Holley pan and dominator ecu, two questions.
03-07-2019, 07:53 PM
#1
Holley pan and dominator ecu, two questions. Has anyone used this pan 302-3 or similar in a low to mid 8 car without oiling issues? I would hate to sink $700 into a pan and have issues.
Now to the ecu, since the box is potted and not serviceable what makes this a number one choice for most people? Yes serious question, not bashing just need to know why its the number one choice for most.
Now to the ecu, since the box is potted and not serviceable what makes this a number one choice for most people? Yes serious question, not bashing just need to know why its the number one choice for most.
03-07-2019, 11:52 PM
#2
A better option would be a '98-02 Fbody oil pan and then run the Improved Racing baffle/trap doors inside it. I don't see any baffles in that design......
The Holley software is pretty user friendly..... and price point is good! Good marketing probably helps too
I run the HP on n/a cars and Dominator on the turbo setups..... It works great for me. This year finally getting the traction control to work. Boost by gear/time is awesome.
I'd love to run Motec.... but I ain'ts gots da moola for that haha
The Holley software is pretty user friendly..... and price point is good! Good marketing probably helps too
I run the HP on n/a cars and Dominator on the turbo setups..... It works great for me. This year finally getting the traction control to work. Boost by gear/time is awesome.
I'd love to run Motec.... but I ain'ts gots da moola for that haha
Last edited by gnx7; 03-08-2019 at 01:16 AM.
03-08-2019, 09:58 AM
#3
I just seen the moroso 20142 pan might be a better option but $800 for a pan is outrageous, being north of the boarder sucks!!! The 302-3 has a small baffle/flat plate that mounts above the pickup nothing more.
Been looking at the motec briefly also, not enough to narrow down a decision for a comparison between the Holley. Yes to the marketing, helps Holley extort the extra $$$ lol
Nothing cheap about these builds, any way you cut that pie it adds up very fast. I wouldn't complain that much but after being ripped off a couple times funds are tight, haven't recovered from it yet. I cant afford to do things twice anymore, save a dollar here but cost you three down the road.
Been looking at the motec briefly also, not enough to narrow down a decision for a comparison between the Holley. Yes to the marketing, helps Holley extort the extra $$$ lol
Nothing cheap about these builds, any way you cut that pie it adds up very fast. I wouldn't complain that much but after being ripped off a couple times funds are tight, haven't recovered from it yet. I cant afford to do things twice anymore, save a dollar here but cost you three down the road.
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03-08-2019, 07:01 PM
#5
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302-3 is $367
https://www.holley.com/products/ls_p...ts/parts/302-3
As for the Dominator ECU, download the software and you will understand why people use it. It is intuitive and easy to use.
Over New Years I was visiting a buddy and he had just gotten a Motec for his Radical race car. Talk about an overly engineered, not intuitive, complicated piece of software...no thanks.
Andrew
https://www.holley.com/products/ls_p...ts/parts/302-3
As for the Dominator ECU, download the software and you will understand why people use it. It is intuitive and easy to use.
Over New Years I was visiting a buddy and he had just gotten a Motec for his Radical race car. Talk about an overly engineered, not intuitive, complicated piece of software...no thanks.
Andrew
03-08-2019, 07:46 PM
#6
I should mention I'm in Canada, after exchange, tax, shipping and duties that's where we end up or buy locally for a few bucks more.
I haven't looked over the Motec software but did with the Holley which seems user friendly. The issue is non serviceability of it which kinda scares me, big hit to take for a two cent resistor.
I haven't looked over the Motec software but did with the Holley which seems user friendly. The issue is non serviceability of it which kinda scares me, big hit to take for a two cent resistor.
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03-08-2019, 10:37 PM
#9
As others have said, Holley's software is very user friendly and not mentioned but important to me is regular software upgrades that are backwards compatible. I have a V2 Dominator and a V5 and even though the V2 is several years old they are essentially the same ECU after flashing it to V5.
The only thing Holley has done that bothers me is charging to unlock the traction control, As long as they leave at that I'll keep buying their products, They start charging to unlock other features and I will look at other options.
Being potted is to protect the ECU but probably also to help protect Holley's intellectual property. They aren't repairable but I rarely hear of anyone having a unit go bad to the point that it can't be repaired via software.
I thought I fried one of mine when I did some work under the hood and didn't realize that I pinched a 12v output causing a dead short. The truck wouldn't start and the ECU wouldn't boot even after finding the short, I was able to reflash it and get it working again.
The only thing Holley has done that bothers me is charging to unlock the traction control, As long as they leave at that I'll keep buying their products, They start charging to unlock other features and I will look at other options.
Being potted is to protect the ECU but probably also to help protect Holley's intellectual property. They aren't repairable but I rarely hear of anyone having a unit go bad to the point that it can't be repaired via software.
I thought I fried one of mine when I did some work under the hood and didn't realize that I pinched a 12v output causing a dead short. The truck wouldn't start and the ECU wouldn't boot even after finding the short, I was able to reflash it and get it working again.
03-09-2019, 07:35 AM
#10
I am not sure what you are looking for in the pan, but the 2005-2013 Corvette pans are readily available used for $150 and they have the lowest profile of just about any pan made. I bought mine for $150 with the pick-up and baffle.
