what does a baby board do exactly?ive an escossie running on level 8 managment and would like to add water injection etc.id also like to ask do any of you run nos?whats a safe level on a cossie and what do you need to upgrade?ive a fresh block,low comp piston,con-rods,worked crank,head.a special t34-cut back blades 360 bearings etc,greys rs500 cooler and rad running 24psi rebuilt box with ap 4 paddle.not even done 700miles on rebuild.what do yous think would be a safe level and the best kits etc??

 

a babyboard just holds the chip that contains the maps and run program for the ecu (that would normally be in the standard chip) that are then encrypted in a certain way depending on the tuner who wrote it. it then also holds a chip to un-encrypt the data so that it works.

that means that if the chip is copied, it would need to be put onto a babyboard that is compatible for it to work. in that way, tuners hope to protect their work from piracy by being the only ones that sell the compatible babyboards.

that is why you will not really find chips that are compatible with std ecu's or babyboards that contain special items like ALS, water injection control etc as the development time and money would all be lost when they would be copied and flogged off cheap on ebay.

in the case of a L8 ecu, it is basically a L6 ecu, but the addition of the babyboard (which is standard but has no encryption) gives it more memory so that bigger maps and more features can be included on the chip.

hth, but i cannot help on the question of WI or NOS

 

ok thanks alot so ive already got an ecu capable of running a more complex map?and running water injection etc?

 

yes, in theory. you just need someone good to add those features that you want. click the link in my sig