requirements and limits of 8Mhz 3.3v

winner10920:
Would the sparkfun 8Mhz pro mini bootloader work?

Yes it should. John is correct, though, an 8MHz version of Optiboot doesn't come with the IDE. I did recently recompile it for 8MHz, I've attached it in case you're interested.

optiboot_atmega328_pro_8MHz.hex (1.43 KB)