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Old 09-02-2011, 05:50 PM
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been offered an L8 ecu inlet and disributor etc for a reasonable price to either use or sell...on my car at the minute is an L6 i think or so i am led to believe as its a 2wd pretty much standard bar a stage one chip i think so would it be of any benefit to swap to the L8???

also are the 2wd and 4x4 inlets different from eachother?

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The 2wd and 4wd inlet are slightly different, the 2wd has a elbow that is seperate to the plenum cover, the 4wd is 1 piece, and ever so slightly better so people say.
The L8 has more potential, for add on bits, if you are on a L6, ie 2wd sapphire then there won't be any real difference unless you want the toys AL/LC/CL that can be added to a L8, if you are on a L1, ie 3 door cossie ecu then L8 would be a better bet as would a L6.
To go with the L8 you would need to TPS, and need to swap the outer two wires around if on a 2wd wiring loom.
The tps can be bought for about £45 by using the 100% exact same sensor fitted to certain ducati motorbikes.
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ok sound..i will check if the elbow is bolt on or one piece now..its a 2wd saff to so what would need to be done?
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2wd sapph is L6, should be 2 piece elbow/plenum cover, going to L8 is 4wd/L8 tps, swap outer two wires on tps.
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Originally Posted by tabetha
2wd sapph is L6, should be 2 piece elbow/plenum cover, going to L8 is 4wd/L8 tps, swap outer two wires on tps.
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and would need a new chip also iirc




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