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Old Jul 2, 2004 | 03:27 PM
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my friend has a 99chevy silverado with a 6.0. can i read his pcm with my hp tuners without messing anything up or can i read it at all?
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 12:36 AM
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my friend has a 99chevy silverado with a 6.0. can i read his pcm with my hp tuners without messing anything up or can i read it at all?
I believe they are completely different operating systems. I wouldn't even try to do anything like this as you won't be able to edit it safely even or if at all. Most PCM's calibration tables are in a different offset location so you could corrupt it even if it did let you read it and write it.
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 11:10 AM
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Since they sell one for trucks I think it is safe to say that it wont read at all.
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 12:55 PM
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i just wanted to read it but i dont want to chance anything without knowing for sure
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HPTuners will only read the vehickes you are licensed for. Even if you have a copy of the file, you can not open it.
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Old Jul 3, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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ditto.

i have not tried to use the cable on a different year yet, but i know the editor won't open other files. So no real reason to try

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