where are you or how far can you travel? a generic remap is tried+tested a custom map is slightly tweaked on top of that to suit so just as safe in the right hands. a lot of remaps come from the same place really just different names there is a big italian company that deciphers the ecu data and builds the maps from there then sells them to independant companys i'm sure revo is one of their customers
i've spoke to people who have designed the maps for revo in the past and parted company as he didnt like the limitations imposed for their liability/reliability hence me knowing about the italian company that originally cracks the data and lists what areas of the e-prom chip to modify this could have been a while ago now and things may have changed so apology witheld.WRONG! Revo develop all their maps in-house.
Apology accepted.
Right, lve got the extreme map from GIAC. The latest map. Total train but warmed up the car goes kangaroo. Fueling and timing etc lve been told. GIACs getting punted, REVO is on the cards.
Don't you need the exhaust for use with the 'extreme' map dc?
Ok so I know there are probably loads of posts on this but I am confused, who do I use to remap my 2009 S3 Stronic:
GIAC
REVO
Superchips
Any advice would be welcomed.
i've spoke to people who have designed the maps for revo in the past and parted company as he didnt like the limitations imposed for their liability/reliability hence me knowing about the italian company that originally cracks the data and lists what areas of the e-prom chip to modify this could have been a while ago now and things may have changed so apology witheld.
revo seems very popular with s3's but the s4's owners dont seem to rate them i guess a lot of it depends on where you live in relation to the tuners
I had my A4 remapped on monday.Differant car or what! So smooth and the power comes in sooner.Each remap is individual to the car, no generic stuff.Im absolutely chuffed, and colin will visit you if you want.Cant recommend him enough.CNL rocks!
As Mike says;
You couldn't be more wrong! All our software is created by ourselves; obviously this Italian company is trying to get a reputation by using our name!
right then apology issued...lol
alothough the person i've spoke to has written programs for revo in the past and has been in the business for 20 years.
when i was looking for a remap last year the look on the faces of some of the top tuners in the country when i mentioned revo was like i'd stood in dog s**t and walked across their new carpet
yes they're built in house but as no two engines are identical a custom reamp is better i was gonna go down the revo route with total blind faith but some of the people who install it dont know very much about tuning its the technical equivelant of putting an album on an ipod where as a custom remap is like writing an album and then putting that on an ipod
Quite.Every engine is differant and with them bieng so precise electronically, I cant see a 'one size fits all' to be suitable.A fu**ed engine in my new a4 is how much?I dread to think...so having confidence in the firm doing it is paramount.My ECU is a PPD170 which apparantly is a ****** to sort, and at the time phoned revo who to their credit stated they couldnt do it as they were still working on the code.Fair play to them and i respect their honesty.Differant ball game if some joker released a plug in for just the one ECU.Doing a remap is like buying a suit...off the peg will fit, but not in all the right places.A tailor made will.Going in blind aint the way, and is best off decided on by recommendation.Too much at stake.
exactly, there is a vw/audi specialist 20 mins away from me, he has a excellent reputation for all sorts of conversions and modifiying v.a.g group cars i wont name him, he is also a revo dealer...word on the street says he's ruined more cars than i've had hot dinners. I'm not for one minute suggesting its anything to do with revo but there is a problem somewhere, the tuner i use gets asked to travel to europe and further to work his magic, the week before mine was done he was in spain working on an engine for a racing team so things like this speak volumes about the persons skills. as a result his opinion to me is priceless he's already stopped me wasting money on pointless mods and reccomended other peoples work if i didnt use him, if i was in the south of the country MRC would be my no1 choice from reccomendation by their customers and tuners but as i'm in the north and have in my opinion one of the best/impartial tuners in the country on my doorstep i used himI have a lot of the guys here to thank for pointing me in the right direction for both remaps,and the right people to install them and to sort the car.
I am sure that has saved me a lot of time and money,and I am very grateful for places such as this.
Having got several recommendations,I went to AMD and have found them,and in particular Shaun,to be sensible,as well as knowledgeable about what they do.
A good engineer is worth their weight in gold......the chap who looked after my Cosworths was both a racer and an engineer and knew the engines inside out,plus every possible failure.....that's what we all need.