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Originally Posted by Dennis ex24
my idea would go around all of the ignition stuff and just trigger the starter. the key would obviously have to be "ON" to have the fuel pump and accessories run, but that would be the extent of it.
am i out of line here in thinking this will work?
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You would turn the ignition to "ON" and then push your start button. You would then be doing the exact sequence that the ignition start goes through. Nothing in the ignition gets disconnected during the "start" cycle so you don't have to worry about that.
You will have to use heavy guage wire from the battery, through your start button, and finally to the starter relay. I don't know what the exact power draw of the starter solenoid is, you'll have to test or find a spec somewhere.
The relay upgrade is not 100% effective. My daily driver needed a new ignition switch because it wasn't even getting the 7v necessary to trigger the upgrade relay. I think ignition failure is rare and the relay will take care of most starting problems, but not all of them.
Doug