Okay ... Wusman's here to lay the smack down.
I trotted off for a nice drive this morning to Springs to visit Uncle Bjorn, as I shall now affectionately refer to him.
In case you were all wondering ... Uncle Bjorn is the new Jo'burg rep for
Revo y'all.
Bjorn spent some time checking diagnostics and was happy that I'd kept my car clean and clear of errors. Nothing on the VAG scan.
So off we went and loaded the Stage 2+ map. Me sitting and listening to Bjorn's interesting technical stories on Tjooning. The boy knows his stuff. And shows it - he's an electronics engineer by trade.
Once she was loaded, we threw some basic settings at the map, being B7, T3 and F7, for those who want to know.
Bjorn started logging and I did what I like to do - started driving.
Immediately something was not so lekker. Bjorn noticed the boost was way off, struggling to get past 1.1 bar under load. So we popped the hood and bobs your uncle - Bjorn noticed one of the Forge DV connecter pipes (he knows the technical term) had come loose and the 2 cable ties used to fasten it were having a party together without the pipe. A bit of oil sprayed onto the Forge CAI proved this.
New clamps in place and the DV pipe was fixed. My lucky day I suppose - as Bjorn was there to fix it on the spot. Not a good idea to go trying to boost the t'ebo madly with a leak. And all.
So ... drum roll .... now for the low down on the smack down:
THIS MAP IS INSANE. IT IS LIKE WRITING POSTS ON THE FORUM WITH CAPSLOCK ON. PERMANENTLY.
It grabs your balls, chews them up, then spits them out on the side of the road and dares you to floor the accellerator pedal again. Sort of like playing a game of chicken. As in
"so Wusman - do you deserve to drive me - I'm an insane beast with power that will only corrupt your young mind and destroy your innocence. I will slap you in the face and merge your spine into your seat. I am Lord Tawk. Killer of RPM"
Guys. I am honestly speechless. The difference is like night and day - almost like chipping the car for the first time.
I cannot wait for some real world testing and encounters. It's going to be fun.