Originally Posted by
svony
Not to hijack the thread but would it make sense to swap out my P8 for a L8, for the purpose of reliabilty...
No, not unless you develop running problems which are ultimately diagnosed as being ECU related.
The chips in the ECU are not interchangeable so you'd need to purchase a new chip for a L8 ECU, stick with the P8 for now and only consider a swap if you ever have problems with it