Swiss Trackday Nova

I fitted the loom to the engine and put on the ignition.
I was suprised it came already mapped with a mapping for a C20XE

Ignition map
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...CH/KMS-Ign.jpg

Fuel map
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...CH/KMS-Inj.jpg

I made a short system check and everything seemed fine, so i sorted out the little stuff that needed to be done.

for example i had to make a temporary solution to connect the adjustable fuel pressure regulator. not pretty but it works :)
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7650c.jpg

the first try to start the engine failed and shortly afterwards i was forced to take a brake because it began to rain :wtf:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7653c.jpg

After the brake i began to find the solution to start my engine.
i checked:
ignition -> no fault
injection -> no fault
set the fuel regulator to 2.5 bar -> not the solution
cables -> positive lead for lambdasensor not connected .... shame on me :wall:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7654c.jpg

but that wasn't the solution... so i searched on. At least i had now a A/F ratio signal
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...KMS-Fehler.jpg

i checked nearly every wire for a fault.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7655c.jpg

just out of curiosity i thought i might switch the iginition leads 1+4 and 2+3

after a short spin from the starter motor the engine fired and climed to 3000rpm. Unfortunately it began to rain once again. So i packed my stuff and called it a day.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7658c.jpg

One day after the successful start the skies cleared and i moved on to work on my nova

tided up the engine bay
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7662c.jpg

and made some adjusments on the ecu
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...S-1st-run0.jpg

first start was very rough. the idle was very low for the cold engine
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...S-1st-run1.jpg

i adjusted the idle to get a higher rpm
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7669c.jpg

1700rpm ... a bit high :d
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...S-1st-run2.jpg

As the water temperature climbed up a continuous lowered the idle speed to about 1200rpm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WM9v-wZrgDg

Then i had to calibrate the throttle position sensor.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...S-1st-run6.jpg

after all adjustemnts in the ecu that had to be done i decided to do the first testdrive. i was a bit nervous as i stepped into the car. As i was on the driveway i nearly put in reverse and parked the car. Luckely i choosed to drive on :)

short stop to make a idle check and grab a picture
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7672c.jpg

over all the first testdrive was a success.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7675c.jpg

wow simply awesome stuff having a go at that yourself! well done!

Thanks! I'm trying hard to get as much as possible done by myself. I learned alot about the inner workings of the engine just by reading the KMS manual and see the effects it has.

But shortly after that the engine began to behave very strage. After 2 weeks i found the Problem: The brand new KMS Ignition Coil was faulty and managed to mess up my whole mapping.

I replaced it by the original GM Coil which works just as fine.
Therefore i soldered the GM connector to the loom.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7865c.jpg

Here you can see how much was upset due to the damaged Coil. As it turned out it was a lot more upset then this picture shows. Every red bit is corrected.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...H/KMS-Map2.jpg

Here the fuel map after some corrections made by the lambdasensor.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...H/KMS-Map3.jpg

Special thanks to Marcel for his help to find my Problem and supporting me! :thumb:

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7781c.jpg

Then its was time to improve the little things.

For easy access to the ecu, i made a hole where i could connect the lead permanently to the ecu.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7876c.jpg

The lead ends now in the glove compartment for easy plug and play.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7879c.jpg

And i made a custom shiftlight by myself.

4 LED's an a 270 ohm resistor soldered together
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7888c.jpg

drilled 4 holes for the LED's in to the speedo cover.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7890c.jpg

perfect :cool:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7894c.jpg

The first test for the Shiftlight was made with the throttle position sensor. When the Sensor passed the value "10" the light had to go on.
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...Shiftlight.jpg

aaaand it works!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAwX4NeRnsE

The view from my perspective :cool:
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7907c.jpg

Some new parts arrived lately:

Bonnet pins
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7925c.jpg

Boot springs
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7941c.jpg

25mm spacers
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7924c.jpg

Wheel studs and nuts
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7938c.jpg

and steel braided brake lines
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i.../IMG_7944c.jpg

And at the end the best part:

From 21.9 to the 23.9 im at the Nurburgring once again
My Nova faces the green hell.

http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/i...ene-hoelle.png

I'm excited as a don't know what. Can't wait to drive a few laps on the track :)

What front strut brace is that you are using?

That's a Wiechers strut brace, as it is the rear strut brace.

My friend linked one of your Nordschleife video today. I really like to watch this again! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrlZtJyXbCc

Where did you get the rose jointed arm from mate and how much was it?