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Hello all. I'm new to the page, and to LS tuning as well. Working on my first LS swap. Swapping an '02 L59 5.3 into a '95 K1500. Getting to the point of needing the VATS delete as well as any other deletes not necessary for the '95 K1500. Wanting to learn how to do this on my own, just because...
I have built my own Bench Harness and currently attempting to use LS Droid. I have had others tell me to just suck it up and us HP Tuners. Looking for guidance either way. I may end up doing an LS swap in my '68 C10 in the future.