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Old Dec 9, 2017 | 09:24 AM
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I have a brick and was wondering if there is a upgrade for it to work on my LS1 70 el camino and my 02 gmc 6.0 pickup. Better than some cheap plug in that tells me i have a miss in the #1 cylinder, or is there somthing better that don't cost 3.000 out there for this shade tree mechanic.
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I have a brick and was wondering if there is a upgrade for it to work on my LS1 70 el camino and my 02 gmc 6.0 pickup. Better than some cheap plug in that tells me i have a miss in the #1 cylinder, or is there somthing better that don't cost 3.000 out there for this shade tree mechanic.
I would look into the new snapon solus, its light years ahead of the old brick and under $2k. The autel scanners from advance auto are also very nice

Edit: the hptuners scanner is also legit, it also does tuning . Hard to beat for $650 or $500 imo
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I would look into the new snapon solus, its light years ahead of the old brick and under $2k. The autel scanners from advance auto are also very nice

Edit: the hptuners scanner is also legit, it also does tuning . Hard to beat for $650 or $500 imo
Can hp tuners turn off individual coils or injectors to help find problems
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I don't think so but you can do alot of things with Hptuners.
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Can hp tuners turn off individual coils or injectors to help find problems
You can turn injectors off for sure, idk about coils. Its basically a scan tool, it will read dtcs, pids, control things on and off. And you can make changes to the tune for cams, headers, etc. Theres a learning curve but most of it is on the net.

If you work on a wide variety of vehicle makes youll be better off with the snapon solus. There are vehicles hptuners wont scan imo, although i think think say it will scan all obd2 vehicles, older obd1 will be an issue.

I havent tried to use it as a diagnostic tool but it definitely has that potential but its probably limited to engine and transmission dtcs. So i would guess no ABS or airbag.
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Originally Posted by Lsxford
I would look into the new snapon solus, its light years ahead of the old brick and under $2k. The autel scanners from advance auto are also very nice

Edit: the hptuners scanner is also legit, it also does tuning . Hard to beat for $650 or $500 imo
I don't think a Solus is light years ahead of a MT2500 on a 2002 truck PCM, Just about equal really.

The last software updates for the MT2500 (Throughout 2007) were VERY good & will do everything a Solus will without the graphics & screen resolution.

I've had a Solus & a Modis.....Not impressed when I can do the same things with a MT2500 & Vantage Pro.

The POS MT2500 "Graphing" scanner & the boat load of "base/generic OBD2" kits sold gave the MT2500 a bad reputation.
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