Which software do you feel is better.... APR or Revo... And why, PLEASE!!

[Edition_30_P]

Hi Guys!!

I would like to know which Map you would gor for out of APR and Revo and, most importantly why?? I'm looking to get my Car mapped soon but, really stuck for a decision 

In advance I'm really grateful for any replies and advice from ya!! 

Cheers,

Phil

[Britishlion]

Not on a MK5 but on our previous 1.8 225bhp TT  we had an apr map from Awesome GTI.

They swear by APR  and I swear by them.

Got to say when the time is right for the golf it to will have an APR.

The difference is incredible !

[Edition_30_P]

What was it that swayed you towards APR? How did you find the performance and have you ever encountered any problems regarding the software?

[Britishlion]

No we had it on the car for about 12 months and left it on for new owner, the main area to be honest was it felt torquerer !

It just felt like it pulled so much quicker in lower range and MPG got slightly better in higher end motorway cruising.

But to be honest did not buy it for better MPG, if you are venturing near manchester nip in and they will put a seven day trial on for you for free !

Software I never had an issue and it just made the car feel like a car should feel.

[tony_danza]

The big player's software is pretty much of a much for the generic stage 1/2 - you're going to be getting a well researched product that'll do what it says on the tin.

Some people like different aspects of different types though.

APR's cruise switch is a great idea and Jim knows his stuff at Awesome.
REVO's ability to fine tune boost/fuel/timing to make it more custom to your car and tastes is excellent

A lot of it is also down to the relationship with the tuner.

REVO seems to offer a bigger and more flexible approach to modding further down the line, their cars generally make more power too (if going by dyno lottery and 1/4 results is any measure)

[Edition_30_P]

Thats what I'm looking for! I just want power and don't want to feel restricted with any plans to further my mods in the future! Also, I've seen that Revo do deals on they're maps and look after they're customers really well. Haven't ever seen anything like this from APR though!!

APR does go like stink though. Haven't experienced Revo before!!

[tony_danza]

Look at Jonnys 2.0TFSI leader board on the forum, I think pretty much all the fastest cars are REVO.

One thing in favour of REVO is they only do software - so you can mod everything else as you please, they don't care what you buy from who, they'll just adapt the software to get the best out of what you have.

Some APR tuners are, for example, are a bit sniffy about fitting anyone else's HPFP etc - preferring the "approved" parts line... so doing everything the APR route can end up costing you twice as much for the same power.

[QD MBE]

The big player's software is pretty much of a much for the generic stage 1/2 - you're going to be getting a well researched product that'll do what it says on the tin.

Some people like different aspects of different types though.

APR's cruise switch is a great idea and Jim knows his stuff at Awesome.
REVO's ability to fine tune boost/fuel/timing to make it more custom to your car and tastes is excellent

A lot of it is also down to the relationship with the tuner.

REVO seems to offer a bigger and more flexible approach to modding further down the line, their cars generally make more power too (if going by dyno lottery and 1/4 results is any measure)

No mention of Custom Code, Mike?

 

[Edition30]

Revo purely because everyone raves about it.


Tried an APR free trial map on my Edition 30 and it was awesome, never got around to testing the Revo...im sure there both good though.

[Janner_Sy]

i was going to post in that massive thread reply from PDT reference tuners copying software they have bougt from ebay onto peoples cars claiming to be 'custom', but cant find it

[Edition_30_P]

My local tuning company is tuninwerkes in London. He is an APR dealer. I had the APR trial on the Car and was blown away.! I was told thT on the computer out of 320bhp I was told my car had 315bhp. Even though the Revo says you get 300bhp from the stage 1 map I still hear that the Revo Cars are faster than APR Cars!?

Very confussing! Thank you for all your comments... Keep em all coming! Need to make my mind up soon!

[Edition_30_P]

Would anyone recommend any other maps or are these the two to go for?

[tony_danza]

No, by all means there's Jabba, APS, Superchips and a few other choice genuine custom tuning houses. Very few people have proper ability and more importantly the R&D, those that do are well known and you can expect quality, research and you will find. Lots of people claim to have this level of ability, most just talk in jargon to fake it.

Then, there's the so called "custom" tuners who buy generic crap off the net which only changes a few parameters on the car to fudge an increase in power. Usually accompanied by a dodgy dyno/claimed output, these cost less, but produce less and will (unless I'm proven wrong) be destructive in the end.

Be wary of anyone doing fly-by-night sh*te, you've got a £xx,xxx car, scrimping on a couple of hundred pounds which represents a minute percentage of your car's value will NOT pay off in the long run. Buy sh*t, buy twice.

Stokey, did I forget them?? Oh well....

[Janner_Sy]

given the choice again, i think id either go jabba for a proper from the ground up custom map, or REVO for that year around adjustability

[S2 Ant]

I've only got experience with the Revo stuff, but i must say i do like the switch that you can get to adjust things, or just turn on the anti-theft mode. That said, i've no idea if APR or others offer anything similar.