I spent a very enjoyable morning at The Phirm in Hook today having my vRS converted to stage 2 spec.

The guys at The Phirm were very friendly, Paul the mechanic worked on the car for 3 hours, this was a remap, road test and tweak and some suspension work.

Straight away on my roadtest I noticed how much smoother the car felt, the power was so smooth, the boost held on longer and there were no peaks or spikes. The initial sub 1500rpm lag had been dialled out too.

It had been explained to me by a fair few Revo agents in the past that stage 2 would perfect what I already have, it would just make things right rather than give me more power. This has been done and more, the power is so smooth and I'm sure there is a bit more there

So, the results.

18.5psi at peak (3500-4000rpm)

215bhp at roughly the same rpm

and the best bit - 260lb/ft torque! (That's the same as the last generation M3!)

The dyno that was used was at RSP in Ropley, a Dyno Dynamics which apparently is a little on the tight side

To say I'm happy is an understatment, with the car and the service I received today.

If you haven't stage 2'd your Octavia already then for christ sake get it done!

10/10 to Revo and 10/10 to The Phirm.

A VERY happy Tom

Well done Tom.

Yep still brings a smile on my face. No idea what BHP and torque mine is running, but feels a lot more than the REVO 1 set up.

How does the standard clutch handle all those torks? :eek:

I think the main difference is the power mine has gained elsewhere in the rev range Mark

lordrobs, I think the VR6/G60 clutch/flywheel mod will be next

I think the main difference is the power mine has gained elsewhere in the rev range Mark

lordrobs, I think the VR6/G60 clutch/flywheel mod will be next

That will be next on my list next year too. Also coupled with a LSD.

I'm thinking about that too... Not sure my wallet will alow it though!

Then it's onto the bucket seats and stripped interior I think

On a side note, I spoke the guys there about the next step in the hunt for power and they mentioned someone they knew with a K03s hybrid. They didn't rate that as a good route to take, saying that the manifold couldn't really flow enough air. Apparently the boost came in lumps and wasn't smooth at all, a very uninspiring drive. K04 it is then...

Definately a route I want to look into, looking at the power graph, the boost tails of quite steeply at high rpm, the dyno guy was certain the small turbo was to blame.

260lbft is very respectable - any graphs you can post up?

260 lb/ft is very good from 18.5psi boost

By comparison, mine was 254 lb/ft (two years ago), and my new liquid gauge records a max boost of 21psi.

Possibly your FMIC making the difference

It might be matet yeah, apparently I can go up 1 more on the timing of the Revo re-map too, exactly what this means I'm not sure, I think it means I could get a little more power.

I'm struggling to think of anything cheap I could do to get more BHP now... Must be K04 next I guess.

I'll scan some graphs in at some point

Bigger intake manifold? Though no-one seems to have tried this and done any power testing.

On a side note, I spoke the guys there about the next step in the hunt for power and they mentioned someone they knew with a K03s hybrid. They didn't rate that as a good route to take, saying that the manifold couldn't really flow enough air. .

But don't some of these K03s hybrids come with a flowed / improved manifold for that very reason.

Interests results too Tom.

Prior to my REVO 1 Remap on a generic postal map I got

219 BHP

260 lbft Torque

18 psi

That caused overfuelling to get that level of power and not so smooth power delivery, so replaced with REVO 1 custom map I got

210 BHP

256 lbft Torque

18 psi

This was a much improved smoother power delivery, but not so urgent response that i was used to.

Now have the REVO 2, which feels much better than the REVO 1 and even the generic map so probably back to around the approx area of.

219 BHP

260 lbft Torque

18 psi reading on my boost gauge.

Will get this tested more accurate soon

if you fit a k03s hybrid the mannifold should be changed for the high flow unit and works very well and gets the same figures as the k04 but without having to change downpipe etc etc ....

...not smooth must be a crap map and setup:O

as for more power why not save for a lsd this will enable you to actually use the power you have to its full potential or are you figure chasing??

my car is currently running 225bhp and 250lbft r-tech remap. and you can see in the sig what ive done lol

the key to the whole thing is how it drives on the road and how big is your smile lol and how far back is the type r trying its luck

the key to the whole thing is how it drives on the road and how big is your smile lol and how far back is the type r trying its luck

Sooo True....

westallc I agree 100% mate, a new clutch and LSD are next on the list. As both you and Mark have said the K03s hybrid should come with a better manifold, this isn't something I was aware of. I can't be sure on the spec of the car in question as it wasn't a car The Phirm had built, all they knew is that is was fitted with a hybrid.

This is something I will have to look into, a hybrid would be my preffered route to be honest. I'd imagine the K04 to be laggier than the hybrid? As for figures, the 250bhp mark would be lovely but I understand it's a long, long way off.

What would I do in the way of management with the hybrid turbo? Have the Revo tweaked? And where should I start looking at the hybrid turbos?

Cheers

Bigger intake manifold? Though no-one seems to have tried this and done any power testing.

It's actually quite tempting, it's alot less than I thought

Awesome > ABD Racing Performance Intake Manifold 1.8T