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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 07:21 PM
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Hey guys

What is the best code reader for our C5s?

I use the DIC most of the time, but some times it is a PIA.


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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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I have an actron pocket scan that was pretty cheap and worked good but it's pretty dusty since I got my Vette.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:13 PM
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If you have a lap top the Auto Enginuity software is probably the best. Will set you back about $500. That is about as cheap as you can get for a scanner better than the DIC.

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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Anybody else got the Autoenginuity? I think I found a bug in the hardware when you clear codes. You have to have the GM Enhanced module. Anybody out there with one so I can maybe convince them they have a bug????
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:59 PM
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lap top is not a problem. Learning EFI Live now so I can understand what the tuner does.

Thanks guys
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