Running

Just to check the car and engine are still ok after having passed the winter outside not protected from anything, I quickly converted the current Sybele wiring loom to an interim Motec one and was able to start the engine at the first try...
Ok in truth it was the second try as I forgot to plug the fuel pump relay at the first try... need more sleep I guess

Filmed a quick small video with the iphone; nothing interesting but it's good to hear it running again !

I do not plan to keep this converted wiring loom as I'll prefer redoing it from scratch.

Next one will be true Mil-spec with the adequate crimpers, Deutsch Autosport connectors where possible, and Raychem type 44 or better wire and of course DR-25 heatshrink...

Antiques

As the Motec is much more capable of running OE stuff, some of our previous running gear will now be unused.
Say goodbye to those :

Modified OE ignition cassette with a "Bosch" style module... figured out in the meantime out to use the OE ignition module which is a lot smarter on safety features.

Trigger wheel and VR sensor billet bracket, not needed anymore as the Motec can work with the OE GM 6+1 pattern.

A few grams and OE reliability level gained, thanks Motec !

2012

So after two years of mixed results with the current car and build, I decided to take some time to rebuild it for an intensive 2012 trackday season.

Even if the engine itself is flawless, often taking its 8200 rpm rev limit and has now 8000 km on the clock (which is believe is almost 10 times more than other z22SE's with similar specs that all have failed...), the chosen standalone ECU did not work that well and some small issues were never solved due to bad error algorithms and lack of end user flexibility on those points.

Sometimes, you have to spend more from the beginning rather than loosing time with lower spec stuff... that's why I decided to find a used Motec ECU and quickly found a good deal on an almost new Motec M600.

Other plans are rebuilding the wiring loom from scratch using Autosport connectors when possible, adding more temperature and pressure sensors, controled by the Motec for better engine monitoring and protection, dealing with the way too long gearbox, and rebuilding the chassis to get the "as new" if not better feedback it deserves.

Main issue is that we bought a new house... with no garage, and due to various reasons we won't be able to build one big and cool enough to work in perfect conditions, so I'll have to figure out another solution...

More on all of this asap