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On 1/23/2016 at 6:18 PM, 1LoudLS said:

I believe what he is talking about is some companies make a kit to convert the car from standard turn key, to a PTS system (Push To Start) like the Cadillac and larger Chevy offer.

honestly, if this is what you are looking for, I usually do not recommend them to much, while fun and cool, if the car was not designed from the ground up to offer PTS, then converting usually doesn't work as well, also these kits are not made by the larger main brands that have a lot of experience in integrating with modern CAN BUS systems in these cars. and with as integrated as the systems are inside this car, I would not feel very comfortable with a company that does not have the experence that Directed (viper) and iDataLink (compustar/Firsttech) has.

honestly I would recommend one of two different way of adding a RS (Remote Start) system to your car like SpaceCowboy said.

Option A: simple add on starter system or RSR (for cars like this that are Remote Start Ready) where you use a normal RS systems bypass module as a full system, in this case it would be a directed DBall2 for RSR, the nice thing is that it uses your factory key fob by pressing LOCK three time, down side is the range is very short for all factory key fobs (typically 20-50 feet) which is fine if the car sits right out side of your house, but wouldn't work well if the car is parked farther away

Option B: a full on RS system with its own remotes, this system is a lot more flexible and offers a lot more options (such as farther range, control from a cell phone with virtually unlimited range, and a remote that gives you feed back on whether the car started or not) many system offer very small remotes that wont add a lot of bulk to your key ring. range usually varies from anywhere from 800 feet all the way up to a mile or more.

one thing to consider, this chevy (and most with the flip key) will stop the factory remote from operating when ever the car is running, so if you do the factory fob option with RSR, once the car has been started, the remote will no longer function to unlock the doors when you get up to the car or even be able to shut the car off if you decided that you dont want it running any more. a lot of people are not ok with with having to stick the key into the door to unlock it, so this may be a deal breaker.

!warning, unproved theory after this point!

on a possible note, another guy and I are looking into the possibility of getting a non flip key from Chevy and programming it to the car and then just using our own remotes, I have done this with other cars (Ford and Chrysler) but am not sure if it can be done on this/a Chevy, the problem is Chevy uses different immobilizers for certain vehicles and there are a few variants of keys available in any model year, so first we are looking in whether this is even an option or not. a simple call to the dealer could probably answer this (but then again, not all dealers would ever try this or know if it was possible)

Have you looked into this anymore since the post? I’m currently on the same boat and want to get rid of the flip key fob and just use a basic key.

@LittleBlue! I dont know why it posted as if you said that.

12 hours ago, LittleBlue! said:

The exhaust on my Spark is not visible beyond therear bumper. With the Sonic exhaust I believe I will need to address where the exhaust and bumper meet. I actually really like this look and I have only seen it once in person but I'm not interested at this price. I may end up with a DIY version via the Dremel. To be continued.

12 hours ago, LittleBlue! said:

I used a hole saw when I built the exhaust for mine and it worked out pretty well.

1 hour ago, SpaceCowboy said:

http://store.badnewsracing.net/

 

this place will tune your stock ecu

 

also https://zzperformance.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw8O7bBRB0EiwAfbrTh4M1gRyC0ZKQ9n3Ia9itZhFFj0Aql_KsspPcSjNMBLVRBqonmmNJ9RoCZyUQAvD_BwE

19 hours ago, GammaRadiation said:

 

Both of those places only show Cruze/Sonic

5 hours ago, GammaRadiation said:

You may need to look into a standalone ECU like a megasquirt

20 hours ago, LittleBlue! said:

 

Thanks! I haven't got that quite worked out yet but I did see this older hp tuner forum that leads me to believe they may have something that could work. Like most online forums, the convo sort of just ends so I'm going to reach out to HP tuners and see what I can find out. I'll let you know what I find.

 

https://forum.hptuners.com/showthread.php?51959-Chevy-Spark-Tune-ability

I reached out to a few local tuners near me, and I was told that the 2016 spark can be tuned. No one has answered yet about why only that one year. I can't imagine Chevy doing anything that much different for the one year, that would allow it to be tuned. Any ideas?

Have you put any thought into tuning? I know that way down the road, but I haven't been able to find anyone that can tune these cars.

The project looks great though. It's making me want to give it a go

I have to first figure out how to upload pictures though

So I'm new to this whole forum thing and j know this thread has been dead for a long time but I figured I'd share what I came up with as a solution to the aftermarket exhaust. I recently built a cat back system that bolts right up to the secondary cat, removes the resonator, has an aftermarket chambered muffler to avoid losing too much back pressure, and I increased the pipe size from 1.5" to 1.75" only because it was easier to come by. It utilizes all factory hangers, has flanges in the factory locations(at the cat and above the rear axle), and is basically a direct bolt in with the exception of the tip(I'll get to that in a minute). I used a thrush welded muffler with a 2.25" inlet and outlet and it does not sound raspy in the slightest bit. It's actually pretty deep for the size motor. The tip also exits through the rear bumper like it does in the Chevy Beats that they sell over seas. It looks better in my opinion and it also helps with the interior resonation because the sound waves aren't getting trapped under the car. Let me know what you guys think. For the record, I know the welds aren't the best looking considering I used a flux cored welder and the fact that I'm an electrician and not a welder by trade. But there are not leaks so that's a plus.