HPtuners and reflashing vin#

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01-15-2006, 09:24 PM

Black02Z71

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HPtuners and reflashing vin#

My one buddy just bought a truck today, its a 2000 reg cab stepside 2wd 5.3L. I want to be able to tune the pcm for him, so if he gets the pcm flashed to a 2002 vin number, I should have no problems tuning it, right. I only have a HPTUNERS licence for 2002 trucks. He knows a guy that works at a GM dealer, and will flash it for him.

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01-15-2006, 10:17 PM

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Dont see why it wouldnt work, I cant believe I havent thought of this before

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01-15-2006, 11:05 PM

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Charge him the $200 it costs to update your HPTuners cable and don't cheat.....it'll bite you somehow

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01-16-2006, 09:34 AM

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It will work but I would also want the update in the 02 hardware, the 99-00 PCMs are very false knock prone. I got my 01 pcm for 50 bucks at a salvage yard, I would got that route instead of paying to have a new VIN flashed and then you tuning on the old hardware.

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