Dean_T
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Thought I would chime in here as I have ran both Revo 2+ and also R Tech software.
My car is a 2011 DSG S3.
Revo performed as it should for me at stage 1, had it mapped at the same time as having the Revo CAI fitted, which I also have no issues with.
Revo 2+ was rubbish for me, made 340bhp and seemed to be torque limited at around 310lb/ft even after having their DSG map flashed - was not impressed with their 2+ map at all, it barely felt much of an improvement over Stage 1. I even took it to their HQ which was where the guys there had the car to map the DSG box, I had the ECU done at a good VW specialist close to me and even they couldn't understand why it didn't make more power. Those measures were also from two different rolling roads.
I got fed up after a month or so and was recommended to go to R Tech. Niki knows his stuff, I went there for a chat initially but he impressed me, told me to get the car flashed back to standard maps for both ECU and DSG then get booked in with him.
I went back a few weeks later and had the DSG map done, then a couple of weeks later again to have the ECU map done. The car then made ~370bhp and ~390lb/ft of torque, was a completely different animal to the Revo 2+ map.
That was my experience, some may see it as brutal but it's honest. Still annoyed I paid all that money for a Revo map and it didn't perform anywhere near what it should have - wasn't worth kicking up a fuss as I would have only got the incremental monies back as I have no issues with their Stage 1 map.
After my experience I will always use a custom mapper going forward now.
My car is a 2011 DSG S3.
Revo performed as it should for me at stage 1, had it mapped at the same time as having the Revo CAI fitted, which I also have no issues with.
Revo 2+ was rubbish for me, made 340bhp and seemed to be torque limited at around 310lb/ft even after having their DSG map flashed - was not impressed with their 2+ map at all, it barely felt much of an improvement over Stage 1. I even took it to their HQ which was where the guys there had the car to map the DSG box, I had the ECU done at a good VW specialist close to me and even they couldn't understand why it didn't make more power. Those measures were also from two different rolling roads.
I got fed up after a month or so and was recommended to go to R Tech. Niki knows his stuff, I went there for a chat initially but he impressed me, told me to get the car flashed back to standard maps for both ECU and DSG then get booked in with him.
I went back a few weeks later and had the DSG map done, then a couple of weeks later again to have the ECU map done. The car then made ~370bhp and ~390lb/ft of torque, was a completely different animal to the Revo 2+ map.
That was my experience, some may see it as brutal but it's honest. Still annoyed I paid all that money for a Revo map and it didn't perform anywhere near what it should have - wasn't worth kicking up a fuss as I would have only got the incremental monies back as I have no issues with their Stage 1 map.
After my experience I will always use a custom mapper going forward now.
