Seeing as people asked;
The first proper mapped/chipped VAG car I had was a 1998 Passat TDi 110, done by a cheapo cowboy mapper who I can't remember the name of. The car was quick enough with the map and still had good mpg, but it belched out smoke like you wouldn't believe. That taught me that you should buy something tried and tested, and that if you buy cheap, you probably will end up buying twice and cost yourself more in the long run.
My 2004 SEAT Toledo Sport 1.8T had a map from a tuner in Fife who will remain nameless. The code was actually pretty good - the r/r figures and performance were very nice and the car drove well too. I would not go back to that tuner however as customer service and locality were an issue for me. At the time however, it was the closest option available to me, and others had praised the map, so I took the chance.
I had my old MK2 LC REVO tuned from a local company who went out of business last year as a result of internet parts costing them too many sales of wheels/ICE/performance parts - not that it is relevant now, but it is still my opinion they never moved enough with the times, but the customer service in there was very very good - if only they took a similar route to the likes of JKM, Awesome GTi or similar, I am sure they would have still been in business. Scotland badly needs a company like them.....
Anyway, back to the code, in my opinion, like the customer service of the place who mapped the car, the REVO code they used was very good also as was the performance in Stage 1, Stage 2 and Stage 2+ guises. In my experience, the issue with the flat spot mentioned several times above is more of a trait on the 2.0T engine when tuned than the software, and I had/have logs from so many other mapped 2.0T's with various maps that did the same thing to varying degrees.
And for the other 19% of the 20% of Willy Wavers who are interested in going quickly.....
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.....for those hell bent on being the fastest, in my experience and opinion, REVO code is arguably the most flexible - what other code can be finely adjusted to take advantage of modifications like WMI, no air conditioning core, fuel additives etc by way of adjusting boost, fuel and timing to suit?
For those not hell bent on being the fastest - ie Mr Joe Punter who just wants a quick car, the plus side of REVO is that when the car gets mapped, it can have the recommended settings for their car based on any/all modifications and run it for the life of the car that way. I know of at least 3 other people local to me in that exact boat, each with a Leon Cupra 2.0T and they are all happy too.
Finally....
.....for what its worth, turn the clock back two years, and there was a complete APR car (intercooler, exhaust, fuel pump etc and the associated APR code), a GIAC car (Extreme 2+) and a REVO Stage 2+ Leon Cupra all running on the same day at the same runway. Ignoring 1/4 mile times, and focusing on terminal speeds (which tend to be similar +/- 1-2mph regardless of the 1/4 mile time), REVO had the fastest terminal speed (115mph) followed by GIAC (112mph) followed by APR (108mph). running on the same track on the same day. And if that is not conclusive enough, if you look at terminal speeds on the 1/4 mile tables on other forums, REVO cars tend to be doing the fastest speed by the end of the set 1/4 mile distance when compared to cars with other maps.
JonnyC who posted above, according to his own 1/4 mile table, still has the fastest known terminal speed on the 1/4 mile for a DSG 2.0TFSi Golf Edition 30 using a REVO Stage 2+ code (115.85mph). The fastest terminal speed on a Manual Leon Cupra 2.0T was also a REVO car on that same table with a terminal speed of 115.10mph (although it was actually 115.40mph).
Back to the present, and all the new products, facts and figures etc, I am sure someone else will be along to post their experience, thoughts, facts and figures behind their choice, and you should consider them too
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