Remote start on a 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I plan on getting this car tomorrow. I was told it already has an alarm installed, but I'm sure I will want better. I would more than likely go with a Viper 5900 or an Autopage RS-1000. My question is could you do remote start on a car that old? And if anyone has, how well does it work?

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[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

if its fuel injected or starts easily you can..i hooked one up for a friend on his old school Buick carburated duece and a quarter...it works fine most of the time....

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

I just got a PM from THUNDERBIRD saying it might not work on a carbuerated car. I really really got used to the one in my car now so I hope it can.

 

[THUNDERBIRD 10+ year member]

edelbrock makes a badass FI conversion. think about it

 

[jdawg 5,000+ posts]

it will wor if the car starts easily like said above, if you gotta pump the gas before you starts it or pump it while cranking it wont work. If you can just turn the key and it fires then you will be fine

 

[Horsemanwill 10+ year member]

x2 on wat jdawg said

 

[audioqueboy 10+ year member]

My cousin had a 84 regal and he had a remote start on his

 

[quest51210 10+ year member]

why not go with a Scytek alarm? just as good and cheaper

 

[Louisiana_CRX 5,000+ posts]

why not go with a Scytek alarm? just as good and cheaper

I usually run the Scyteks...best alarm/remote start setup for the money //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

Well I ended up getting it. It already has some gas cutoff alarm already installed. I know that won't be good enough for the ghetto. It's cold here, so I don't know if the car will always start right up cold. First time I fired it up, it was iffy.....had to pump the gas. After that it fired right up every time.

I was also reading that some guy wired up something under the hood that somehow mimics pumping the gas.

 

[TurdFergueson2 5,000+ posts]

why not go with a Scytek alarm? just as good and cheaper

Really at this point, I just need some decent form of security. I'll price these alarms. I had ok success with Autopage alarms as well. Only thing I didn't like was the siren wasn't loud enough.