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Old 11-12-2006, 07:43 PM
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OK I haveA 1989 2WD cossie which i think they have L1 ecus am i right?

what advanatages are they to upgrade them and what other bits do i need to change? thanks
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Old 11-12-2006, 08:07 PM
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I think the Sapphire one is a L6. The 3 door/RS500 ones were L1's. Sapphire 4x4 were L8 and the early Escorts were P8's. The get progressively more powerful, more memory, more features etc.
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do a search as this has been asked three time sover the last two weeks
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how can u tell the difference when looking at ecu what ecu it is
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l1 l6 have plug in chip l8 has piggy back baby board
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colcos, thats not necessarily true, it depends on what the "chipper" has done
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Roosie when you get bored of this cossie i'll have it off you
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