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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 05:01 PM
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What's up everyone I have a 2003 silverado ss ARH longtubes corsa sport k&n cai etc soon to have a stall converter then a cam

I'm torn between the two! What are u guys using and why
Also picking a tuner is insane need some help please
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 06:49 PM
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Where you located? There are TONS of good tuners out there, but there are equally as many crappy ones.

I just bought the EFI Live V2 flash scan and tune software and while im just getting my feet wet, I like it a lot! Its a lot to learn that's for sure!

I don't know about HPT, but the thing I like about the V2 is that I can use the handheld to blackbox log and scan. No need to have a laptop on board.
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 07:30 PM
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if you go with hpt get the pro version.

I have hpt and don't have anything bad to say about it
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 07:43 PM
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I'm located near Philadelphia
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 08:17 PM
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Also how does the credit system work ?
You buy the software use a credit for my truck and if I make
Changes I have to use more credits ??
Also do they have tunes already as baselines ? Or start from scratch ?
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Mcinalli123
Also how does the credit system work ?
You buy the software use a credit for my truck and if I make
Changes I have to use more credits ??
Also do they have tunes already as baselines ? Or start from scratch ?
your truck will take two credits tune. 1 credit= $50

the stock tune is your baseline
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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I have hpt myself and no complaints here. software is easy to use and it gives a nice description of what each table does if you get lost or confused. not to mention its a lot cheaper then efi live
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 09:56 PM
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I also have HPT and get the PRO or you'll regret it (like I did immediately after purchase).

There is a lot to learn, but it's not too hard to get into enough to make noticeable changes.

It takes many years or damn good guidance to make better use of 90% of the parameters you can adjust in your ECM.
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Old Jan 20, 2014 | 10:24 PM
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i currently own both, i owned efi live for about 5-6 years, i have owned HPT for about 2-3 months. I would suggest buying HPT. HPT has kept updating the older PCMs where as EFi Live has stopped... This was the main reason i bought HPT. EFI Live was not going to update the older PCMs as new features/settings were discovered, HPT has.... I am not going to support a company that does not support the users/pcms that started it all for them... Concentrating on the new vehicles and PCMs is not a good business practice IMO... So with that said EFI Live will not see another dollar from me...
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Old Jan 21, 2014 | 09:12 AM
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I use both, but stick with hpt as my main source. They both have perks and honestly if it wasnt for efi live stopping updates i would be using them.
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