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Old 15-12-2007, 09:08 PM
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hi peeps,just got a l8 ecu for my 4x4 saff,it was running stage 3 with a a1 rally baby board,i want to go back to stage 1,but been told that i cant just remove the baby board and stick in a stage 1 chip in it,is this true???
Old 15-12-2007, 09:47 PM
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an L8 needs a babyboard of one kind or another. but you should be able to get a chip to fit into the babyboard that you have
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the stage 1 chip ive got plugs into the bit on the ecu,will it not work??
Old 16-12-2007, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by orion_crazy_carl
the stage 1 chip ive got plugs into the bit on the ecu,will it not work??
I use st1 L8. Chip installed to st. babyboard. If your chip for L8 ECU it need babyboard.
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oh rite so the babyboard is a standard thing in the l8?ive put my stage 1 chip in place of the stage 3 chip on the babyboard,that should work fine?
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