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[Terry Martin]

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Subject: Getting around those messy passive anti-theft systems (VATS/PASSkey/PassLock& so on)
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While my interest is in the actual passive anti-theft system, those
fussing about with efi stuff need to know (A)your ECM/PCM/OBC won't work
without it or a work-around, (B)If you want to alarm your vehicle and
use the remote start feature, (good for  bikers in Quebec that don't
want to get blowed up good), you have to work around the anti-theft
stuff, (C)If you drive a 85 1/2 Vette or '88 1/2 Camaro/Firebird and you
want to keep your wheels, equip it with a delayed kill switch for when
someone sticks a gun in your face and says gimmee. The system is
demonstrably effetective, however, making the most attractive vehicle
for auto theft reliant on the measure of control retained by the
operator changes the nature of the crime from an anonymous theft to a
confrontational robbery. If they want your wheels, and the only way to
get them is to poke you in the eye with a '45, guess what's going to get
poked.

Me, I'd give up the keys.

I will provide work arounds for the anti-theft stuff if asked, but don't
expect to be able to rip off a car with it. A) Anyone stupid enough to
try to boost a equipped car is unlikely to know what a work-around is,
and (B) it takes too long, and (C) if you're a car thief, go get it from
a dealership, they are about as dumb as you are.

Terry