Revo remap report (p.3): the Frog has done it!

[Aidy06]

It does say on the back of the brochure for Golf GTi MK5 and MK6

i missed that bit  

sweeeeeet!

 

[Ess_Three]

Yes i looked into them a while back, they seem like a good option and ive heard nothing but good things about them

From my experience of dyno days...Superchipped cars seem to make the numbers they suggest...whereas others don't.
Other companies may claim more power, but at the end of the day, there is a finite limit to what the engine will safely produce when re-mapped...and I doubt there's much between the major tuners in headline numbers.

Delivery perhaps..but not peak numbers.

No matter what some optimistic dynos might suggest.

[Aidy06]

The Blufin would take the GTi to 256BHP which is an 49BHP increase and also take torque to 381NM which is an 90NM increase, Superchips sell the Blufin device for £435 including VAT and delivery but ive found a site that will do them for £390 including VAT and delivery http://www.jkm.org.uk/performance/bluefin-vw.htm

[Rhyso]

Yes i looked into them a while back, they seem like a good option and ive heard nothing but good things about them

From my experience of dyno days...Superchipped cars seem to make the numbers they suggest...whereas others don't.

ask the MK5 ED30 lot about Superchips and last years JKM RR day 

[Ess_Three]

ask the MK5 ED30 lot about Superchips and last years JKM RR day 

Do tell?
Not up to scratch?

[Rhyso]

ask the MK5 ED30 lot about Superchips and last years JKM RR day 

Do tell?
Not up to scratch?

I think Superchips quoted at the time approx 300bhp

The two cars running made 250bhp and 270bhp or thereabouts; one was fitted with a Milltek Turbo Back too

Nothing was mechnically wrong with either cars IIRC.  I think one was due to the wrong map being supplied but even then it didn't make the claims Superchips said it did.  Not sure what they quote now mind

[Rhyso]

here's the link

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=94027.0

As I thought it was the wrong map supplied but it was still short of the 300bhp they quoted at the time

End of the day you got to chose a company with whom you feel comfortable with and are assured you're going to have the support should something go wrong

[DL]

If i'm not mistaken VW Racing use Superchips

What about using Superchips?
Their Bluefin device lets you do it all without the visit to some crappy fitting place complete with a dodgy bloke and laptop?
You can install and uninstall yourself too - not a capped re-map to simulate standard power either, you actually swap std map vs Superchips map in and out, with both being held in the Bluefin unit.

They also provide a warranty on anything VAG won't cover, should something go wrong. Although, how watertight this is, I don't know...but it's more than CC or REVO offer.

Also, they quote real world power gains - on 95 octane fuel. So basically the least you will get...rather than the highest they ever saw, on a car running 98.99 octane fuel, and with a standard car making 25 BHP more than VW claim (yeah, right) to give their output of 275 BHP.

Surely an option?

I looked into this and VW Racing are using Superchips Bluefin so that means VW UK are happy to honour the warranty using their product so that is good enogh for me.
Everyone is different and I'm not after loads and loads more power, just a little will do and 250 BHP is what I was hoping the MK6 should've been from the off.
The more I think about this the sooner I'll get it done.

[GolfTi]

Have spoken to my local dealer and they have said that if we remap with VW Racing through VW Sheppards it will not affect the warranty in anyway. They offer various "upgrade packs" where you can just have a stage 1 map done for £500 where they claim a real world 255bhp or up to £1500 for stage 1, a lowered suspension and new exhaust.
VW Racing obviously have lots of experience and the fact that the car is still guaranteed makes me doubt now what I will do. Upon reading the report from Frog I was going to book the remap with Revo over the next few weeks but now am unsure, does anyone have any experience of using VW Racing?

mmm.... the more I think about it the better it sounds.
If it's fully warrantied and documented by VW then that's great.
I'd still be a little concerned about selling it on as I'd  be very wary about buying a remapped car myself, but then if it's a fully warrantied VW remap maybe not.

[Rhyso]

I'd suggest you guys look very closely at the small print with regards to remaps provided by dealers

You may well find that the engine part of your warranty is voided........

Just something to be very wary of!