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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #10 on: 03 September 2010, 11:05 »
I do find it strainge people recomending an allegedly faulty product  :undecided:
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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #11 on: 03 September 2010, 11:34 »
I do find it strainge people recomending an allegedly faulty product  :undecided:

I also find it strainge when people shout loudly about a product that rarely makes the numbers they claim.
Sure, they may make higher numbers than other re-maps...but more often than not, they aren't even close to the claimed outputs.

Sometimes I wonder why people remap...is it to put big numbers in their signature, or to make their car quicker on the road?
The two are not the same.

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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #12 on: 03 September 2010, 11:50 »
I do find it strainge people recomending an allegedly faulty product  :undecided:

I also find it strainge when people shout loudly about a product that rarely makes the numbers they claim.
Sure, they may make higher numbers than other re-maps...but more often than not, they aren't even close to the claimed outputs.

Sometimes I wonder why people remap...is it to put big numbers in their signature, or to make their car quicker on the road?
The two are not the same.

People are too hung up on the big 'peak' BHP numbers so they can brag about it to their mates down the pub.  They don't look at the areas on the rolling road graphs showing the average BHP.

What's the point in having say 300bhp / 300lbs ft torque at 3,500rpm which by the time you hit the upper rev range is down to around 200bhp / 200lbs ft torque?

Far better to have 250bhp / 250lbs ft torque from 3,500rpm right to the redline as this will give you greater 'average BHP'. After being in several mapped cars (my own MK4 included) makes it easily the quicker car than the one with the big BHP output.

'Average BHP' makes for a much smoother, drivable and ultimately the quicker car on the road  :cool:


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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #13 on: 03 September 2010, 12:06 »
'Average BHP' makes for a much smoother, drivable and ultimately the quicker car on the road  :cool:

Here, here...
Huge peak torque is great on a R or quattro of some type, where you can really make the torque work as you have the grip.
Try that on a Mk6 and you have wheelspin, XDS cutting in, and worn out brake pads in no time.
Fighting a FWD car is not smooth, or fast.


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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #14 on: 03 September 2010, 18:12 »
That's why I went for Superchips on my MK5, the torque curve was the same profile as standard just a bit more.
Whereas the Revo one had a spike at the start which then tailed off, which probably puts more strain on the components.

I ran the Bluefin for 50000 miles and still had the original version 'C' diverter valve which people with other maps had to have replaced.
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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #15 on: 03 September 2010, 20:14 »
Not one bit interested in re-mapping my car.
When I accelerate hard I get wheelspin! And boy can it do ..... mph with ease! Simply amazing. And so smooth and quiet.
I'll leave it well alone ..... for now!
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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #16 on: 03 September 2010, 20:16 »
Not one bit interested in re-mapping my car.
When I accelerate hard I get wheelspin! And boy can it do ..... mph with ease! Simply amazing. And so smooth and quiet.
I'll leave it well alone ..... for now!

you WILL change your mind  :laugh: :grin:

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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #17 on: 03 September 2010, 21:06 »
The most expensive exhaust remap combo must be

ABT remap + Akrapovic cat back exhaust Almost £2500 exc fitting

The cat back yields 3.7bhp which works out >£350 per bhp

The exhaust looks very nice! It is tempting but I need to lose my common sense to go for this option.

Personally, I think the best combo = cheapest combo
AWE cat back + Bluefin

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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #18 on: 03 September 2010, 21:09 »
I'll just do the re-map (if I can be bothered).
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Re: Revo stage 1 vs Bluefin
« Reply #19 on: 03 September 2010, 22:51 »
I'll just do the re-map (if I can be bothered).

If you can get round the ECU being scrambled?? :rolleyes:

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