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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: dan- on 22 September 2011, 14:02
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What is the car like after a revo remap, does it affect reliability? and what kind of 0-60 time do you get ?
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Night and day difference between standard and a car with a remap, Revo, Carbon, R-Tech etc etc :smiley:
Car needs to be in good mechanical working order to see the best out of the remap as any weak components a remap will highlight them almost instantly
0-60 drops a little but how often do you do 0-60; the engine's strong point is in mid-range over taking power
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I would recommend a map from one of our Forum sponsors. REVO are an "acquired" taste more money and less bang for buck usually.
40-80 is where it's at. That 3rd gear pull will never feel the same.
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I would recommend a map from one of our Forum sponsors. REVO are an "acquired" taste more money and less bang for buck usually.
40-80 is where it's at. That 3rd gear pull will never feel the same.
+1
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mapped both my golfs. my 150 was a chapo map but it made 189bhp and 210 lbft and pulled great but ran quite hot and ended up cracking a manifold melting spark plugs etc so i'd deffo 100% go with a decent reputable company.
My 180 anni I got a jabba map on it, smooth power very drivable, not been rolling roaded but totally transformed the car its gotta be round about 205bhp and surprises alot of cars on the road.
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Got Ben from r tech to do a mobile map on mine and what a dif it mad its in real mate used to it now tho so looking to upgrade turbo as I have the baby ko3
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I was advised to avoid Revo, so went with Wagenworx, makes a lot of difference.
Very pleased with the car now.
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My Carbon Chiptuning remap:
(http://i790.photobucket.com/albums/yy183/codling1234/DOM.gif)
Over the moon with it :cool:
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What is the car like after a revo remap, does it affect reliability? and what kind of 0-60 time do you get ?
I'd go to your nearest Revo dealer where you can try one on a free trial basis, if you like it you can keep it, if not you've lost nothing and can try something else, I'm sure any of the forum traders would give you a great reamp if the Revo's not for you :wink:
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But remember yes you are going to see a difference with the Revo trial but you have to remember the difference may be larger with say Doc and Nick @ CCTs maps.
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am i being a bellmet or am i right in hearing that when u get a revo map (or trial :undecided: ) it locks the ecu and is a nightmare to remap by another company after??
also i heard that the revo's are a real aggressive map, sot a nice, smooth curve :rolleyes:
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am i being a bellmet or am i right in hearing that when u get a revo map (or trial :undecided: ) it locks the ecu and is a nightmare to remap by another company after??
also i heard that the revo's are a real aggressive map, sot a nice, smooth curve :rolleyes:
Correct on both counts, one of the reasons I did not use them.
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am i being a bellmet or am i right in hearing that when u get a revo map (or trial :undecided: ) it locks the ecu and is a nightmare to remap by another company after??
also i heard that the revo's are a real aggressive map, sot a nice, smooth curve :rolleyes:
Correct on both counts, one of the reasons I did not use them.
I have also heard that when the Revo trial expires it has been known to cut the power back to below stock level therefore making the difference between standard/mapped appear even greater :lipsrsealed:
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Can't always believe everything you hear and one mans water is another mans wine.....
Go trial one yourself - you have nothing to loose and it's free - then you can make up your own mind - don't let us lot brainwash you - then if you don't like it go for a tour of the forum traders as I'm sure they'll let you try their remaps too :wink:
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am i being a bellmet or am i right in hearing that when u get a revo map (or trial :undecided: ) it locks the ecu and is a nightmare to remap by another company after??
also i heard that the revo's are a real aggressive map, sot a nice, smooth curve :rolleyes:
Correct on both counts, one of the reasons I did not use them.
I have also heard that when the Revo trial expires it has been known to cut the power back to below stock level therefore making the difference between standard/mapped appear even greater :lipsrsealed:
The trial tuned fuel and ignition maps stay in play but the main load request seems to be lower on the revo trial stock condition vs a full oem stock map. A stock AUM will make around 154-159bhp where the stock Revo map will kick out around 147-150bhp. I dont think it was an intension to run lower load, but just to get there stock map as close to 150bhp with there fuel and timing stratergy.
A Revo/APR maps can lock ME7 ECUs out to read and write on older map versions, but the lastest map versions seem to be fine to over write with most tuining tools. If the ECU is locked out by a trial remap APR or Revo then a good tuner who can remove the chip from the ecu can get the ecu back to factory stock code within 30mins.
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Yep can vouch for this as i had the earlier revo remap trial before I joined forum . Gave R-tech a call and Nick replaced my ecu as couldn't write over the revo map. Then as Nick says he just removed the chip from my ecu and returned it to stock .
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Yep can vouch for this as i had the earlier revo remap trial before I joined forum . Gave R-tech a call and Nick replaced my ecu as couldn't write over the revo map. Then as Nick says he just removed the chip from my ecu and returned it to stock .
Remember that very well all them years back....lol Then the N249 fault causing the boost drop..... Then Ben fixing you boost leaks under your car and getting crap in his eye and me with a straw sucking on his eye ball on the way home from Ant or Dec land.
Your ecu would not write full stop with the revo code in place, some start to write and fail at around 4%, the some write 100% without issues.
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Lmao ant and Dec land lol .
The whole straw in the eye story lmao
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I have a Revo remap, and have no problems whatsoever.
They only do VW and Porsche and mine was done by a local porsche specialist
http://www.specialistcarsltd.co.uk/
The free trial is slightly down on power to the full blown remap as the proper one has 4 adjustable settings once its put on.
I had mine tuned to run on normal unleaded rather than gain a few more BHP and need Super unleaded. Power band is brilliant, such a massive improvement to the standard car.
I can recomend Revo no problems.
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R-tech are my choice everytime for the outstanding service u get from I'm not against other tuners ad I'm sure they know their stuff but over the years iv had a few maps and they have been poo but that trip to r-tech really was worth it and I will carry on using them even tho I got a 3 hour drive to get there :cool:
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R-Tech defo the place to go for me! Helps that I only live 5 mins away :D But really nice guys, tell you what you need to know and don't try and sell you sh!t to make money!
Performance wise, unbelievable. Stock 1.8t AUM, had a Forge Turbo Intake Hose, 007P DV and Stage 1 map, from 150bhp to 214bhp :)
0-60 defo quicker, managed 1/4 mile at the pod earlier this year in 15.5... not bad for a first timer! Hoping to beat this next month!
IMHO well worth the dollar, shall go back for a Stage 2 when have de-cat and FMIC :D