I am searching around for different chips right now for my new S4. I am not really seeing much for revo but from what I have seen people seem to be happy with it. One of the reasons also I looking at them is because there is an auth. dealer just 30 miles from where I live. All the others are in Seattle which is about 5 hours away. Any input on if this would be a good decision or not? I am upgrading my DV's to the 710n's on sat.

Josh

 

u can find other flashed/chipped ecu's on the classified foraround $300. not sure how much the revo chip is, but if you can save by buying a used GIAC ecu, that would be great wouldnt it? heard revo is a fine chip, what are the hp/tq increase #'s??

 

I am calling the dealer today to get numbers. And one of their guys who works there is a huge member on one of my local forums and he said he can get me a discount. I will find that all out today.

Josh

 

I just got off the phone with the revo dealer and here are the numbers for my car:

STOCK: REVO:
250HP 315HP
260TQ 360TQ

Josh

 

you might want to check out this place that just chipped mine.... my car is running perfect and i can defineltyfeel the difference... i havn't put it on the dyno yet but i'm sure i've got an extra 20hp @ 6k... this car is also soo much faster when i can take firts and second all the way up to 8k(instead of 7.2k)...

speedtuningUSA.com

 

I've had a Revo programmer on my '01 S4 for 18 months/15000 miles without a problem and really liked it. I've just done$2500 worth of work on it, includingnew Oxy sensors, exhaust temp sensor, new plugs, and a bunch of other crap that my mechanic is blaming on the Revo program. I don't know if it's true or not, but I suspect he's blowing smoke because he can't find the problem.

 

Its not really caused by the chip IMO... O2's and EGT sensors going bad is really common and happens to just about every S4 at some point. How many miles are on the car? Chipping and running more boost arguably can wear certain parts out faster. What else did you replace? Throttle body boot and Diverter valves? Chipping the car will often cause you to tear your TBB and Dv's causing you to run rich because of the boost leak: in turn ruining some sensors...

S4's arent cheap to maintain, especially if you mod them. Im pushing $6000 in the past 12 months

 

wait paintballguy... you bought a new s4?? is it stick or is it the same 2002 s4 tip you own?

 

this thread is a friggen zombie brought back from the dead by elscot I was replying to his Revo question

OP was march 7

 

Jetspeed did you really notice that much of an increase? Very tempting at the price but questionable with those numbers. Also, was it a flash or chip?