Aftermarket Remote Start experience

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I'm adding a remote start to my gen3 5.7. Can anyone recommend a good brand (or warn me off a bad brand)?
 

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get a Viper anything.....................made by DEI, good stuff.
 
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get a Viper anything.....................made by DEI, good stuff.

Yeah, I've been looking at 'em for sure. Thanks for the reply...
 

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Compustar is a great unit too
 

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I'm adding a remote start to my gen3 5.7. Can anyone recommend a good brand (or warn me off a bad brand)?

There's a way to add for under $100, uses stock remote and no cutting errors. It's on here. Just search remote start. That's how I'll do it when I do.

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Thanks 65 and steadly
 

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I agree with the Viper. Has the 5701 on my truck for a year or so and it was awesome knowing when it started, when the alarm went off, etc.
 
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I agree with the Viper. Has the 5701 on my truck for a year or so and it was awesome knowing when it started, when the alarm went off, etc.

I was looking at the 5701 a little while ago, thanks!
 

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Oh, and by my truck I meant my last truck, the 2008 1500 Hemi. So very similar to yours.
 

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5701 here. after 2 years......range is horrid. So, I added on the smart start stuff.....works great now!
 
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Thanks for all the good info...
 
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FWIW, I called my local dealer just to see if they were making the factory remotes anymore, which, for gen3 ('07 for sure) it seems like they're not. So, it's def on to the aftermarket.
 

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I just got the Viper 4103 and very happy with it. I also think the compustar is a good brand, from what what my installer told me they are easier to install than the viper. Less chance for mistakes.
 

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I didn't have good luck with compustar. Currently running python

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