Revo Stage 1 - worth it?

[Rhyso]

R-Tech or Midland VW 

Just be warned that although low mileage, be prepared to encounter perished vacuum and boost pipes galore 

Welcome to the 'wonderful' world of the 1.8T 

[barrym381]

R-Tech or Midland VW 

Just be warned that although low mileage, be prepared to encounter perished vacuum and boost pipes galore 

Welcome to the 'wonderful' world of the 1.8T 

an the need for more power no matter how far you take it 

[shiloh]

I have a stage one AUM on a revo remap, completely transformed the car pulls like a train now! Got it done a few weeks ago on 27K miles, also fitted a 008 valve. Got it done at Falkland performance, would highly recommend them great garage.  The performance of the standard car wasn't fantastic but after the remap its scary till you get used to the acceleration  . definitely worth it much more responsive on the motorway than before and pulls hard anywhere in the rev range above 2K.

If you are going for a remap the common issues afterwards are coil packs failing- apparently easy to fix, MAF failures- a bit more expensive, hose leaks - more of a pain than anything else.

Overall totally worth it 

[paultownsend]

I can certainly recommend Jody at Midland VW.
Excellent pricing that included a full health check before the map was uploaded.

[dom]

I can certainly recommend Jody at Midland VW.
Excellent pricing that included a full health check before the map was uploaded.

It might also be worth sending a PM to Topher, he works at Midland VW and has said he can offer the Revo 'sale' price to forum members most of the time.

[Hulmie]

R-Tech all the way with 1.8T engines. he has pushed the boundaries with regards to 1.8t tuning and now includes TIV in the mapping which I have yet to see other companies use as they don't know about it.

With regards to your power figures I wouldn't expect more than 185bhp unless you have the supporting hardware to get the most out of it. i.e Milltek cat back exhaust, good induction kit (I recommend R-Tech CAI kit). Your standard 710 re-circ valve will be ok so no need to change for a 007p

[DaveT]

R-Tech looks to be the prefered out of the two. Are there any long term issues with running a remap particularly relating to the increase fueling possibly leading to bore wash further down the line? I've heard that sometimes this can occur. Please correct me if im wrong.

[Hulmie]

if mapped properly then you shouldn't have an issue. things that could cause problems when going for a map are split PCV system, weak fuel pump

[Wazzzer]

I've had my 1.8T mapped for a few years now, not had any problems at all

[DaveT]

sounds good, btw what is TIV?