AMD remap

[Garth]

On my old shape S3, I had Revo (after having it on my Ibiza Cupra as well) and teh car didn't like it at all. It had flat spots and was very jurky with all the power being delivered in a big lump low down. I swapped it with an AMD remap and it suited me much better. It was very smooth and progressive without the big all or nothing bang that I got from Revo on my Ibiza and S3.

I'm not sure what the Revo map is like on the mk5 as I have not been in one with it yet so I'm not sure how much hasd changed in the last 5 years. All the cars I have driven with Revo (mk1 S3, mk1  TT225, mk4 GTI, Ibiza Cupra, Leon Cupra R) had a massive shove when the turbo came on boost low down which was great for 'feeling' faster but lowsy for traction on a FWD car. Back in my seatcupra.net days there was a guy I knew who had a superchips remap on his Ibiza which we all laughed at him for because he was 20bhp down on Revo, Jabba, AMD etc but his was still easily the fastest on the road.

Bottom line, test before you buy and get what's right for you as you might like what I hate.. and vice versa 

[Jussa]

I've got to say that in the last 2 days I've definitely had a crash course in remaps 
I'm off to AMD tomorrow to part withthe wonga, but still not sure whether to go with the Revo or AMD map......I don't think I can ask them to do each one so I can test to see which I prefer??
Bottom line I guess is which do you reckon will give me the fastest 0-60 time??

thoughts???   

[Janner_Sy]

seriously who gives a sh!t about 0-60.  its pub talk.  and any differences could easily be down to each individual start and traction/tyres etc.

where the remaps truly differ is the in gear accelerations.  also consider that all the top guys @ santapod are all REVO with one GIAC car popping into the party

heres an example of what a revo stage 2+ can manage

speeds     Impreza cosworth/focus RS500/Revo K1 (Stock intake, worn toyo t1r tyres)

0-30      1.8/2.5/2.8
0-40      2.6/3.6/3.7
0-50      3.5/4.5/4.7
0-60      4.6/5.6/5.7
0-80      7.0/7.5/8.7
0-100  10.7/12.7/12.5

in gear 3rd

20-40    4.0/3.1/2.7
30-50    2.7/2.3/2.0
40-60    2.1/2.2/2.0
50-70    2.1/2.4/2.1

in 4th gear

20-40   6.9/5.0/4.6
30-50   5.5/3.7/3.1
40-60   3.9/2.9/2.5
50-70   2.8/2.9/2.6
70-90   2.9/3.3/2.9

in 5th gear

40-60    7.4/4.5/3.9
50-70    5.3/3.8/3.4
60-80    3.9/3.8/3.5
80-100  4.1/4.6/3.7

in 6th

40-60     14.5/7.7
50-70       5.3/3.8
60-80     11.0/5.1
70-90       8.1/5.1
80-100     5.9/5.6
100-120   6.5/7.4

stnding 1/4 mile
focus RS500  14.1@106.3mph
impreza cosworth  13.0@110.3

[markc]

seriously who gives a sh!t about 0-60.  its pub talk.  and any differences could easily be down to each individual start and traction/tyres etc.

where the remaps truly differ is the in gear accelerations.  also consider that all the top guys @ santapod are all REVO with one GIAC car popping into the party

heres an example of what a revo stage 2+ can manage

speeds     Impreza cosworth/focus RS500/Revo K1 (Stock intake, worn toyo t1r tyres)

0-30      1.8/2.5/2.8
0-40      2.6/3.6/3.7
0-50      3.5/4.5/4.7
0-60      4.6/5.6/5.7
0-80      7.0/7.5/8.7
0-100  10.7/12.7/12.5

in gear 3rd

20-40    4.0/3.1/2.7
30-50    2.7/2.3/2.0
40-60    2.1/2.2/2.0
50-70    2.1/2.4/2.1

in 4th gear

20-40   6.9/5.0/4.6
30-50   5.5/3.7/3.1
40-60   3.9/2.9/2.5
50-70   2.8/2.9/2.6
70-90   2.9/3.3/2.9

in 5th gear

40-60    7.4/4.5/3.9
50-70    5.3/3.8/3.4
60-80    3.9/3.8/3.5
80-100  4.1/4.6/3.7

in 6th

40-60     14.5/7.7
50-70       5.3/3.8
60-80     11.0/5.1
70-90       8.1/5.1
80-100     5.9/5.6
100-120   6.5/7.4

stnding 1/4 mile
focus RS500  14.1@106.3mph
impreza cosworth  13.0@110.3

Absolutely correctomundo    0-60 is pretty nonsense.  It's the rest of the in gear drive thats more important 

[Janner_Sy]

my mates impreza Wr1 can consistenly hit sub 5 seconds 0-60, and has had it timed at below 4.5 a few times on the performance box. 

yet he can only manage a 13.02 1/4 mile with it, with terminals of about 101mph.   stage 2+ TFSI would smash tat time, but would struggle to make that 0-60, especially consistently

[Edition30]

AMDtechnik can supply you with their own brand of remap, or they can give you a REVO remap as hey are a REVO dealer as well.

they can supply before and after power runs for.  The power delivery between all the maps is always different.  Its a matter of deciding what you want.  me personally i say go with revo as it is adjustable which no other map on the market is

Just in case you are unaware of what that means you can buy a SPS (Select Plus Switch) which you can have I think 4 pre loaded maps and can also alter you Boost, Timeing and Fuel to make the most of it.

Most people swear by Revo. Why not get the free trial first and see what you think?

[dan_gt]

Do all Revo dealers offer this free trial? Or is it a select few?

I would also like to see what the Revo hype is about, compared to the likes of AMD and superchips.   

[Janner_Sy]

ive not had revo personnally on my own car, however i have driven quite a few REVO tfsi's both k03 and k04  so all the above that i have written is pretty independant.

Ive had superchips and it really underperformed.  I also had shark performance which was alot better.   Id go REVo i think if i bought a cupra

[Robert74]

I am not sure if AMD do a free trial, I may be wrong. I wanted to try the REVO stage 1 to compare it with what I had but they could not do it as it would erase the AMD map I had on my car as the REVO trial reverts back to a standard map after a few hours.

[dan_gt]

Ill give backdraft a call tomorrow and find out what they can do 

[chungster]

the revo trial is only available on certain engines. think its available on the 2.0 TFSI

and all REVO dealer have the ability to do a free trial if its available for your car.

[Robert74]

I am not sure AMD will give you a free trial of their own AMD remap. REVO free trial? yes.