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[96/chevy/pu]

trying to make my christmas wish list and can't decide if I want to try hptuner scanner or efi live scanner, anyone got any suggestions and why?

[96/chevy/pu]

Wow 27 views thus far and not a single suggestion

[Lextech]

Most people don't like to chime in on this type of question. It almost always starts a pissing contest. I have EFILive and love it. I like EFILive licensing, the fact that the VIN that you want in the PCM doesn't have to match the Operating System of that PCM, and the ability to do segment swaps myself. That is just my opinion.

Jeff

[PitchBlackC3]

Either one is a great choice. Just check out their sites and do some reading. I suppose either one will let you upgrade to the full suite later if you decide to.

[casey23]

I would say 80% of us use HPtuners

[double047]

They are both good.

I am going with HP Tuners because that's what everyone I know uses and that's what my builder (Nelson Performance) uses.

[Frenchy]

I went with HPT just because its what the majority uses.

[DSCZ71]

I have heard that hp tuners is "best" (as in easiest to use maybe?) for gas burners where as efi live is better suited for diesel applications. Take that with a grain of salt though because I have no factual evidence of that and I do not know enough about either one of them to know either way. It does seem like most lsx guys are using hp tuners and most diesel guys use efi live. Of course, there are plenty of exceptions to that generalization. Blackbear and Nelson Performance are arguably the top two gm truck tuners and Blackbear uses efi live, where as Nelson Performance uses hp tuners. They will both definitely get the job done.

Try searching on ls1tech and see if you can find a thread that reveals the important differences between them and hopefully that will help you decide.

[96/chevy/pu]

Thanks for the input, been to both sites, still thinking, unsure