Here's a shot of the car. Keep in mind it's a work in progress.
http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/67168665
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/67168665.jpg)
My project really involves a cylinder head and msns-e swap. For Volvo people, the "ultimate" cylinder head is the 16-valve unit found on late 80's early 90's 740's and 940's. The head is basically a bolt-on for the 8v piece, but of course requires valve-reliefs in the pistons, etc. However, the 16v head has a rear/head-mounted distributor which is incompatible with the tighter 240 engine bay (by about 4-5 inches). A block mounted distributor is of course possible as this was the stock dizzy location for a 240, however, the 16v head and intake manifold meant that the distributor cap would not have enough clearance. Let's not even talk about the intake manifold... that's a custom piece you see in the pictures that I fabb'd to work.
Thus, I decided to go with the decoder wheel software. Furthermore, I really wanted to go with individual coil packs as I am a cleanliness/and/flow nutcase. So I did some searching around for coilpacks that would fit... specifically on msefi. I found two; the GSXR and the Toyota COP's as seen here. http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/67168679
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/67168679.jpg)
The toyota COP had an integrated ignitor, whereas the GSXR did not. I ultimately chose the Toyota COP for simplicity of wiring. They are shown here tucked inside the cylinder head. http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/66820068
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/66820068.jpg)
I am currently running the 029q software on a v2.2 board. I'm also using the error* 1G daughter card for it's LM1815 VR sensor conditioning circuit. It also has a ton of other outputs which I eventually plan to use. I'm running four of the Toyota COP's in wasted spark using LED17 and LED19 with a 1kohm pullup. It works perfectly. However, the wiring within the case is a disaster, and I've never been fully happy with it. http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/71676011
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/71676011.jpg)
I had the damndest time with resets until I picked up a laptop with a built-in serial port. However it wasn't the usb-serial adaptor that was causing problems, as I tried multiple usb-serial adaptors... it was the laptop itself. Funny that a $75 ebay laptop solved the problem.
Currently side from a few stray misfires, the car runs great. It dyno'd at 140hp/140tq on a horribly tuned map, but that number is sure to rise as I obtain more tuning experience. I am in the process of constructing a turbo manifold, intercooler pipes, etc. Furthermore, I am currently trying to make the 2nd trigger work so I can have full coil-on plug ignition.
All in all it's been a super fun project and an incredible learning experience.
Mike
UPDATE>
Well... I fabricated myself a turbo manifold, intercooler piping, etc.... and guess what, it even runs.
http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/72842402
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/72842402.jpg)
Haha! and now we have sequential ignition! This is so cool. Unfortunately, I now have so many misfires I can only drive it gently. I'm in the process of adding a capacitor to every place I can find.
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Here's an updated picture of the board showing the optoisolator circuit for the 2nd trigger hall sensor.
![Image](http://www.pbase.com/740atl/image/73877332.jpg)