my boyfriend is requesting a bully dog chip for his 1997 K1500 Chevy pickup for Christmas. i can not find one for his year can anyone point me in the right direction its a 2 door 5.0L 4x4.

 

buy him an autocal

Black Bear Performance :: EFILive AutoCal

 

While I would agree, Blackbears autocal is listed as being for 98' and newer.

After a quick search, JET is the only company I have found that offers a chip or programmer option for that truck. The main issue is the vehicle computer is a ODBI which had limited options for tuning compared with the newer style ODBII computers. Maybe someone else will chime in that has more experience with the older style computer.

 

I believe 96+ is OBD2

 

Now that I think of it, you are right Bill.

 

Yup, 96+ was OBDII.

Looks like Hypertech would have the max energy programmer. Didn't see a Superchips or Diablosport option. As mentioned above, Jet may have something also.

 

The only good way to get a custom tune on a 97 is to do a 0411 PCM swap and use hptuners or efilive. The 96-97 years use a bonkers PCM worth no ones time. That is why it's so limited for tuners.

 

Not so. I've tuned over a hundred of 96-97 Chevy and GMC trucks with Tunercat OBD2. They are no more difficult or bonkers as you put it than tuning a 98-99.

 

We tune the 96-97 models.

 

Wheatley tuned my 1997 Tahoe and it worked out awesome. He used to own a 1997 himself, so he knows his way around them pretty well.

1995 was the last year for TBI and the OBDI.