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Offline Tuffy

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Missing Revo
« on: December 11, 2016, 09:12:30 pm »
Evening guys
I was looking through the paperwork of my Edition 30 and found that the first owner bought several performance parts... decided to contact him and ask about the car...
He informed me that he had a Revo map with five different settings which were changeable from a box inside the car.... now somehow on its journey between him a me (4 owner) the hand held controller has gone missing and no paperwork for the Revo map

Has anyone had anything like this happen and what are the chances of Revo wanting to help me out without wanting to charge me to flash the ecu and sell me a complete map??
Btw..... it does pull like a train!!!!  :smiley:
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #1 on: December 11, 2016, 09:16:14 pm »
It'll be 3 switchable maps, plus stock map and then anti-theft. The handheld device is a Revo SPS - not vehicle specific but will need setting up to your car. If it pulls like a train then chances are the software is still there and a Revo dealer will be able to set up an SPS for you. You can do this yourself if you have VCDS after a bit of research

If you dont have the software on there, then without the original receipt they'll likely charge you full whack
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #2 on: December 11, 2016, 09:20:28 pm »
Thanks Dan.
The guy said it was pushing  330bhp... the maps he quoted were...winter,summer,Ron 95 and Ron 99....and as he quoted ... silly mode. Could it have been accidental flashed?
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2016, 09:23:32 pm »
Also said that the DSG was mapped... in sport it goes right round to the red before changing up!
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2016, 12:33:59 am »
Quote from: Tuffy on December 11, 2016, 09:23:32 pm
Also said that the DSG was mapped... in sport it goes right round to the red before changing up!
  sport mode does that even on stock dsg map. its actually better to be in manual changing at about 5k i find
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2016, 10:52:02 am »
330bhp indicates more than a remap - what other performance parts do you have?
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2016, 12:17:28 pm »
Quote from: unzippy on December 12, 2016, 10:52:02 am
330bhp indicates more than a remap - what other performance parts do you have?

Was thinking the same.   My ED30 was also already Revoed when I bought it (and again, no paperwork, no SPS switch....previous owners eh? Tsk) and it put down 280hp, so must have been stage 1.  Still 20hp short of advertised ponies though  :grin:
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2016, 07:23:04 pm »
To be honest when he owned it he had induction kit etc on it... someone has put it back to stock between him and me owning it.
I'm booked in at my local Revo dealer on Saturday morning (pragmatic in Suffolk) he's going to run vag on it and check the map.... we'll see what's going on then.
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2016, 09:07:20 am »
Quote from: Tuffy on December 12, 2016, 07:23:04 pm
To be honest when he owned it he had induction kit etc on it... someone has put it back to stock between him and me owning it.
I'm booked in at my local Revo dealer on Saturday morning (pragmatic in Suffolk) he's going to run vag on it and check the map.... we'll see what's going on then.

Interesting.  I live in Suffolk and I've not heard of Pragmatic?  Been thinking of going Revo again.  Got any more details of this place?
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2016, 07:02:37 pm »
No more than what I googled ... know the guys name is mike and he's based in Wetheringsett
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2016, 09:57:17 am »
OK, after a bit of digging - http://www.pragmatik-ict.co.uk/

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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2016, 10:08:41 am »
Hmmm.... Not listed as a dealer on Revo's website..... and the address provided is a house out in the sticks.....
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2016, 09:20:55 am »
It's on a horrible road too.  A man with a laptop and a Revo dongle doesn't bother me so much, but the fact he's not a listed dealer isn't reassuring!
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #13 on: December 21, 2016, 09:02:57 pm »
Ok. Went there Saturday morning. Guy was a Revo dealer down south before moving to east anglia but isn't anymore... still has Revo software... plugged in and ran diagnostics... then the Revo check....apparently no Revo codes found... assumed the ecu has been flashed.... can't make much out of it has it does go like a stabbed rat! Is there anyone on here that has inside knowledge of Revo?? Could something have been overlooked??
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Re: Missing Revo
« Reply #14 on: December 21, 2016, 09:23:04 pm »
Revo dealer software would tell you if the ECU software on your car is from Revo. Its possible it has since been mapped elsewhere.
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