dude: $20 solution
ron stygar clutch stop.
ha ha!
ron stygar clutch stop.
ha ha!
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Clutch switch defeated using method worthy of the HACK. :)
Sorry, Dan. 
OK, following the new information we've gotten in the other thread on this topic, I thought I'd go ahead and play.
Yep, magnets will shut it off, but the car drives like shit. Not sure why.
More useful is to simply slide the switch up the cylinder a little bit. I recommend that you configure the clutch stop to your preference, then slide it up JUST enough so that you can still start the car. I used a fair amount of electrical tape to secure it in place.
The improvement is VERY nice, although it takes a fair amount of adjustment. The downside is that you notice the rev hang a lot more. Disconnecting the exhaust valve DOES seem to help rev hang a bit, HOWEVER, it is abolutely NOT worth doing. I didn't even manage to get out of my neighborhood before the noise started making me physically ill. I literally wanted to throw up. Needless, to say, the valve has been reconnected.
As always, your mileage may vary, I'm not responsible if your car explodes, won't start, etc. If you screw up, don't blame me.
OK, following the new information we've gotten in the other thread on this topic, I thought I'd go ahead and play.
Yep, magnets will shut it off, but the car drives like shit. Not sure why.
More useful is to simply slide the switch up the cylinder a little bit. I recommend that you configure the clutch stop to your preference, then slide it up JUST enough so that you can still start the car. I used a fair amount of electrical tape to secure it in place.
The improvement is VERY nice, although it takes a fair amount of adjustment. The downside is that you notice the rev hang a lot more. Disconnecting the exhaust valve DOES seem to help rev hang a bit, HOWEVER, it is abolutely NOT worth doing. I didn't even manage to get out of my neighborhood before the noise started making me physically ill. I literally wanted to throw up.
Needless, to say, the valve has been reconnected.As always, your mileage may vary, I'm not responsible if your car explodes, won't start, etc. If you screw up, don't blame me.
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Blackdawg, my clutch stop worked fine without modification. Thanks to this modification, I was able to extend it to my preferred length, which was another INCH AND A HALF out from the engine start switch's default location.
Thanks to this modification, I was able to extend it to my preferred length, which was another INCH AND A HALF out from the engine start switch's default location.
Oh, one other thing... Cutting the BROWN wire (at least, it was brown in my car) had the same effect as attaching a magnet. Mind you, I didn't actually cut the wire, it broke. The cables look as if something chewed on them a bit.
The cables look as if something chewed on them a bit. [Spock]Fascinating.[/Spock]Nick325xiT said:Oh, one other thing... Cutting the BROWN wire (at least, it was brown in my car) had the same effect as attaching a magnet. Mind you, I didn't actually cut the wire, it broke.
What this means is that it shouldn't be too hard to "splice" into that wire and then run the connection to under the dash and install a switch. This way, instead of pushing in the clutch to start the car, you reach under the dash and hold down the switch. This creates an open circuit, just like the broken wire, and the DME thinks the clutch is depressed. Of course, you'll have to be careful and make sure the care isn't in gear when you go to start it.
Hmmm. While moving the switch on the cylinder is the more elegant solution, installing the under-dash switch appeals to the hacker in me.
Edit: It occurs to me that installing the under-dash switch may affect how the car acts as the DME is obviously affected by the clutch being depressed.
Not yet, but I'll be sure to do so this weekend.
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