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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 06:25 PM
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I have found a L8 with a chip to run greys etc with anti lag but I don't know about these ecus so don't have a clue if it is std or not I do have a pic of it open I can post up
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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I have found a L8 with a chip to run greys etc with anti lag but I don't know about these ecus so don't have a clue if it is std or not I do have a pic of it open I can post up
I know more about it than most, post. The image up mate.
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Old Jul 19, 2013 | 06:49 PM
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Ok cool here it is

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Meant to be greys ALS etc
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
I know more about it than most, post. The image up mate.
Yeah right....









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Ok cool here it is



Meant to be greys ALS etc
I've never seen a daughter board like that before?
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Good or bad
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Doesn't anti lag destroy everything so no use unless rallying or drag racing with frequent rebuilds?
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No mate lol antilag is awesome
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So anyone know if this is good or bad?
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Old Jul 20, 2013 | 04:52 PM
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Turbosystems I've heard are good with l8 ,
Give them a bell .

Tony is on here sometimes
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Any one here be able to test it and tell me more about it
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Stu @msd where are you lol
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Bet you get plenty of replays after national day.
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Is it an RP Labs Ecu?
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Stu @msd where are you lol
I would of hoped the poor man was in bed fast asleep at 0320 lol

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He was on that time last night lol

I have no idea what I got here guys
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Sorry guys, forgot all about this topic.

That's been converted to something like GEMS im afraid and will be very tricky to get any support on unless you can find out who did it and if they still have the software.
Oddly though, I cant see an external access port in your pics, they normally have a jack plug of some sort to connect the laptop to. Unless that's it above the CO screw?

Easiest solution - just buy a standard L8.

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What does that mean mate could I send it to you for checking
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I Will get a better pic tonight
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Nothing at all we can do with that mate, its technically no longer a L8, its most probably a GEMS Ecu now.
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It came off a escort cosworth tho mate on greys
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I'm sure it will run whatever its mapped for just fine, your problem is finding out what that is. Perhaps a dyno session is a good solution so you can get an idea what its like safety wise.

I have NEVER seen a road car with that conversion, only rally cars, so you need to tread carefully for sure as it might well be for a restricted engine.
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Yea it's off a escort rally car could you do a chip for it I will send you ecu in the post if you can check that would be great mate

Can I ring at 1pm to talk about it
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Yea it's off a escort rally car could you do a chip for it I will send you ecu in the post if you can check that would be great mate

Can I ring at 1pm to talk about it
Hi,
There is absolutely nothing I can do or check on it for you mate other than to plug it into a car and tell you it starts it.
I couldn't even tell you what kind of boost control valve or idle valve is programmed to use - I have ZERO access to the maps inside it and it most certainly wont work with a weber chip in it anymore.

You need to find the original mapper - you have no other options.
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http://www.gems.co.uk/?content=pages&id=england
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Bugger could you do me a chip for it?
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Hi,
There is absolutely nothing I can do or check on it for you mate other than to plug it into a car and tell you it starts it.
I couldn't even tell you what kind of boost control valve or idle valve is programmed to use - I have ZERO access to the maps inside it and it most certainly wont work with a weber chip in it anymore.

You need to find the original mapper - you have no other options.
Same here and with most of us
You will have to ring one of the dealers on the link I posted

http://www.gems.co.uk/?content=pages&id=england
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Same here and with most of us
You will have to ring one of the dealers on the link I posted

http://www.gems.co.uk/?content=pages&id=england
And that's "assuming" its GEMS - but they are the only company I know of that used to convert Weber's to their own system but again, I've only ever actually seen it done on P8, but from memory, its was a very similar setup with on board processor on a twin level board like that.
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I suspect it is a Gems system too
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Oh bugger can't any off you do a chip for it
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Oh yea it does have a jack plug above the co screw
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Oh bugger can't any off you do a chip for it
No such thing as a "Chip" for it mate, needs a laptop plugging in and live mapping by a GEMS mapper. (If its even Gems)

Just give it back to whoever sold it you mate, its NOT technically a L8 ecu anymore.
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Originally Posted by cossie891
Oh bugger can't any off you do a chip for it
I found this on Wikepedia, it might help you LOL:

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Look up no in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.NO, N.O., No, or No. may refer to:
  • One of a pair of English words, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yes_and_no, which signal confirmation or a negative response respectively
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Just spoke to gems they said its not theirs and the seller doesn't want to know
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Originally Posted by cossie891
Just spoke to gems they said its not theirs and the seller doesn't want to know
Im happy to write you a brief letter explaining that its NOT a L8 if it helps your sales dispute mate. As far as I am concerned that is NOT a L8 in any way shape of form bar the fact the new system uses Level 8 connector and drivers.

Still looks like a GEMS implant to me though...
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I also recon it is Gems
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Just rang another gems person who said if it is theirs then it is a serious ecu that can do anything most modern ecus can and can be programmed to what ever I want for £240 so fingers crossed it is theirs lol
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Stu could you write a letter please just in case
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