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Forge Twintercooler with Revo Stage 2

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Top Cat:
The twintercooler does not give you lots of extra power, but what it does is allow you to run more timing without getting knock thus making it run safer. Not every modification is going to make grin from ear to ear, but once you have added a few  they all start working in harmony  :wink:

PDT:
1. An uprated intercooler wont add power.
2. You will be able to add more power with the map adjusted to suit.
3. Typically you can run 1-2 higher timing settings on revo with a twintercooler over stock.
4. Boost 6 is very low, I get best results with boost at 8-9 and timing 5-6, some will take timing if 7.

Carrera2RS:
I don't doubt the twintercooler reduces inlet temperature and adds HP as part of a package.

I don't want extra hp I was hoping that without remapping it would be marginally crisper and lose the fluffy soft performance when the sun is pumping out.

I have real problems with wheel hop and the THS mount reminds me of driving a deisel truck so I will live with the hop and moderate throttle in 1st, 2nd and 3rd.

It was quick enough for the chassis IMO with stage 2, I did as much reading as I could and hoped it would add a little to the good package. It hasn't yet, I could remap and I'm sure end up improving and adding power, revo said I could run 7 on timing with the twintercooler. BUT I am simply not prepared to continue throwing money at the car. I have spent over £500 on suspension set ups.......

What if the car is quicker but not as crisp as it was in simple stage 2 ? I am not prepared to take the risk. It's going back to stage 2 without twintercooler and bottom mount by th end of the month. I will fit VWR brakes as the stock are inadequate IMO.

Then the car will owe me £22k all in, thats enough. I still hanker after incar sat nav, Bluetooth phone integration, and RWD...... In 12-18m time I think I will be in a 1M

I have had time to think and assess. At stage 2 with the final settings for suspension the car was good, that'll do me. In the last 10 years I have only done over 200k miles in  a Porsche C2RS, BMW E30 M3, E46 M3, E92 M3, E39 M5, most were lightly  modified with brakes and suspension.

I am not being very fair with my expectations

Carrera2RS:
Well the story so far...

I had the engine checked and replaced 4 coils and plugs, better but still a little 'fluffy' at certain rpm. I took the car to Revoand they checked everything. All okay, we experimented with boost. At boost 8 from 6 it ran much better, but for me this was too marginal for tracktion. The car was very quick but a little too aggressive for me.

I want to moderate throttle occasionally not frequently, so I had it put back to 6,5,9. With a reset it has  been better still, but somehow it is not as sweet as before. I think the twintercooler works much better with higher boost than I want to run. I was 297 hp before a trip to Revo and it is much better now at the top end. But it has not added anything to the drive, so I have decided to takenit off and go back to stage 2 with just exhaust, air filter and DV. I wonder if I was marginal on the fuel pump settings.

It will be coming off on the 4th and in the classifieds. I have decided not to move to stage 2+ as I think the chassis will need an LSD to put the power down. An LSD, pump, inlet etc will set me back another £2.5k and I am about to rebuild my horn speakers and upgrade my turntable, consider a new projector for film in another room and I keep getting drawn into looking at streaming with Linn and a deal on a Klimax renew DS.....

My golf was to help me save money, VWR brakes go on next week too !

MAT ED30:
Nice one on the brakes you will enjoy them but if it was me I would get the diff done first but you will be happy which ever you have done first  :smiley:

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