Anyone on here that has a remote starter on a manual SS? Do you use turbo timer feature? Does it throw off the warm up cycle in the beginning when you start remotely? Do you have a two way remote? Need some suggestions since the winter is around the corner and at nights it's already hitting low 40s high 30s.

 

You could get one installed, IMO though you could just run out to the car real quick in the mornings just before you're about to leave and get her warmed up while you're getting ready.

 

Lol my mom, sister, n girlfriend have remote starts. See a trend here? Lol

 

I volly for fire, no time to sit there and wait for the car to warm up when we get dispatched to a call.... would rather roll out of the bed, hit the button and have it warmed up by the time I get dressed and get outside... or at least warmed up more than what it would've been if I went out and started it and then sat in it before leaving...

anyway, reasoning doesn't matter for why I want it, I need people with them installed to give me some feedback on which setup they went with, why and what they do and don't like about it plus if there are any issues or not.

 

Colorado it's illegal and no one will install one which sucks. As "feminine" as it seems it's still convenient

 

if you get one get a compustar or viper and get a 2 way

 

saying remote starter is feminine is like saying cobalt is a chick car lol

 

it's a bad idea, unless there's something I'm missing. you're supposed to park the car in gear. if you want to use remote starter, you'll have to leave it in neutral, right?

 

You're SUPPOSED to park the car in gear? Is that an unspoken law? lol

 

Well when I first got my SS I had the E-brake replaced as it didn't work all together. Wouldn't be very convenient to wake up and have your car down the street or in your neighbour's driveway lol.

 

I had one in my 2007 Cobalt SS/SC and my 2005 SRT-4. I loved it. I have only used Viper/Python Remote starters. They have worked great. I have a Python 872 waiting to be put into my 2010 SS/TC.


I have owned several Stick Shift cars. I usually only use the E-Brake and leave it in neutral. But the E-brake on this car never really holds . So i am getting it fixed before i get my remote start installed.

 

Thank god first useful reply lmao

did you ever bother with the turbo timer feature?

 

If i am not mistaken its in the owners manual. They tell you leave it park in reverse. pg 2-34. Not a law but its there

 

Reverse? That's weird, I wouldn't ever do that or think of doing that on my own. I usually put it in first when on a hill, but if I'm level (or what I think is level) I leave it in neutral.

Perhaps that's why my rear brakes are dragging? Over use of my "parking brake" or "emergency brake"

 

i think its easier to pop ofut of 1st vs reverse? either way if you buy a good alarm that has manual arming thats installed properly then its impossible to set it in gear

 

I used it with the SRT-4, but i won't be doing it with the SS/TC. I hardly get on it, so it will not be an issue with not usuing it as a Turbo Timer. Though i think i read a post that our cars don't really need a turbo timer do to the way our turbos are.

Just don't beat the hell out of the car and turn it off 2 minutes later.

 

Not sure if true but someone told me Reverse has extra syncro and holds in gear better than first.

 

true the thing is, I hop out of bed, remote start, get dressed, get in the car, get through traffic, park at fire house and get into the fire truck... I can see somewhere around there where there'll be some getting on it and then parking

 

There are companies that do it. This article is by a company that has a system to keep it safe and (relatively) dummy proof in case you forget. I have a remote start on my auto and it is a godsend, anyone who thinks it is feminine is ridiculous. Why should I run outside in 10 degrees to start my car and still have to wait for it to warm up and defrost the windows. I start it 10 minutes before I am ready to go, and when I get out there I step in to a warm engine, warm inside, and defrosted windows. I even have the rear defroster programmed on my remote. I haven't had to scrape my car windows since 2007.

http://www.mobileedgeonline.com/wp-c...-transmission/

 

See I had it on my manual 2.2 LS and loved it. I want to see what turbo guys think that have it.. Also want to make sure it doesn't throw off the cat warm-up cycle.

 

You are in PA, so are those guys. I know it's a big state, but if they are good at what they do (and based on what i have read they seem like they are) why not give them a call and see what they say. They will likely know more than anyone on here.

I am in NY and I am pretty damn sure I am bringing my next car to them to hook up.

 

Yeah they're only 20 mins away from me.

 

I have a viper remote start that i got for christmas from my girlfriend. A turbo timer is definitely a good idea if u have a turboed ss. The only downside is u have to keep it in neutral. But aslong as u dont live on a hill its no big deal. Its sooo convinient in the winter time. I would spend the extra money and get the two way, just because my brother has the model above mine, which is a two way an mine is not. And his reaches from quite a bit further away and even if it doesnt work the two way will let u kno that. Mine i have to either be close enough to see the car or close enough to hear it. His, the remote lets him know. And he also has a turbo timer. He drives an 06 sti, and imo they r good for turbo's to be able to cool off with the car running instead of just being shut off. And the last thing is that u need to make sure they put a door switch on it. Our cars have that feature where the radio stays on when u shut the car off until u open the door and because of the process to set the remote start, u need to get out of the car befote u can shut it off, so ur radio would stay on for like 20 minutes or so. I hope that makes sense

 

no, that's in the manual and you're supposed to follow the manual. the handbrake is more likely to fail than your engine's compression so leaving it in gear is a back-up for your e brake.

 

Interestingly in a Saab you have to put it in reverse to take the key out of the ignition.. yep took forever to figure that out one time my buddy was working on a Saab