Jimmeh
Registered User
I've had a bad day.
Browsing my local newspaper this morning an advert for a Audi specialist firm caught my attention. I had a drive over to see them, just for a chat, get some idea of prices etc etc. Theyre REVO btw.
After the initial chat, some prices on remaps, turbos, suspension setups, brakes etc the car was hooked up to VAGCOM to check if there were any faults. Having flagged several things, these were addressed but also he noted the terrible condition of the carbon build up in the oil. I admit, I hadnt checked.. Well, not as far as taking off hoses etc. (Ive only had car 4 weeks) Its all very well having a full Audi Service History, but the oil was disgusting.. ANYWAY..
Okay, so I take him for a blast, asks me to floor it from quite low in the revs to near redline in 3rd. He noticed one of the readings were quite high on his laptop, thought no more at this stage. Got it back and switched from VACOM to the REVO software.. It turns out, my car already has a Stage 1 REVO remap!! I thought he was kidding with me, youre kidding! Surely not!!? but no, he was right. It had been mapped in a previous life. Gutted.
Theres me hyping my new car up and how Ive heard its not a real S3 until its been remapped! Imagine my disappointment, (yes, Im £500 in pocket, but nevertheless) I thought my car had so much more to give, I was quite excited about the extra 50/60bhp, I was eager to have a trip out in a remapped version to see the massive difference. Especially with REVO too, as its supposed to be quite punchy/aggressive, isnt it?
So yeah, my car has been fiddled with already. It also has a Bayley Dumpvalve that I too knew nothing about. Ah lord.
The chap went round the engine, getting into the breather pipes, cleaning all he could to rid of the nasty carbon build up. He wants me back to get into the sump to completely flush the block. This I guess is a must.
Any who, Ive spent just over £200 today, I only went out there for a brief chat! We went out for another run after the pipes were flushed with VAGCOM attached, it was boosting too high and the timing was out, he knocked the boost down and adjusted a few more settings and yes, it did feel slightly more crisp. Either way though, Im quite annoyed. To see the gains I was expecting from a remap now, Ill have to consider a bigger turbo etc
After a quick rough calculation, he worked out its pushing out some 251bhp. I thought REVOs take it to at least 260, 265bhp?
Ah rubbish. L
What I need to do now is find a standard S3 to run along side me. And/or run a Revo mapped against mine to see how it compares.
So yeah, gutted.
Jim
Browsing my local newspaper this morning an advert for a Audi specialist firm caught my attention. I had a drive over to see them, just for a chat, get some idea of prices etc etc. Theyre REVO btw.
After the initial chat, some prices on remaps, turbos, suspension setups, brakes etc the car was hooked up to VAGCOM to check if there were any faults. Having flagged several things, these were addressed but also he noted the terrible condition of the carbon build up in the oil. I admit, I hadnt checked.. Well, not as far as taking off hoses etc. (Ive only had car 4 weeks) Its all very well having a full Audi Service History, but the oil was disgusting.. ANYWAY..
Okay, so I take him for a blast, asks me to floor it from quite low in the revs to near redline in 3rd. He noticed one of the readings were quite high on his laptop, thought no more at this stage. Got it back and switched from VACOM to the REVO software.. It turns out, my car already has a Stage 1 REVO remap!! I thought he was kidding with me, youre kidding! Surely not!!? but no, he was right. It had been mapped in a previous life. Gutted.
Theres me hyping my new car up and how Ive heard its not a real S3 until its been remapped! Imagine my disappointment, (yes, Im £500 in pocket, but nevertheless) I thought my car had so much more to give, I was quite excited about the extra 50/60bhp, I was eager to have a trip out in a remapped version to see the massive difference. Especially with REVO too, as its supposed to be quite punchy/aggressive, isnt it?
So yeah, my car has been fiddled with already. It also has a Bayley Dumpvalve that I too knew nothing about. Ah lord.
The chap went round the engine, getting into the breather pipes, cleaning all he could to rid of the nasty carbon build up. He wants me back to get into the sump to completely flush the block. This I guess is a must.
Any who, Ive spent just over £200 today, I only went out there for a brief chat! We went out for another run after the pipes were flushed with VAGCOM attached, it was boosting too high and the timing was out, he knocked the boost down and adjusted a few more settings and yes, it did feel slightly more crisp. Either way though, Im quite annoyed. To see the gains I was expecting from a remap now, Ill have to consider a bigger turbo etc
After a quick rough calculation, he worked out its pushing out some 251bhp. I thought REVOs take it to at least 260, 265bhp?
Ah rubbish. L
What I need to do now is find a standard S3 to run along side me. And/or run a Revo mapped against mine to see how it compares.
So yeah, gutted.
Jim