MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: jimmy-s3 on December 13, 2009, 07:18:24 pm
-
Has anyone here had there Revo re-map removed? Did it affect the mpg afterwards?
-
eh remove it? are you mad!! no i wouldnt expect to see gains i actually improved my economy for commuting when putting the software on mine. all depends how you drive it though i guess, if you take it off you will drive it harder to get anywhere and will use a lot more fuel.
-
eh remove it? are you mad!! no i wouldnt expect to see gains i actually improved my economy for commuting when putting the software on mine. all depends how you drive it though i guess, if you take it off you will drive it harder to get anywhere and will use a lot more fuel.
mapping mine made it better in normal driving but worse in enthusiastic driving.
-
Yeah, i must be MAD!
I drive like Miss Daisy and im only getting around 28 MPG? Also, for every day driving the car just wants to be away as soon as you tap the accelerator. Anyone got one of those switchable units from revo?
-
Yeah, i must be MAD!
I drive like Miss Daisy and im only getting around 28 MPG? Also, for every day driving the car just wants to be away as soon as you tap the accelerator. Anyone got one of those switchable units from revo?
I just did 412 miles to a tank on mine.. K04 I know, but with SPS you can have the car run really nicely, trim out lots of fuel (which improved performance) and fuel economy..
OEM maps have to be pretty rich to keep the cats cool, which is stupid, throw more fuel through the motor to keep something which is supposed to decrease emissions, make the car greener etc intact..
-
Yeah, i must be MAD!
I drive like Miss Daisy and im only getting around 28 MPG? Also, for every day driving the car just wants to be away as soon as you tap the accelerator. Anyone got one of those switchable units from revo?
Get a bluefin, LOL, hmm i want a revo :laugh:
-
Did you ever get this done mate.. im looking to get mine removed.. i take it vw would be my best bet?
-
Did you ever get this done mate.. im looking to get mine removed.. i take it vw would be my best bet?
Just use a sps switch and turn the map to revo's version of stock.
-
Yep Select Switch is the answer.
-
Or just turn down the boost on the select.
-
Remove the battery and it reverts to stock. I've just spent 6 days driving standard and mpg is exactly the same but it is a totally different car. I've been considering selling it but went back to votex to set it back to 6,6,9 and I cannot believe how fast and how sharp it is. The throttle response and instand power has blown me away all over again. What a car!!! All you guys running stock, you are seriously missing out on what an amazing car the gti can be!!!
-
Ive been to see my local Revo dealer to see if he'd switch it off for me for just a few weeks until the snow and ice clears and guess what......NO REVO software found !!!
It's certainly been remapped tho.
So when i got home i rang about to find out if anyone has my car on their system....First phone call was to CUSTOM CODE HQ and guess what.....Thats where my car had its remap installed!
-
Remove the battery and it reverts to stock. I've just spent 6 days driving standard and mpg is exactly the same but it is a totally different car. I've been considering selling it but went back to votex to set it back to 6,6,9 and I cannot believe how fast and how sharp it is. The throttle response and instand power has blown me away all over again. What a car!!! All you guys running stock, you are seriously missing out on what an amazing car the gti can be!!!
...
Does that not just reset the settings etc.... im looking to go back to teh original factory map which i take it only vw can supply?
If i were to take it back to them do i just say i want an ecu update? also does an ecu update come part of a service as im due soon
-
taking the battery out WILL NOT remove the map.
-
taking the battery out WILL NOT remove the map.
no but it puts it in stock mode which means it drives exactly like standard!
-
it shouldnt do as your not resetting the ecu.I just changed my battery and it didnt alter my map.
-
it shouldnt do as your not resetting the ecu.I just changed my battery and it didnt alter my map.
I didn't think so but after lots of research (take a look in the revo section) it turns out it's programmed in as a feature. Think 2008 cars onwards retain settings but any before don't
-
it shouldnt do as your not resetting the ecu.I just changed my battery and it didnt alter my map.
I didn't think so but after lots of research (take a look in the revo section) it turns out it's programmed in as a feature. Think 2008 cars onwards retain settings but any before don't
Mines a 2009, it retained the map, but not the settings.
-
I suspect it depends on how long your battery is disconnected as I didn't lose my settings when diconnected for a 10 minute perood.
-
I suspect it depends on how long your battery is disconnected as I didn't lose my settings when diconnected for a 10 minute perood.
Its however long it takes for the ecu to reset. Isnt it like 15 or 20 mins?
-
The only way to 'remove' it is to get your ecu reflashed with standard software. I had revo taken off my old S3 as the car felt terrible with it. I went to get a new map from AMD (which was miles better) and they couldn't load their software because of the Revo software already loaded, so I had to go back to a Revo dealer to get it removed.
Disconnecting the battery does not return the car to stock or even stock power! It will return it to the generic Revo map meaning you loose any changes you made via the switch, but you will still have remapped power.
-
JonnyC - you managed to eak a few more miles out of yours than I've done (411 If I recall).
Garth - interesting to hear your comments about the revo software and how you feel AMD map is better.
-
100% it returns to the revo version of the standard map. Exactly the same map as the trial returns to after the 5 hours driving time are up.
-
The only way to 'remove' it is to get your ecu reflashed with standard software. I had revo taken off my old S3 as the car felt terrible with it. I went to get a new map from AMD (which was miles better) and they couldn't load their software because of the Revo software already loaded, so I had to go back to a Revo dealer to get it removed.
Disconnecting the battery does not return the car to stock or even stock power! It will return it to the generic Revo map meaning you loose any changes you made via the switch, but you will still have remapped power.
Did you get the map done @ amd essex?
-
JonnyC - you managed to eak a few more miles out of yours than I've done (411 If I recall).
Garth - interesting to hear your comments about the revo software and how you feel AMD map is better.
Yeah, pretty much 30MPG over the whole tank, that was mixed driving.. Purely on motorways I think 34MPG would be possible for sure.. Not bad for a 360hp 2.0L..
-
JonnyC - you managed to eak a few more miles out of yours than I've done (411 If I recall).
Garth - interesting to hear your comments about the revo software and how you feel AMD map is better.
That was on an 8L Audi S3. It stuttered, had flat spots and terrible throttle response. The AMD map that replaced it was smooth as silk.
I also had Revo on an Ibiza Cupra before that which is the reason for getting it on the S3. I thought it was great on that at the time. However, later on after driving a Jabba mapped Cupra I realised that the Revo map wasn't the best as there was a massive boost spike at lowish rpm causing loads of wheelspin. I was relatively inexperienced with remaps at the time and assumed it was just because it was a FWD car.
100% it returns to the revo version of the standard map. Exactly the same map as the trial returns to after the 5 hours driving time are up.
Didn't do this on either of mine or on my friend's car. Are you sure this isn't just yours? It's certainly not how it is supposed to work.