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Ok Guys, Im back from the Revo Software test install.....where to begin. First of all, it took 15 minutes and only required them hooking up their laptop to my car and changing the stock settings.....they said the PSI spikes at 21-24......I felt great power increases in 1st gear and 2nd gear, I mean I was pulling hard. Once I hit 3rd gear and on it felt better, but didnt have the pull that 1st and 2nd had (Still, any power increase is great right?) Just for good measure I had my buddy who owns an 04 M3, he said that the pulls in 1st and 2nd gear were impressive, now this could have just been him not wanting me to feel bad that I was driving a much much much slower car than him, but he seemed genuine in his remarks.
So now this is where the problem lay. I WAS RACING EVERYTHING I COULD FIND!!! Clearly this could be a problem. My first Victim was a 1999 Nissan 240ZX with performance upgrades (Exhaust and CAI was all I could see and hear) I had him from every point of the race, no chance of beating me. Second race was a brand spanking new Infiniti G35, I kept saying that there was no way I could take it, my buddy said that I had a much better chance than I was giving myself, so the race was on. Pulled up next to the G35 which of course was being driven by some 20-something year old kid with chrome 19's......we were going about 60 on the highway and started the race. He was first to hit the gas, and out acclerated me by about half a car length, I was in 3rd gear at 60MPH and only ran it up to about 6500 RPMS before dumping into 4th gear, I didnt beat the G35 but I literally hung on his bumper (about 2 feet off bumper) until about 115 and decided to pull off due to upcoming traffic.
In conclusion, I think this software is amazing, it is simple, it is quick to install with NO removal of ECU's or harsh mechanical work on the car.....But I think Im going to pass on it for right now, Im too nervous that with all of this new HP and Tourque I will feel the need to prove all of the doubters of the TT wrong. So I am going to instead do a great Cat Back Exhaust with Dual tips and the new 3.2 TT rear valence and some very classy 18 inch wheels with a 3 inch lip......lets face the facts, Im not a race car driver and I dont have a death wish. But I do like the way the ladies flock to a well maintaned and hooked up TT, not to mention the respect a nice set or rims and great exhaust can command.
P.S. I think my 5 hour software test ran out around 8:00 PM tonight and now I hit the gas and i feel a major lag and sputtering......What the hell is that all about?
So now this is where the problem lay. I WAS RACING EVERYTHING I COULD FIND!!! Clearly this could be a problem. My first Victim was a 1999 Nissan 240ZX with performance upgrades (Exhaust and CAI was all I could see and hear) I had him from every point of the race, no chance of beating me. Second race was a brand spanking new Infiniti G35, I kept saying that there was no way I could take it, my buddy said that I had a much better chance than I was giving myself, so the race was on. Pulled up next to the G35 which of course was being driven by some 20-something year old kid with chrome 19's......we were going about 60 on the highway and started the race. He was first to hit the gas, and out acclerated me by about half a car length, I was in 3rd gear at 60MPH and only ran it up to about 6500 RPMS before dumping into 4th gear, I didnt beat the G35 but I literally hung on his bumper (about 2 feet off bumper) until about 115 and decided to pull off due to upcoming traffic.
In conclusion, I think this software is amazing, it is simple, it is quick to install with NO removal of ECU's or harsh mechanical work on the car.....But I think Im going to pass on it for right now, Im too nervous that with all of this new HP and Tourque I will feel the need to prove all of the doubters of the TT wrong. So I am going to instead do a great Cat Back Exhaust with Dual tips and the new 3.2 TT rear valence and some very classy 18 inch wheels with a 3 inch lip......lets face the facts, Im not a race car driver and I dont have a death wish. But I do like the way the ladies flock to a well maintaned and hooked up TT, not to mention the respect a nice set or rims and great exhaust can command.
P.S. I think my 5 hour software test ran out around 8:00 PM tonight and now I hit the gas and i feel a major lag and sputtering......What the hell is that all about?
fftopic: Went to Miami for the software upgrade and then went out for drinks at a club in South Beach.....Parked nicely on the curb in front of a very high end restaurant was the new Porsche Carrera GT (Bright Yellow) It was truly a remarkable vehicle. Cant see spending $440K on a car though....but if you can afford that, money is most likely of no concern to you.
