Dominator EFI ECU has anyone tried it

[Rock2610d]

Have not seen any posts on this item. It claims to support turbo, superchargers etc....even has some form of boost control.

Self learning fuel trim via a WB O2 sensor.

Cost is about $1700 but considering the age of our ECUs and the knowledge needed to tinker with them via a laptop it seems like a good product.

Example: to run a Link system you need a good ECU, the Link, preferably a wideband O2, a laptop, and a cable to connect the Link to the laptop. Cost would be somewhere around $800 $1200 or so for a system of this type and every time you make a change you have to go back in and adjust the ECU.

Wouldn't a Dominator be a good investment?

Holley 554-114 Holley HP EFI 4bbl Throttle Body Fuel Injection Systems

It also supports E-85 with just a push of a couple buttons.

In Holley literature:
Twelve sequentially driven 8:2 peak and hold injector drivers, capable of driving up to 24 low or high impedance injectors as a standard feature. Multiple staged injector strategies

Twelve channel Distributorless Ignition (DIS) outputs capable of directly driving "Smart" ignition coils or Holley

DIS coils. Will drive 2 wire coils with the addition of PN 554-112 high current coil driver module

Plug and Play control of factory GM 24x and 58x LSx engines I
ntegrated electronic transmission control. Controls GM 4L60E and 4L80E transmissions with more to come in the future

Integrated dual channel wide band oxygen sensor controls. Works with NTK or Bosch sensors. More channels can be added via CAN bus

Integrated drive by wire throttle body control. Can control two drive by wire throttle bodies

4 stage progressive nitrous control

Turbo boost control

water/methanol injection control

Integrated "Data Acquisition and Control" allowed with massive amount of programmable inputs and outputs

Internal data-logging standard with a huge 2GB of memory

Self-tuning fuel table strategy greatly simplifies tuning process

Store and change between four calibrations

Individual cylinder fuel and spark control allows you to unlock your engine's potential

Optional 5.7" full-color touchscreen LCD allows easy on-the-fly tuning, data-logging or can be used as an easy to see graphical gauge panel

Unique lb/hr based fueling strategy greatly simplifies and commonizes tuning

Advanced idle, closed loop, and enrichment strategies allow for very stable operation

ECU is fully potted and can be mounted in the engine compartment or interior

Sealed automotive and marine grade connectors

Works with 4, 6, 8 and 10 cylinder engines

Allows for use of common OEM sensors as well as customer sensor calibration input

1-5 Bar MAP sensor capability

Ignition Plug and Play with GM 24x and 58x LSx engines, GM HEI, Ford TFI, magnetic and hall effect trigger, and other ignition systems. New Plug and Play applications in process. Custom settings can be configured to allow many other applications.

Two channel knock control sensor inputs for both one or two wire knock sensors

Dedicated fuel and oil pressure inputs

Controls both stepper and PWM Idle Air Control (IAC) motors

Speed density, Alpha-N, or combination fueling strategies

3 Rev Limiters

Massive amount of inputs and outputs allow for limitless combination of options. Allows for unit to be used as a complete data acquisition system as well.

13 - "Multi-Inputs" - Can be configured as a 0-5V sensor input, 0-20v sensor input, thermistor temperature input, or high or low voltage input

30 - 0-5V Sensor Inputs - Configures any 0-5V sensor as well as some can be used as switched high or low inputs

4 - Speed Inputs - Can be configured as a digital (square wave) input or an inductive input

20 - 12v PWM Outputs - Can be configured as PWM or switched 12V outputs. Rated at 2A maximum

16 - Ground PWM Outputs - Can be configured as PWM or switched ground outputs. Rated at 2A maximum

All inputs and outputs are programmed using innovative new "Pin Mapping" strategy that allows inputs and outputs to be pinned as desired by the user, allowing for inputs and outputs to not be "wasted" by non-used dedicated functions.

4 Stage nitrous oxide control

Fully featured nitrous control eliminates the need for a separate nitrous controller device

Can be configured "Wet" or "Dry" with closed loop feedback

Progressive control based on time, RPM, or boost, requires part # 554-111

Lean or rich safety cutoff

Full timing retard/control configurability per stage based on RPM or time

Integrated water/methanol injection control
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ses Holley water/meth solenoids specially designed and calibrated for use with this EFI system to allow the user to enter water/meth flow as a percentage of fuel injector flow for water/meth tuning precision unmatched in the industry

Allows for two nozzles to be controlled

Nozzles available from 400 to 1000 cc/min

Complete control of pump activation, and low system safety features

Fully featured boost control capability eliminates the need for a separate boost control device

Can be configured to control boost based on time, gear, speed, and manual inputs

Gear based boost control configurable by several different methods
"Boost Builder" functions offer the ability to assist building boost on the starting line by altering ignition timing, fueling, as well as nitrous oxide activation. Also can be used as an anti-lag function

User configurable input and output programming

Outputs can be programmed as pulse width modulated or switched.

Unique circuitry allows inputs to be programmed as speed/frequency, 0-5V, 0-20V, thermistor, or switched high or low

User configurable inputs and outputs can be programmed to have a variety of different inter-dependencies

Configurable for: dual cooling fans, dual fuel pumps, AC inputs, basic TCC lockup, and multiple timing retard inputs

User programmable caution and warning outputs for all sensors

 

[GST with PSI]

If you only have a wb and map your not maxed .

You're maxed on a 1G if you're running a MAF.

The lack of usable inputs is one of the few downfalls of ECMlink. Let's assume anyone with sense will always have a WBO2 set to one input. We'll also assume for this scenario it's always assigned to the front O2. Taking that into consideration:

For a 1G, ECU inputs are:
-EGR Temp Input
-IAT Input
-Baro Input
-Front O2
-CTS

If you're running a MAF, you only have 1 usable input (EGR). With SD, you free up IAT and Baro, which will leave you with 3 total; all of which will be used for SD sensors. I don't see many people deleting the CTS, so chalk that one up as well.


For a 2G, ECU inputs are:
-Rear O2
-Front O2
-MDP
-Baro
-IAT
-CTS

Again, if you're using a MAF, you only have 2 usable inputs (rear O2 and MDP). With SD, you free up IAT and Baro, which will leave you with 4 total, 3 of which will be used by SD sensors. You'll have one usable input left to play with on a 2G. Again, not counting the CTS, since most of us aren't deleting that.

Comparing ECMlink to a standalone EMS is like comparing a DSM to a Ferrari. It's called standalone because it's not reliant on the stock ECU, hence not being limited to inputs Mitsubishi engineered into the ECU 20+ years ago. The same idea applies to nearly every aspect of the standalone EMS, as it's engineered specifically to provide the user with a complete and comprehensive engine tuning solution. And, that's exactly what makes the learning curve for a standalone much steeper.

That's also the reason ECMlink is probably the best tuning solution for 90% of people out there. It's intuitive, and has great support provided by a large community of users, as well as the guys at ECMlink themselves. Finding either of those things in abundance for a standalone EMS is rare.

 

[Dsmkauai]

^^ Why are you quoting me? Like I said he's not maxed. If he has a 1g there's one more input available and if 2g there's 2. funny how you waste so much time posting nonsense, wiseman ya sure

 

[GST with PSI]

I just post to correct your misinformation, per the usual:

Atleast 3-4 more inputs you can use easily.

That's what the "wisemen"are here for.

That, and you come into a year old thread about standalone EMS, yet you're talking about ECMlink.

 

[Dsmkauai]

Not wrong for a 2g guy! Fine it's more like 2-3 depending on what your doing and your setup. Wise in your own eyes is all I see! Not starting this b.s. With you again dude! Move on and I've done more with my 2 cars than you will ever do and I havnt even started yet! I build mine. Also I'll add if the 4g63 dragster can run 6's on ecmlink than we all should be just fine with it