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Offline KennyGTI

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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #70 on: 24 January 2011, 08:52 »
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I think in London traffic you are probably right. Not much point.
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The re-map is constantly on my mind. I will sleep on this until March. If I do re-map it will be Bluefin. That's for sure. 100%.
I just need to find a car with this installed before I take the plunge. Yes, I am scared but also wary. I've had a pretty dismal experience with VW Customer Care and with Warranty problems. I have been bitten quite badly. You have no idea what stress I went through wih them. Snoops is on the same page as me and he has also been through hell and back. It consumes one.
Yes I am scared, but it's only natural.

Funny how you can go from one VW garage to another and get totally different attitude. My car was down for its first service last week, I asked if the ECU would be updated, guy said if it has been chipped, told hiom yes, then he said no we just leave them as they are for you. When my car was finished with, I was walking back out to the carpark and the tech that serviced my car was there and was asking what I had done to it, ( he took it out a shot to check my leaky window seals!  :rolleyes:) think he enjoyed the wee shot down the bypass and back! Asked him about warrenty, and remaps etc and he explained that they would go out their way to not blame a remap. For talking sake if  your turbo was goosed they would change it under warrenty for you but the turbo would get sent away for VW to inspect and that where the risk lies for them not being payed, but how can they prove its a remap that buggered it!? My Polo 1.8T had a fault turbo (APR Remap) and it got change no questions asked.

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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #71 on: 25 January 2011, 18:49 »
.... and that Snoops is the bottom line. Hence my vacillation. :smiley:
Plus, I can have warranty problems, not due to the re-map, but something else and VW might easily refuse to pay-up if they read the flash count (?). Too much of a risk IMO.

Revo apparently claim that the flash count doesn't increase with their remap.
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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #72 on: 25 January 2011, 18:54 »
.... and that Snoops is the bottom line. Hence my vacillation. :smiley:
Plus, I can have warranty problems, not due to the re-map, but something else and VW might easily refuse to pay-up if they read the flash count (?). Too much of a risk IMO.
Revo apparently claim that the flash count doesn't increase with their remap.

Apparently is the operative word wrt REVO.
If I do re-map, it will be Bluefin. Not interested in REVO from what I have read.
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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #73 on: 25 January 2011, 19:06 »
but how can they prove its a remap that buggered it!? My Polo 1.8T had a fault turbo (APR Remap) and it got change no questions asked.

You'd be surprised what you can learn from the condition of bearings, impeller and turbine. However the cost of analysis and preparing a report is probably more than the cost of a new turbo!
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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #74 on: 24 December 2011, 13:30 »
So how are the stage 2 cars doing and holding up now?
Any update reports from owners?

There was a moddified edition 30 on my drive yesterday and so it got me thinking!!
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Offline KennyGTI

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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #75 on: 24 December 2011, 16:43 »
All is well mate  :smiley: still pulls like a wee train when required! :embarassed:

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Offline Upperoilcan

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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #76 on: 27 December 2011, 09:30 »
No clutch issues with a Stage 2 ?
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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #77 on: 27 December 2011, 09:46 »
Nope, fortunatly everything is fine. Suppose some people might depending on their driving style.

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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #78 on: 27 December 2011, 13:41 »
Nope, fortunatly everything is fine. Suppose some people might depending on their driving style.

My clutch lasted about 3days on Stage 2, Dont believe Kenny, Couple of full bore starts and it will sh!t that standard clutch out the exhaust

Offline PenguinGTI

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Re: Revo Stage 2 300bhp!!!!
« Reply #79 on: 28 December 2011, 01:01 »
Nope, fortunatly everything is fine. Suppose some people might depending on their driving style.

Couple of full bore starts and it will sh!t that standard clutch out the exhaust

So what Kenny says then still stands  :rolleyes: