SCIROCCO TSI 1.4
Custom Dyno Stage 1 > 197HP

Got some off the shelf map applied? Get something better whilst our £100 discount is still running.

Got REVO? APR? They have the branding but it is still just an off the shelf map typically pushed by shops that don't have the skills to do a tune themselves. You know the kind that buy in the other maps from Quantum, Superchips and the like, each to their own. I suppose at least they recognise they need someone to hold their hand

Here's some food for thought: REVO and other major firms offer off-the-shelf tuning with advertised power gains shown as a range. For example, REVO lists a car we did recently as achieving "315ps to 330ps" at stage 2. This raises an important question: if there is such a significant range in performance among supposedly identical cars, why use the same tuning software for all of them?

If an off-the-shelf solution doesn't account for the car's specific condition or the customer's preferences, why is there such a wide range of performance? They often suggest factors like weather or fuel quality are responsible. Do they include a special fuel sensor, or are they relying on the knock sensor to retard the ignition when it detects knocking? While this might sound like a reasonable explanation, it ultimately makes the tuning map seem less reliable. If fuel quality significantly impacts the gains obtained with an off-the-shelf map, it implies potential engine knocking.

I suspect the truth is these maps don't actually cause knocking; they simply don't reach the upper end of the projected gains. The explanations about fuel or weather conditions might just be convenient excuses.

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