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Old 04-09-2007, 02:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Matt L View Post
It's a bad idea.

With a manual transmission, you know immediately if it's in gear when you hit the starter. On an automatic, there's no power to the transmission input until the engine gets spinning, whereupon it can launch the vehicle.

Considering that it's your neck and liability, note that it is indeed possible and fairly easy.
In addition to what Matt L said depending on what model you have the neutral safety switch is also used by the cruise control\Idle Speed control module in the 104 engine with HFM-SFI to control idle speed and alter throttle response in reverse gear. It’s also pretty cheap around $30.
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