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Bodyboarder81:
Hi all ,

Looking into the Loba fuel pump and the REVO Stage 2+ for my car . I already have the stage 2 and find it very good and pretty powerful.... is the extra cost for the + worth it ? Any draw backs at all ?

Thanks

Dan_FR:
Its not the huge increase you get from Stage 1, but sub 4k rpm performance is a big improvement, the car is eager and responsive. I currently have a LOBA and Revo 2+ and have been for 3 years now... Car been on Revo software for the last 9 years (since new near enough)

pudding:
If you like it as it is now and intend on keeping the car for a while, I'd leave it stage 2 personally.

Turbos lead you down the dark path of greed and corruption.  Be happy with your Jedi power, take some death sticks, go home and rethink your life  :smiley:

In all seriousness, KO4s are tricky buggers to tune properly because of their spool characteristics overwhelming the engine's VE point at a specific rpm.  An over cooked one feels worse to drive than a tried and tested Stage 1 tune.   

Personally I don't feel Stage 2+ is as nice as the lower levels of tune.  Too many caveats, but that's just my opinion.  It's your car/hobby, so do what you want with it  :smiley:

Revo or APR tunes are very good, so you can't go wrong there. 

Tazocin:
This is the result of taking power from the dark side:

I recently went to 2+ from stage 1 with Unicorn Motor Developments and am massively impressed with the torque in mid range now available. Turns out my stage 1 map was rubbish and Rick sorted me out with a great result. I asked for a modest map (dont want anything broken) and apparently my brand new tires didnt help but ended up with a nice curve making 334/356 using Airtec stage 1 IC (S3 equivalent), Vis HPFP, BCS 3" TBE, GFB DV+ and a Forge twintake. Getting a better intake (twintake is restrictive on ko4 apparently), a RS4 FPRV and a more aggressive map would find more numbers but honestly given the roads round me I cant use all that power very often at all, its the lower/mid range changes that are most impressive

pudding:
Those dyno fail videos crack me up  :grin:    Especially that old bloke who stepped onto the roller and went flying  :grin: :grin:   One of these days someone will get a conrod through the neck and that will be the end of rolling roads!

Anyway, Revo reckon their intake is good for +40hp (over the standard intake) at stage 2+ levels of boost, so one to consider if you can stomach the noise.   You will only notice it past 5000rpm though. Good numbers though :happy2:

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