Revo stage one - any other upgrades needed?

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

Apologies if this has been asked before but just wanted to ask how many of you who've done the stage 1 remap have upgraded other components at the same time?

I'm going to be picking up a Mk5 on Tuesday and will likely have a stage 1 remap after a month or so. I spoke to my local Revo dealer last week and he recommended also putting in a high flow panel filter at the same time. Is this fairly standard and/or are there any other hardware upgrades that should be done on stage 1? Sorry if these are dumb questions but I'm a newbie to this remapping game.

[SteveP]

For stage 1 nothing else is required and just a panel filter really won't make much difference 

[Mandy]

Nothing is 'compulsory' with stage 1 Revo, the software is designed to work safely with the standard hardware on the car  . I did find that upgrading the brakes helped quite a lot! 

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

Thanks for the replies folks, guess I'll just have the remap and take it from there. I'm already thinking about further mods later after spending some time on here 

Mandy you have an ED30 so not surprised you went for better brakes Mines the standard GTi and I was quite surprised at how effective the brakes were when I took it for test drive - at least compared to the Mk3 I've been driving for the last 10 years!!!

I'm also trying to decide whether it's worth going for the SPS as well? It's an extra £150 plus VAT at the moment. Is it worth having? Can't see me wanting to switch it back to stock but you never know I suppose?

[PDT]

The amount of TFSi's that I map that have failed DV's is shocking, if its not already gone its likely to go post mapping.

Get a newer revision DV in before the mapping 

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

The amount of TFSi's that I map that have failed DV's is shocking, if its not already gone its likely to go post mapping.

Get a newer revision DV in before the mapping 

Thanks for the advice, will do. Which would you recommend the newer VW DV or a Forge DV. The car is an 05 so presumably it's still got the older diaphram type not unless it's already been replaced?

[SteveP]

Get the VW revision D one 

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

Thanks Steve 

[Ducky76]

Hi this may sound like a daft question but how do I know what revision im running? Easy 2 find out??

Cheers andy

[Mandy]

I'm also trying to decide whether it's worth going for the SPS as well? It's an extra £150 plus VAT at the moment. Is it worth having? Can't see me wanting to switch it back to stock but you never know I suppose?

I think the sps is a good idea, it allows you to store up to 3 modes. On mine I've got my everyday stage 2 map- set to run on 99ron, one set to run on 95ron- incase if I get caught out somewhere, last mode is 'valet mode' which is a non-turbo mode so car will prob reach to a max of 60mph- ideal if parking the car at an airport etc. 

As well as the 3 modes, there is also stock mode (for when car goes to dealers perhaps) and anti theft mode.

I got mine for £100 new so might be worth waiting til they do their special offers.

[Jungle_Faced_Jake]

Thanks Mandy, yeah it does sound like a good idea when you put it that way - I like the idea of valet mode for the boy racer parking attendants I got caught at a petrol station that only had 95 RON the other day which is a right pain. I think I'll go for it.