Racingline or Revo

[Bluest]

I know remaps have been done to death, but i've not been able to get to the bottom of this looking at previous threads. I have Mk7 GTI, manual, non-Performance Pack that is totally standard. I'm looking for a Stage 1 remap for fast road driving, that's all. In many ways I'm looking for the most boring, safest one as I don't really need to be blowing Rs into the weeds or anything and I want to protect the car/clutch as much as possible. I'm not interested in pops and bangs or any of that nonsense.

Handily, my local VAG specialist is both a Revo and Racingline dealer. Their price for stage 1 with either brand is within a few pounds of each other and power/torque maps looks about the same to my untrained eye. Both can be a reduced torque map to help stop clutch leaving the chat the first time I drive it.

My question is, are there any worthwhile reasons to choose one over another, or just flip a coin?

[rowlers]

Unicorn Low torque map, flashed remotely. Job done.
Back to the question, Revo and & RL both very well reviewed and written about, flip a coin.
BUT unless you are upgrading the clutch, it will be toast in no time, hence the recommendation for the low torque map from Unicorn

[MinchCS]

Is the clutch in the Clubsport S any different to the standard GTi?
Given it's 310 bhp mine seems to be coping well. Kiss of death I know....

[Bluest]

My understanding is that it is not the BHP that's the issue, it's the torque. Typically remaps go mad with the torque, hence you can get reduced torque maps that still give the same peak bhp increase, still more torque than standard, but less than the max possible and are easier on the clutch.

[SuperScaff]

I’m Revo low torque it started to make my clutch slip in higher gears within 5k or getting tuned, just had a Helix clutch put in and will be using the high torque file once the clutch has bedded in

[MinchCS]

My understanding is that it is not the BHP that's the issue, it's the torque. Typically remaps go mad with the torque, hence you can get reduced torque maps that still give the same peak bhp increase, still more torque than standard, but less than the max possible and are easier on the clutch.

Makes sense. Thanks.

[EB2019]

Is the clutch in the Clubsport S any different to the standard GTi?
Given it's 310 bhp mine seems to be coping well. Kiss of death I know....

Not sure, but with vin number of a normal GTI  I can check,

however I do know that the 'manual clutch toast' comment may be correct as Rowlers says, however the GTI Performance has the same clutch part number as the Golf R manual, so may be able to handle a small increase.