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Old Dec 18, 2016 | 10:19 AM
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I have a 1998 Camaro with a single turbo with a LQ4 truck engine and was wanting to know if the Holley EFI with work with the truck computer? I got the complete computer fuse box and wiring harness when i bought the engine. The only thing I changed is i went to a cable throttle body instead of using the truck pedal which i have as well? Will the Holley EFI plug into the truck computer and will it work with the cable throttle body? I'm new to computer cars and need a little help and advise! Thanks Bill

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The Holley is a stand alone computer. People piggyback for other reasons, but it's rare. You won't need or want the stock ECU.

The Holley will work fine with a cable TB.
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Old Dec 18, 2016 | 02:17 PM
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I guess I'm confused? I thought the Holley EFI plugged into the stock computer and the Holley Dominator was a stand alone computer?
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What Holley product do you have? I'm not aware of any Holley EFI product that plugs into any stock computer.
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Don't have any yet thats the reason for the questions before buying! For some reason I was thinking that the Holley EFI the lesser of the two (Holley dominator being the better one) plugged into the stock computer? If i misread read and misunderstood thats a good thing for me. I see summit has the Holley EFI on sale right now for a great price and if its a stand alone then I'll be getting it. For some reason I thought the Holley Dominator was the stand alone and the other plugged into the factory computer!
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Nope. Even the Holley HP is a stand alone. Download the software for free, mess around with it. Read the hundreds of pages of free information from Holley's websites dealing with the different platforms.

I can tell you right now, if you're turbocharged... You more than likely want the Dominator. You are going to run out of inputs/outputs very quickly.

Keep reading. You'll be glad you did.
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Thanks for the help and input.
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Perhaps more importantly, only the Holley Dominator supports an automatic transmission. In other words, only the Dominator is a full replacement for the GM PCM.
Of course if you have a manual trans, you don't need automatic trans support.
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Thanks! I'll be running a 400 trans
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No electronics in the T400, so a standalone won't be able to control it.
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No electronics in the T400, so a standalone won't be able to control it.
Technically speaking, it can control it. But it'll need other ways to do it. Like a C02 system, solenoid and air cylinder.
Using an output channel to control the solenoid, and make it upshift. But does matter what shifter is in the car.
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Thanks! Plan on putting the right arm to work.
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