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So a 2016 year of "the same engine" is not the same engine; the only thing they share is displacement....maybe starters and oil pans. Two very different engines.
Can it be done? Yes, and has been done. Smooth? No lol. Your PCM will absolutely not run that engine UNLESS.......you swap to a 32T tone ring and lock the VVT. Then you can just custom tune it, however you negate the whole advantage of using a VVT engine; then it's just easier & cheaper to cam it or cam it with better heads and you'll make the same power or better with less hassle.
The normal method is to get a 2009-10 PCM (newer 08-10 CAN style, but still within the same basic platform) with harness alterations. You'll need the front accessories, etc from an 09-10 5.7 becaus ethey changed in 2011, plus the 2016 engine doesn't have a PS pump (which you will need and your stocker won't work).
Can it be done? Yes, and has been done. Smooth? No lol. Your PCM will absolutely not run that engine UNLESS.......you swap to a 32T tone ring and lock the VVT. Then you can just custom tune it, however you negate the whole advantage of using a VVT engine; then it's just easier & cheaper to cam it or cam it with better heads and you'll make the same power or better with less hassle.
The normal method is to get a 2009-10 PCM (newer 08-10 CAN style, but still within the same basic platform) with harness alterations. You'll need the front accessories, etc from an 09-10 5.7 becaus ethey changed in 2011, plus the 2016 engine doesn't have a PS pump (which you will need and your stocker won't work).