Just like to say that the issues I am currently experiencing with the car are not due to the Revo software being faulty in any way. Its just that the car is being pushed to its limits and while every Ed30 won't experience problems, there is a good chance of things like this happenning to the odd car as more parts are being put under greater stress and there is therefore a greater chance of failure occuring - unfortunately, I happen to be that statistical minority
Still, I wouldn't ever voluntarily go back to a standard Ed30 as a Revo'd one with sensible chassis mods is like a completely different car - those of you who know about JonnyCs Ed30 which is running Stage 2+ Revo will know that it beat a standard Audi R8 which shows the potential of the Ed30
. Mine WILL be sorted... eventually
I had my car remapped to Stage 2 back in November last year and it has been running fine. The day before Santa Pod on the 31st Jan, I went to Northampton Motorsport as recommended by Revo because I was in a hurry to get Stage 2+ for RWYB and I had not been able to get to JKM in time the day before. Anyway, they put the code on and I went happily thinking I had approx 350bhp... though it didn't seem much different. My Santa Pod times weren't that good - best was 13.67s 1/4 mile, but that was put down to having a full tank of fuel, a Revo boost setting of only 5 and only 1 go on the strip - and for the first time. Plus the front wheels were at 1.6mm so I thought the time would be better when I these shortcomings had been resolved next time.
I was getting my boost gauge fitted by JKM early this month and thought I should also get the car settings sorted and the car RR'd to make sure everything was running as it should be. I spent a whole day at JKM and Keith told me that the car was having problems. It had been dyno'd at 321bhp back in November when I had Stage 2 installed and despite now having Stage 2+, it was still making 320bhp?! Also, boost was set to 9 and not 5 as I had requested. Keith initially suspected that the code hadn't been installed correctly, but when he reinstalled Stage 2+ on, it made no difference.
I had to rebook the car in and Keith had a few discussions with Revo HQ who were/are adament that the code is fine and that there was/is an issue with the car.
I went back to JKM on Thursday 12th and left the car overnight. Keith went through a lot of things and found that there was an issue with lean fuel after 4k rpm which is potentially serious as it can damage the engine - although I am not sure exactly how and why. Basically, Keith did all the usual checks and tests, checking for vacuum leaks and even replacing the fuel pump, fuel filter etc... but couldn't find the problem in that time. Oh, he had to fit a Carbon Fibre bonnet at the same time which took some time up Priorities and all that He produced a report for me that describes the work carried out which I have inserted below.
The lean fuel issue disappears for lower boost settings (and therefore lower power) and the car is currently running safely at 255bhp, boost 1 on Stage 2+ software - basically on stock settings although the power isn't stock due to the exhaust, APR fuel pump etc...
I recieved an e-mail from Keith last Monday and he suspects a certain area in the data output as he kindly looked through the data produced over the weekend. I had the car booked in for Thursday and Friday just gone but unfortunately for Keith, due to family circumstances, he was not at JKM during those days. The car is booked for next Wednesday and Thursday now and I am hoping the issue is sorted in time for the GTI Spring Festival The car is also due for VWRacing Race-spec aluminium engine mounts - 3 in all - and top mounts for neg camber on Tuesday at VWR Hopefully, once this issue is sorted, I'll only need suspension polybushes all round, brakes and CF rear hatch, rear spoiler, wings and door mirrors to finish it off - due much later this year when/if my bank account recovers. My thoughts are already moving onto the R32 and 450bhp C2 Motorsports are doing a great turbo conversion for around £6k which is much cheaper than HPA... Only problem is that I have to wait until the warranty runs out in 2 years and 6 months before I contemplate that as its my wife's car and I'd have to get her something else as a replacement. Excuse to get a Mk6 GTI in 2012 methinks
