12-23-2004, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hexx

I wouldn't do it....always put your car into gear when you park it. NEVER rely on your PARKING brake (damnit how many times do I have to tell you guys its not an EMERGENCY brake...its for parking....or fishtailing

).

Kdawg207 · 12-23-2004, 10:37 AM

if you use a clutch overide you'll be fine

95-GT · 12-23-2004, 11:51 AM

Hexx, why would you need it to fishtail? I dont need to use the PEbreak to fishtail.

Ibanezrp07 · 12-23-2004, 01:37 PM

thanks for the replies, im gonna try that clutch bypass, is it some kind of module , or do i just hard-wire pass the sensor for the clutch

tenspeed · 12-23-2004, 01:50 PM

Behind the clutch pedal is a switch that closes when you put the clutch to the floor. When you turn the key, power is on one of those two wires. When you depress the clutch, the switch closes and power passes through to the starter motor.

When you install your remote starter, find out which wire goes to the starter and have the remote energize that one.

Like others have said, make double sure that the car is in neutral because it can start in gear and idle off into a tree, another car, your dog, a neighbor kid, etc. Maybe a switch inside that you turn on power to the remote start after you set the brake and have left it in neutral would work.

Ibanezrp07 · 12-23-2004, 02:09 PM

thankz alot , man. Appreciate it.

magyver · 12-23-2004, 05:05 PM

did this in my s-10, a .001 cent zip tie around the clutch switch (to keep the button in) solved this, depends on the car to if it will start or not w/ in gear, it takes alot out of the started to actualy move the whole car, not jsut the flywheel... but w/ the remote starts i have, if it dosent start the first pulse, the second pulse is longer... sooner or later the pulse will be long enough to start while in gear...

i rely on my ebrake... its an ebrake when its the pull up handle, and a parking break when its on the floor... is the way we always described it. and when i park on a hill, its not good to let the car rest on the park pin... no no no, i always stop, pull the ebrake , then put it in park... so absoluty no pressure is on the park pin...

and yes, ebrake for fishtails is necessary, unless you want to whip the wheel back and forth... my a$$ wont come out from me unless i pull the ebrake around a corner... my fav is the 45 degree drive forward... freaks everybody out...

95-GT · 12-23-2004, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magyver

and yes, ebrake for fishtails is necessary, unless you want to whip the wheel back and forth... my a$$ wont come out from me unless i pull the ebrake around a corner... my fav is the 45 degree drive forward... freaks everybody out...

Not with RWD

magyver · 12-23-2004, 07:07 PM

poo on you, i got a rwd w/ absolutely no weight, called and s-10 well, its prolly like a s-3.5 now... not much go.... but she goes around pretty easy... oops, off topic... yes, yoiu can put them into a stick

12-23-2004, 08:23 PM

Yeah i miss my Dakota....but I have my Camaro now...w00t for me...can't wait for spring to get new rims/tires on her.....yay. Burnout city.

95-GT · 12-23-2004, 10:04 PM

. Hexx, take video of it. I am going to make a small video of my car and a few friends cars (WS6, SS, and a few blown cobras) and I will throw yours in there too.

magyver · 12-23-2004, 10:21 PM

on the burnout note, i got vids of my 97 GA smokin em, my white, red, and black s-10's smokin beyond all belife... did a burnout blow out on my red one, 3 mins and 25 some odd seconds of my fryin my tires... i used to be a hardcore smoker....

12-23-2004, 10:45 PM

Pretty much what everyone just said is right so there is nothing I can say.

PontiacGT2K · 12-24-2004, 02:45 AM

Posting to agree with everyone. I have remote start on my Z, and it's 6-speed. I never leave it in gear.

12-22-2004, 11:50 PM	#1
Ibanezrp07 GAGT - Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SMITHVILLE, TEXAS Age: 32 Posts: 66 Vehicle: 1992 GRAND AM GT COUPE	can u put a remote start on a MT? can u put a remote start on a MT?

12-23-2004, 09:45 AM	#5
zx7ninja Uber SQ in the works AKA: Tom Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: CT Age: 45 Posts: 565 Vehicle: 2011 Hyundai Sonata	Exactly. It is a bit more wiring, but can most definitely be done. On the very rare circumstances where the car is designed where it needs to be in gear when parked like grandamgt6969 said than it's still possible, but requires a lot more work, and a maybe bit of modification. (this is the case with the GA. My 2001 5-speed requires the car to be in reverse to remove the key. But, a B&M short shift kit eliminates this requirement. Plus, it's a great mod anyway. ) __________________ 2001 SE 5-speed Borla exhaust, magnaflow high-flow cat, pacesetter header w/downpipe GT body work

12-23-2004, 01:50 PM	#11
tenspeed GAGT - Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Honeoye, NY Posts: 1,734 Vehicle: 02 GA 2.2L, 5 Speed	Behind the clutch pedal is a switch that closes when you put the clutch to the floor. When you turn the key, power is on one of those two wires. When you depress the clutch, the switch closes and power passes through to the starter motor. When you install your remote starter, find out which wire goes to the starter and have the remote energize that one. Like others have said, make double sure that the car is in neutral because it can start in gear and idle off into a tree, another car, your dog, a neighbor kid, etc. Maybe a switch inside that you turn on power to the remote start after you set the brake and have left it in neutral would work. __________________ ~Jim~ www.TeamGI.com - Western New York Cardomain page Click here to see my auctions

12-23-2004, 05:05 PM	#13
magyver Blue Light Special Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: midwest Age: 39 Posts: 1,575 Vehicle: 00 ga gt coupe black	did this in my s-10, a .001 cent zip tie around the clutch switch (to keep the button in) solved this, depends on the car to if it will start or not w/ in gear, it takes alot out of the started to actualy move the whole car, not jsut the flywheel... but w/ the remote starts i have, if it dosent start the first pulse, the second pulse is longer... sooner or later the pulse will be long enough to start while in gear... i rely on my ebrake... its an ebrake when its the pull up handle, and a parking break when its on the floor... is the way we always described it. and when i park on a hill, its not good to let the car rest on the park pin... no no no, i always stop, pull the ebrake , then put it in park... so absoluty no pressure is on the park pin... and yes, ebrake for fishtails is necessary, unless you want to whip the wheel back and forth... my a$$ wont come out from me unless i pull the ebrake around a corner... my fav is the 45 degree drive forward... freaks everybody out... __________________ Giggity

12-23-2004, 07:07 PM	#15
magyver Blue Light Special Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: midwest Age: 39 Posts: 1,575 Vehicle: 00 ga gt coupe black	poo on you, i got a rwd w/ absolutely no weight, called and s-10 well, its prolly like a s-3.5 now... not much go.... but she goes around pretty easy... oops, off topic... yes, yoiu can put them into a stick __________________ Giggity

12-23-2004, 12:34 AM	#2
grandamgt6969 GAGT - Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: USA Age: 35 Posts: 222 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am GT	No, in a MT car you always put the car in either reverse or 1st gear when parked. Now if you were to have remote start when the car starts there would be a problem. I know that on my cavalier you also need to put down the cluth the start to car. Im not sure if that also applies to other cars too. So basically no you can't do it.

12-23-2004, 12:57 AM	#3
2000GT GAGT - Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Gurnee Age: 38 Posts: 42 Vehicle: 2000 Grand Am Gt Sedan	yes you can all you have to do is bypass the clutch relay. I ahve a friend that has done it on his GSR

12-23-2004, 01:06 AM	#4
95-GT Slow 5.0 AKA: David Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. Heights, MI Age: 36 Posts: 2,365 Vehicle: 89 5.0 Mustang LX	It can be done, but with more wiring. You will NEED to use the ebrake, an have it sense that the car is out of gear. Otherwise you wont start it.

12-23-2004, 09:59 AM	#6
Hexx Guest Posts: n/a	I wouldn't do it....always put your car into gear when you park it. NEVER rely on your PARKING brake (damnit how many times do I have to tell you guys its not an EMERGENCY brake...its for parking....or fishtailing ).

12-23-2004, 11:51 AM	#9
95-GT Slow 5.0 AKA: David Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. Heights, MI Age: 36 Posts: 2,365 Vehicle: 89 5.0 Mustang LX	Hexx, why would you need it to fishtail? I dont need to use the PEbreak to fishtail.

12-23-2004, 01:37 PM	#10
Ibanezrp07 GAGT - Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SMITHVILLE, TEXAS Age: 32 Posts: 66 Vehicle: 1992 GRAND AM GT COUPE	thanks for the replies, im gonna try that clutch bypass, is it some kind of module , or do i just hard-wire pass the sensor for the clutch

12-23-2004, 02:09 PM	#12
Ibanezrp07 GAGT - Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: SMITHVILLE, TEXAS Age: 32 Posts: 66 Vehicle: 1992 GRAND AM GT COUPE	thankz alot , man. Appreciate it.

12-23-2004, 08:23 PM	#16
Hexx Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah i miss my Dakota....but I have my Camaro now...w00t for me...can't wait for spring to get new rims/tires on her.....yay. Burnout city.

12-23-2004, 10:04 PM	#17
95-GT Slow 5.0 AKA: David Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: St. Heights, MI Age: 36 Posts: 2,365 Vehicle: 89 5.0 Mustang LX	. Hexx, take video of it. I am going to make a small video of my car and a few friends cars (WS6, SS, and a few blown cobras) and I will throw yours in there too.

12-23-2004, 10:21 PM	#18
magyver Blue Light Special Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: midwest Age: 39 Posts: 1,575 Vehicle: 00 ga gt coupe black	on the burnout note, i got vids of my 97 GA smokin em, my white, red, and black s-10's smokin beyond all belife... did a burnout blow out on my red one, 3 mins and 25 some odd seconds of my fryin my tires... i used to be a hardcore smoker.... __________________ Giggity

12-23-2004, 10:45 PM	#19
gatorademan Guest Posts: n/a	Pretty much what everyone just said is right so there is nothing I can say.

12-24-2004, 02:45 AM	#20
PontiacGT2K It's coming... AKA: Andy Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: St. Charles, Illinois / Milwaukee, Wisconsin (school) Age: 37 Posts: 2,486 Vehicle: '03 350z Touring	Posting to agree with everyone. I have remote start on my Z, and it's 6-speed. I never leave it in gear. __________________ Team GMCI "Get the ambulance, my stomach fell out."

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