Rolls

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Hi Guys - quick question, are these a striaght swap for one another? (simply in terms of wiring) or do they need additional wiring mods? - Just tring to work out the worse case senario if my P8 deosn't want to play ball as L8 is more reliable???

Cheers

Rolls

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Anyone?

dave cos4x4

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pretty sure its a straight swap.

glancy2081

dont you need to use the l8 throttle position switch

NEIL A

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think you need to switch two wires on the throttle position switch around.

Rolls

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^^^^^ sounds about right as i've just bought a new Escos one

glancy2081

will be intresting to find this out as a might change my p8 for a l8

dave cos4x4

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thought you only done that when using a L8 on a 2wd car.

4x4 saff and escort have the same sensor i pressume,so don't need swapping

Alvyn

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IF changing on a 4x4 running system then NO additional wire changes are needed just the correct chip!

Rolls

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So its essentially "plug and play" - apart from the obvious need of a chip thats suited...
Great - cheers for the help guys!

col cos1

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straight swap my mate runs l8 on his big turbo esco

Kevin Sharp

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since you lot have all decided to dump your p8,s sell them to me

glancy2081

what you offering for them kev

Kevin Sharp

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well since everyones changing to L8..they cant be worth much can they

but to do you all a favour i,ll take them off your hands for say £150 each.....i know i am too kind

i will buy in bulk if need be

glancy2081

all use it as a door stop or something then

Kevin Sharp

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ok then £160 PMSL

glancy2081

you would have been better changing the first digit of the number kev for a higher value

Rolls

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Right then, so is it true that L8 is more reliable?
What is the difference between the 2?

Mr RS500

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Why is a l8 more reliable

Turbosystems

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I will also purchase your P8's £161
The p8 is far superior to the l8 and far more advanced it was modified by pectel and ran the works escort cossies with als wasted spark etc etc etc until the advent of the pectel t6 and t10.buy a pectel wiring loom the escort cossie standard loom is terrible as is the fuse box.
Make sure your p8 is running the updated firmware or chip to you lot
all maps must be based on the updated 18106, ours have been since 1993 and we see no issues of reliability apart from the looms the fuse box and the usual sensor failures due to old age.If you are having running issues with your p8 IMO it is just cleverer than the guy you are using to fix your car or map it . The L8 is a retard in comparison to the P8

dave cos4x4

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i have only heard of P8's not working.

iirc,Stu has said this too,but don't qute me on that.

Rolls

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Yeah - thats exactly what I thought i've read - hence the question

markk

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ive run P8 for years in my rally car and never had any reliability isues at all

Dan

Just as a rule of thumb Paul, people seem to say that P8's are more prone to breaking down and that L8's are more reliable.

AJC has had about 3 P8's fuck up on him THIS YEAR IIRC!!

Turbocabbie

I run a P8 and would over a L8 given the choice