Lots of cars have this system. A DEI unit with millions of roaming codes is FAR more difficult to get past then a MITSU factory system.

 

You guys know that if you do this, you cant leave it parked in gear......

 

Where I live its no illegal to have remote start the shops are happy to put it on for you if you have an automatic car.... Since the Evo isn't It can be bypassed but as bulocal said don't leave it in gear or you will totally ruin your starter and dammage your car big time. Personally I don't think its worth the risk one time forgetting and your starter is ground to dust

 

Im not talking about "cracking" some code in the alarm. Im talking about disabling the alarm altogether.

 

Sentinal - If you have a nuetral safety switch you dont worry about that as the car will not even attempt to crank over if the car is not in nuetral!

Alex - If you want to steal the car all you have to do is...... um lemme rethink typing this someone might get ideas. I can assure you that any alarm DEI makes will out perform the factory system. Trust me mitsu cant even give us cruise what makes you think they are gonna invst high dollar in an alarm.

 

I have one installed on my system and I've never had a problem with it.

The remote start duals as a turbo timer, so this is what I do. I have a switch installed that disconnects the circuit to disable remote start when I don't want to use it. Some of you might ask "what if you forget??" Well, I won't. How you ask?

When you use the remote start as a turbo timer, you need to leave your car in neutral. So when I park in neutral (almost all the time) I hit the remote start button, it kicks in, and I leave the car. If I don't park in neutral, then I can't use the turbo timer. I have to sit and wait for the car to cool down then park it in gear. If I EVER park in gear, I have to wait because I can't use the turbo timer. So I will always remember to hit the switch if I'm sitting in the car waiting for the car to cool. As a result, when I return to my car, even if I tried to use remote start, the switch would keep it from engaging. Of course, if you are the most forgetful person on this earth, then maybe you'd forget to do even that....

 

riiight, but as an added measure of safety, you could have BOTH the alarm (which i have also purchased) AND the factory immobilizer at work, and the only tradeoff you would make is to not have the remote start, which has no safety value whatsoever.

 

Alex - You do what you wanna do others will do what they want to. Just FYI a sharp ice pick through the hood into the battery would render both the factory and aftermarket alarm useless...... unless your battery is relocated or a gel cell.

 

Great answer. Ill leave this alone now.

 

Thanks!

 

did you install it yourself? I have the turbo timer option on my alarm too and it works great, i leave the car running, in neutral, and hit two buttons on my remote to active the turbo timer, turn the car off, exit, close the door and arm the alarm and the turbo timer will shut off in about a minute...i just need to know what to hook up to get the remote start to work.

 

I had the alarm installed for $450 (including price of alarm). On my alarm, the remote start/turbo timer is actually the same function. So if you just hit the two buttons simultaneously, it does remote start. I think most of the DEI alarms should be like that, unless the newer ones have a separate turbo timer function.