# Remote starters, how do they work?!?? \[split\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 30, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-starters-how-do-they-work-split/262097 "2011-12-30T20:52:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 81
**Author:** ![KrazyKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krazykid/32/6371_2.png) [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2012, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-starters-how-do-they-work-split/262097/81 "2012-01-05T06:50:59Z")
> [@SOLD: 1996 BMW 328is](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/sold-1996-bmw-328is/46798/16): > > I hate wasting gas letting it idle. It warms up quick enough once its on the road, usually once Im on the thruway. do you have any idea how much gas is “wasted” sitting there? ave duty cycle at idle is like 1-3% Stock injectors in your truck are 21lb or 220.5cc/min \* 8 (8 injectors) 1764cc/min there are 3785CC per GAL so my dumb math is telling me it would take 2.14 minutes to flow a gallon of gas through 8 injectors WIDE OPEN. Assuming a 3% DC, I take 1764 \* .03 and get 52.92CC/min at idle. _ **or it would take 71 minutes of idle to burn one gallon of fuel.** _ 71 minutes costs $3.50, or 5 cents a minute So letting it sit for 5 minutes to idle up to temp to toast your buns costs you all of $0.25 :lol (there is way more number crunching to find the actual flow, but that’s gotta be in the ballpark i would think) --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/remote-starters-how-do-they-work-split/262097)._