good deal on giac, but wanted revo !

[Tfsi_Mike]

thanks for the info guys ! im booked in for May 1st for a giac remap, and intercooler 

Im getting too good a deal on the giac to go for Revo !

With such an even opinion it makes perfect sense to go for best value for money!

I love the idea of REVOs adjustability.  But in honesty dont think I understand what changes to make to timing fuelin and boost under which conditions to get the best out of my car :(

Still going to give GIAC Vs REVO some thought.

Giac extreme plus would mean I need the Vf intake, meaning another costly intake swap... 

[Poverty]

thanks for the info guys ! im booked in for May 1st for a giac remap, and intercooler 

Im getting too good a deal on the giac to go for Revo !

With such an even opinion it makes perfect sense to go for best value for money!

I love the idea of REVOs adjustability.  But in honesty dont think I understand what changes to make to timing fuelin and boost under which conditions to get the best out of my car :(

Still going to give GIAC Vs REVO some thought.

Giac extreme plus would mean I need the Vf intake, meaning another costly intake swap... 

Its a recommendation surely.

If both intakes can flow just as much, but just get ITG to knock up a modded maf housing up to 3 inch for you maybe?

[Aparoon]

Let us know how it goes

I love the idea of the flash loader and being able to swap maps on the move

[owen lcr]

VF is a requirement for extreme + as it is 3" directly to the inlet.  I am not sure there are any other intakes like this on the market,its costling me £400+ but the car will be rapid so its worth it in my eyes...

Anyway revo and giac are very similar and both have + points and - points...  go for the cheap option mate, you defo wont be disappointed

[Poverty]

VF is a requirement for extreme + as it is 3" directly to the inlet.  I am not sure there are any other intakes like this on the market,its costling me £400+ but the car will be rapid so its worth it in my eyes...

Anyway revo and giac are very similar and both have + points and - points...  go for the cheap option mate, you defo wont be disappointed

The inlet on the turbo is massively reduced though, so it will have to taper down, if ITG can make a 3 inch maf housing that would in theory be a full 3 inch intake.

VF engineering are also in bed with GIAC which might be worth noting.

[owen lcr]

correct, but they have specifically made the map to run with the VF intake, im not saying in needs to be VF but certainly 3" all the way through, i prefer the look of the VF over the ITG as i think it looks better built, im not saying it is though. 

[Poverty]

correct, but they have specifically made the map to run with the VF intake, im not saying in needs to be VF but certainly 3" all the way through, i prefer the look of the VF over the ITG as i think it looks better built, im not saying it is though. 

Well I can definetly agree that the VF has some aspects on it that I think would have been a desireable addition to the ITG such as utlising the stock ram air and the fact that its bends more smoothley than the ITG and therefore should have less drag.

[Toast]

Surely the Bsh true seal intake can't be far off in design to the vf?!   I'm running it on the ed30 and 1 of the mates runs a vf on his s3 and both look indentical apart from the air tray for the bsh being a better design!

[PDT]

The maps on a TFSi are all load based, and wether the MAF housing is 2" or 4" is irrelevant as the main regulator to airflow is the size of the intake on the turbo, not the size of pipework behind it. If the map sees a difference between one intake an another, which would be minimal anyway than the ECU will use the MAF signals to alter timing/fuel accordingly.

[GTIjames]

has anyone got any pics of this vf custom extra large k04 intake which is required for the extreme file as I have had a little search and cant find anything about it..

vf/giac website is poop and all i could find was a few topics saying - a mate of a mates' car in greece dynoed 390hp and my other mate had it and it was soooo fast..

but no pics, dyno's, 1/4mile times for this elusive map

[Janner_Sy]

correct, but they have specifically made the map to run with the VF intake, im not saying in needs to be VF but certainly 3" all the way through, i prefer the look of the VF over the ITG as i think it looks better built, im not saying it is though. 

Well I can definetly agree that the VF has some aspects on it that I think would have been a desireable addition to the ITG such as utlising the stock ram air and the fact that its bends more smoothley than the ITG and therefore should have less drag.

The filter on the VF oe is really small in comparison to the ITG/evoms/and  2 filters of the twintake.  now if it is getting gains similar to them with a much reduced surface area, is it at the expense of filtration?????

Also take into account the ITG has a larger diameter pipework after the maf housing to ensure that drag is not an issue through the bends, and the silicone pipe connecting to the turbo also blends into the lip on the turbo to stop disruption of air as it enters the turbo(theres a 5+mm lip on the turbo)

[owen lcr]

thats what i mean, people BIG up maps even before the results have been published, so when it come to the true results being released everyone feels let down, all i know is that it feels bloody quick when i was in the test car. 

i am getting the VF large cone for my car but i dont think it is any larger than the ITG to be honest, all i know is thats made from the mesh type filter rather than foam like the ITG...

[robern2]

Before plumping for revo, I spoke to Austin at GIAC - the figure quoted on their web site had not been seen elsewhere in europe.

[owen lcr]

what is the figures quoted mate, and what are the actual figures found in europe

[keith]

The extreme map as mentioned earlier was made for the Audi S3 but has been added to several other VW's now. Not a lot of tuners advertise it, the race map as well, most tuners will shy away from the quoted 330 figures that GIAC quote but none the less I have been very happy with both my maps, another thing worth mentioning is that you can have valet mode added wherby the car will be de-tuned to 150bhp if memory serves me right?
I think and someone can correct me here but I have been running with the GIAC files maybe the longest on on here laterly with a Dbilas wich is a 3" pipe ??