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dobey FEB 02, 11:41 AM

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Originally posted by 4thfiero:
Interesting, i too always park with the hand brake on and my tranny in N. My car actually doesnt have a neutral safety switch, never had one. (I dont know why...) The car before the rebuild was an 86 SE v6 4 speed, thats how it came from the factory, and it never had the safety switch in it.

So besides the safety stuff for auto starting...is there any other reason why not to have a remote start in a car with an engine swap?



It has nothing to do with the engine swap, and everything to do with being a manual.

Manuals tend to have a clutch switch, and you can't start the car without using the clutch. There's no need for a neutral safety switch in that condition, as the clutch is depressed. It's also not terribly trivial to have a neutral safety switch on a manual shifter, as the shifter doesn't move along a single axis, and neutral isn't an exact position in the shifter.
wftb FEB 02, 02:46 PM
If you look carefully , you will probably find that the clutch switch has been removed and the wires tied together .These switches do not hold up awfully well , and a lot of car MFR do not use them any way , so for most people as soon as they see how it works they just bypass the switch to save a few bucks .My 86 GT 4speed has a switch up on the clutch pedal arm mount . When it breaks , it will be bypassed .There is no neutral safety switch as you said .

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4thfiero FEB 02, 03:27 PM
Ah ic ic, thanks for the info guys
Tusch FEB 03, 10:22 AM
My father in law bought me a remote start and had it installed as a surprise in my accord last christmas. It's a manual so as part of the remote start's programming, the car has to be shut down in a certain pattern, pressing a key on the fob with the brake in, then ebrake, then it leaves the car running until it is remotely locked, or something like that. This way the remote start knows that the car is in neutral and the ebrake is in place and safe to remotely start. Now if you unlike the car because you forgot something then you'd have to restart it manually and shut it down in sequence again, because as soon as you unlike the car door when the motor is not running, it doesn't know if you put it into gear or not, so it errs on the side of safety and disengages the remote start.

I believe it is a viper remote start, but I am sure others if not most will have some sort of safety programmed in for manual cars.
4thfiero FEB 04, 11:06 AM
Yeah i talked to my mechanic about it, he said nothing is impossible...apparently he has a guy who can do a remote start on my car. I do want someone associated with my mechanic to do it. Who knows all the wiring we did.

Good news though.... THE CAR IS DONE!!!!! I wont be able to pick it up till Friday bcc of work but, apparently it drives excellent, shop says they 'created a monster' i cant wait!!
dobey FEB 04, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by 4thfiero:
Good news though.... THE CAR IS DONE!!!!! I wont be able to pick it up till Friday bcc of work but, apparently it drives excellent, shop says they 'created a monster' i cant wait!!



Nice. Going to mount a GoPro or two on it and take it for a few drives?
wftb FEB 04, 12:36 PM
I hope he lives in BC .With all the snow we are getting , if I took my Fiero out I would be taking it for a few spins into the ditch .We need more pics , glad it is fully operational .
4thfiero FEB 04, 01:51 PM
I was gonna post a few more pics i already took, unfortunately my cell phone decided to die on me, and the backup failed, i lost everything

I got a new phone now, ill take more pics and vids of the car once i have her. Promise! (I live in Winnipeg)
4thfiero FEB 10, 12:31 AM
GOT HER BACK!!!!!!!

....Terrifying....just terrifying....she's such a beast! I can't believe it....shop did an awesome job..

I will post some pics and vids tomorrow I think, im unable too today.

Car still needs to be cold start tuned (anyone have advise on that whe its -30 and not plugged in for hours?) She starts np even not plugged in at -23, but needs your foot on the gas for about a min before she's warmed up enough to idle herself. (Is there like a...."if ECU temp is X then idle at 2k....then at a certain temp idle at 1.5...then just idle as per normal?" setting in HP tuners?) My mechanic couldnt get it tuned bcc the AFR gauge displays on the magden computer which takes 30 seconds to boot, by then the readings arnt fresh and he cant tune properly. But he said he ordered another O2 and gauge just to temp install and he will try to fix it that way...

but once she's warm it revs smooth, and goes...holy...

South-bend stage 3 clutch is nice, i dont have to push hard with my left foot or anything, clutch catches high and is grabby...i wish it was a tiny bit less grabby. But i guess ill get used to it.

Also i need to change the muffler...she roars like a beast lol...it is my daily driver, so ill get a quieter muffler, (any recommendations?)

Other than that? Shoot...cars insane...probably twice a fast as my stock 94 supra tt. just scary, i will probably drive her at 30% 90% of the time lol...
4thfiero FEB 10, 12:44 AM


She's Home!