Greetings,
It's time to start my new engine which is set up for port EFI. The ECU is a Holley Dominator unit. Can anyone recommend a Holley EFI expert on the east cost, preferably in the Charlotte, NC area? A shop with an engine dyno and a resident Holley expert would be ideal. I hope to get the engine running with a decent tune before it goes into the car. Thanks!
Mike
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Mike,
I have someone that I can recommend without hesitation but he's on the West Coast. For what you want, I'm not sure that really matters though. My guy is Dave Ehrlich at Autotrend EFI in Northern California (530-642-0999 or info@autotrendefi.com). I also have a Holley Dominator and Dave has my motor tuned to perfection. I believe he's set up to do remote tuning too. Give him a call. If he can't do it, he might be able to recommend someone closer to you.
Dave
Thanks Dave. I will reach out to Dave.
I'm hoping to find a local (or within a drive-able distance) shop with a engine dyno to wire up the engine and get it started. I could ship the engine but want to avoid that if possible.
Mike,
I understand and think it's a good idea to run your engine on a dyno and get the tune almost perfect, before putting it in the car.
Dave did exactly that with my engine. In fact, he put it on the dyno with the alternator mounted, so he could power the ECU, ignition and injectors, etc. exactly as they would be in the car. Fuel was provided by my electric fuel pump, also powered by the alternator. Later in the process he mounted the entire exhaust system, so he could make sure the calibration was OK with the added exhaust restriction. By the time the engine went into the car, the tune was about 99% perfect and we knew that every component was working properly. That only left some final tweaking once the engine was in the car.
It goes without saying, doing a full tune from scratch, in the car, with a very powerful engine, is difficult at best. Especially if you want a great tune at high RPM's. Also, if there's a problem with a component, it's easy to diagnose and rectify, when the engine's on the dyno.
Dave
Thanks Dave!
The plan is to fully dress the engine including alternator and AC compressor before it goes to the dyno. Hopefully, I can install the engine just once.
I'm using a pump-in-tank setup so I don't know if we can use my pump while the engine is on the dyno.
