WORDS & ABBREVIATIONS:
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AID - Account Identification
AIM - AOL Instant Messenger
AKA - Also Known As
AoA - Audi of America
AoA Phone # - 248-340-5000, Auburn Hills, MI
A-Pillar - Framework on either side of front windshield
APR - Audi Performance & Racing
APR SI-III - Audi Performance & Racing Stages 1-3 for the 1.8T engine
ASAP - As Soon As Possible
ASF - Audi Space Frame - Audi's Aluminum Based Space Frame
Attention Whore - Someone who thrives on the attention of others.
ATM - At The Moment
Avus Wheels - Stock '00-'02 Audi S4 Wheels
AW - Audi World
AWD - All Wheel Drive
AWE - Tuning Specialists
AWOT - Audi World Off Topic
Bay Area - San Francisco Bay Area, California
B4 - Before
B5 - A4 platform, 8D chassis ('96-'01)
B6 - A4 platform, 8E chassis ('02-)
Bentley Manual - Service/Maintenance Manual
Bling Bling - Expensive car owned by someone with too much money & nothing but shiny (bling) gold chains/rings and shiny (bling)chrome wheels to spend it on.
Bose - Bose "Audi Symphony" Sound System
B-Pillar - Framework between front & back doors
BPV - By-Pass Valve
BOV - Blow-Off Valve
BT - Brain Trust
BTCC - British Touring Car Championship
BTDT - Been There Done That
BTW - By The Way
BWW - 1. Band Width Warning (large file or picture) 2. Big Work Warning - usually only seen in the "off topic" forum(posting graphic pornography)
C - Convenience Package
CAI - Cold Air Intake
Cams - Camshafts
Cat - Catalytic Converter
CE - Check Engine
CEL - Check Engine Light
CPO - Certified Pre-owned
CF - Carbon Fiber
Chip - ECU Computer Chip
Chipped - ECU Performance Chip Installed
CHP - California Highway Patrol
Clay Bar - also known as Overspray Clay, Clay Bar is a plasticine matrix with an abrasive intermixed throughout. It is used to remove spots of paint overspray on the surface of your cars paint/clear coat. Most recently Clay Bar has been used as a detailng tool for removing foreign particles & contaminants from your car's paint/clearcoat. Must be used with a water based lubricant to avoid damaging paint/clearcoat(usually comes with the Clay Bar).
CMIIW - Correct Me If I'm Wrong
C-Pillar - Framework on either side of rear window
C/O - Coil Over Struts
CP - Coil Pack
CVT - continuously variable transmission (Multitronic)
DBW - Drive By Wire (also known as Electronic Throttle Control)
DD - 1. Drunk Driver 2. Daily Driver 3. Dunkin Donuts
Debaged - to remove some, if not all, of the following badges from the rear of the car: 4 ring Audi symbol, "A4", "S4", "1.8T", "2.8", "2.7T", "quattro".
DP - Down Pipe(s)
DTC - Diagnostic Trouble Code (Displayed on VAG-COM)
DTS - Drive Train Stabilizer Reduces engine torsional movement.
DIY - Do It Yourself
DOHC - Dual Over-Head Camshaft
DTM - Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (German Touring Car Championship)
DSG - Direct-Shift Gearbox
Dubs - 20" or larger rims
DV - Diverter Valve
E-codes - Eurospec Headlamps
ECU - Engine Control Unit
EFK - Electronic Fan Kit
ESP - Electronic Stability Program
ET - German abbreviation for "Einpre�tiefe", which translates to offset, as in wheel offset.
FAQ - Frequently Asked Question, also see New Forum FAQ
FATS- For the Advancement of the S4
F&F - Movie - "The Fast & The Furious"
FIA - Federation Internationale De L'Automobile - Governing Body for both non-sporting automobile activities & international motorsport competition
FMIC - Front Mounted Inter-cooler
FOD - Foreign Object Damage
FPR - Fuel Pressure Regulator
FS - For Sale
FSI - Audi's new Direct Fuel Injection Technology - FSI
FUBAR - F%*!ed Up Beyond All Recognition
FWIW - For What It's Worth
FWD - Front Wheel Drive
FYI - For Your Information
GB - Group Buy
GALA - Speed-dependent Volume Control For Sound System
Gap - 1. The distance between the top of the tires to the bottom of the fenders 2. The distance (gap)from the center electrode of a spark plug to the ground electrode(s)
Gapina - The Mascot of too much wheel gap
GF - Girlfriend
GIAC - Software Engineering Company - Garret Integrated Automotive Corp
GMTA - Great Minds Think Alike
GTG - Get Together
Haldex - Refers to the center differential used on quattro drive train systems with transversely mounted engines (TT & A3/S3)
HID - High Intensity Discharge (xenon lights)
HOF - Hall of Fame
HTH - Hope This Helps
IC - Inter-cooler
ICE - In Car Entertainment
ICV - Idle Control Valve
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMNSHO - In My Not So Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IOW - In Other Words
IWBTPWP - I Won't Believe This Post Without Pictures
Jerks - Forum user who uses humor in the form of a sarcastic reply to make fun of anothers forum post. A "Jerks" posts are never to be taken personally.
J2LUK - Just To Let You Know
J/K - Just Kidding
Kill - Beating another automobile while road racing on public roads, whether at speed on a highway or at a stoplight.
Killing Kittens - Euphemism for masterbating
KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid
KO3 - Turbocharger for base Audi 1.8T engine
KO4 - Turbocharger for 225hp Audi TT 1.8T engine
KK - Krispy Kreme Donut Shop
KK Meet - Krispy Kreme Meet of Audi & Donut Enthusiasts
KK Run - AW's Craving Krispy Kreme Donuts
Krauters - German version of "Ricers"
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off
LMP - Le Mans Prototype
LOL - Laugh(ing) Out Loud
Lowers - Plastic Trim under doors (also known as side skirts)
M - Manual Transmission
MAF - Mass Air Flow Sensor
Meow - Slang for "repost"
MSRP - Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
Mod(s) - Modification(s) (Performance, Interior, Exterior)
MOAR - Mother of All Reposts
MTM - German Tuning Company - Motoren Technik Mayer
MWW - Mild Work Warning - this will still get you in trouble with the boss.
MY - Model Year
n00b - See "Newbie"
NE - North East
NE1 - Any One
Newbie - New to the forum, with very little forum knowledge or posts and a high UID#.
NOYFB - None Of Your F#%king Business
NORCAL - Northern California
NOS - Nitrous Oxide System
NT - No Thread
NTTAWWT - Not That There's Anything Wrong With That
O11 - Red & silver Audi Sport Symbol/Badge usually found on the grille, steering wheel, or floor mats
OBTW - Oh, by the Way
OC - Orange County
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacture
Offset - The offset of a wheel is the distance from its hub mounting surface to the centerline of the wheel.
OIC - Oh, I see
OMFG - Oh My F*%#ing God
OMG - Oh My God
OMGHI2U - Oh My God Hi To You
OP - Original Poster
OT - Off Topic
OTOH - On The Other Hand
Owned - variant: 0wned, pwned, 0wn3d, pwn3d, own3d 1. To be made a fool of; To make a fool of; To confound or prove wrong; embarrasing someone: Being embarrased. 2. Total and undeniable dominance of a person, group of people or situation as to make them/it akin to ones b1tch.
Peeps - slang for "people"
PCD - Pitch Circle Diameter: The diameter of the imaginary circle that goes through the center of all 5 bolts on a wheel/hub.
Pic - Picture
PITA - Pain In The @$$
PLZ - Please
POS - Piece of Sh*t
ProDiag - Shade Tree Software's PalmOS� based diagnostic tool (similar to VAG-Com) for VWs, Audis, Seats and Skodas
PSA - Public Service Announcement
PSI - Pounds per Square Inch
PW - Post Whore (commonly found in the off topic forum), someone who posts for no apparent reason, but to waste others bandwidth and self gratify their own existence.
Pron - Porn
Q - Quattro Package
QC - Quattro Club (Audi Club North America)
R - Repost
R8 - Audi's Le Mans winning 610bhp V8 FSI twin-turbo race car
REPOST - 1. The post, or linked post has already been posted numerous times on the forums. 2. The mascot of reposts
Rice - A car which is too flashy in regards to exterior modifications, with not enouph (if any) performance modifications. An over-sized rear wing and "Type R" decals are good examples.
Ricers - Those who drive "ricey" cars
RNTV - Red Neck Television(Speed Channel, formerly Speedvision)
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off
ROFLMFAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My F#%!ing Ass Off
RS4 - One if the baddest production Audi models ever produced by quattro GmbH (Cosworth technologies), basically an S4 Avant on steroids with 380 HP & 325 lb/ft tourque, 0-60 mph in 4.7 sec. (faster than a 911)!!! 0-120 in 16.5 sec. Speed limited to 155 mph
RS6 - Audi's most powerful road production model ever! Produced by Quattro GmbH (Cosworth technologies) & Audi AG, this bi-turbo V8 powered 4,056 lb beast is capable of 4.6 second 0-60 times! Unlike the RS4, the RS6 comes in either sedan or Avant form. Except for the bore, stroke, and cylinder angle, Audi's 4.2L engine has been completely revamped to attain a horsepower output of 450 @ 5,700-6,400 rpm & torque output of 412 lbs./ft. @ 1,950-5,600 rpm. Fitted with Quattro & a 5 speed TIPTRONIC ONLY transmission and Audi's new DRC (Dynamic Ride Control) suspension, the RS6's performance & handling can embarrass most of today's exotic sport cars. Only 860 will be sold in the U.S.A. for 2003.
RTFF - Read The F@#%ing Forum
RTFM - Read The F@#%ing Manual
S - Sport Package
SC - Speed Channel(formerly Speedvision)
SCCA - Sports Car Club of America
STFA - 1. Search The Forum Archives 2. Search The F@#$ing Archives
SOL- $h*t Outta Luck
SIA - Sorry in Advance
Side Skirts - Plastic trim under doors (a.k.a. Lowers)
Sig - Signature
Sig Pic - Signature Picture
SoCal - Southern California
SOP - Standard Operating Procedure
SV - Speedvision(Now Called Speed Channel)
T - Turbo
TAP - Total Audi Performance
TBB - Throttle Body Boot (2.7T only)
teh - the - deliberate typo error of "The". used in online gaming discussion
TDI - Turbo Direct Injection, VAG Diesel Engine
TGIF - Thank God it's Friday
THX - Thanks
TIA - Thanks In Advance
Tip - Tiptronic
TMI - Too Much Information
Torsen - Refers to the center differential (TOR= Torque & SEN= Sensing) used on quattro drive train systems with longitudinally mounted engines (quattro IV). Used on B5 A4q/S4, A6q/allroad, 1997-current A8/S8
TPIWWP - This Post Is Worthless Without Pictures
Tramlining - Tramlining is a condition which occurs when an extremely wide, low profile tire with a lot of surface traction & contact patch causes an unpleasant response through the steering wheel. When tramlining occurs, the tire wants to follow the grooves and crowns of the road. The wider the profile of the tire, the more it wants to "drive itself". You will notice this in the steering wheel over uneven road surfaces. Proper tire inflation can help dramatically reduce this problem.
Troll - Usually a new user from another automobile forum (BMW's are the #1 abusers) who try to convince the forum how much better their ride is.
TSB - 1. Technical Service Bulletin; 2. Transmission Stabilizer Bar
TT - Track Thread
TT BPV Stock # - 06A 145 710 N
UID - User Identification (number)
UP - Update Thread
UPS - United Parcel Service
USPS - United States Postal Service
UT - Untrack Thread
V1 - Valentine 1 Radar Detector
VAG - Volkswagen AG
VAG-COM - Volkswagen Audi Group Computer (program used with windows laptop & interface adapter for diagnosing problems using the onboard computer through the use of fault codes) - sold by Ross-Tech
Valence - Front & rear plastic Trim under bumpers
VASCAR - Pacing/Clocking system used by law enforcement for measuring speed traveled a certain distance in a vehicle (those white bars you see on the side of highways are used for this)
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number
VTB - Vote to Ban
VVT - Variable Valve Timing
W - Winter Package
WB - Welcome Back
Wett - Wetterauer - Chip Tuner
WFF - Wrong F#%king Forum
WFO - Wide F#%king Open
WOOT - Woot is a gaming term that is used to express excitement over a situation.
WOT - Wide Open Throttle
WTB - Want To Buy
WTF - What The F#%k?!
WTH - What/Who The Hell?
WTK - Want to Know
WTT - Want To Trade
WW - Work Warning - posting nude/pornographic pictures.
WYSIWYG - What You See Is What You Get
W/O - Without
X - Xenon lights
X-chip - 1.3- or so bar chip from GIAC. It runs on CH and M box ECUs for the 2001 B5 A4
x-post - Cross Post from another forum
YGM - You've Got Mail
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
YSATI - You suck at the internet
EMOTICONS:
:-) Standard Smiley (you are joking; satisfied)
:^) Sideways Standard Smiley
8^) Sideways Smiley With Glasses
:) Standard Smiley lazy
=) Standard Smiley lazy
;-) Winking Smiley. You don't mean it, even if you are joking
:-> Follows a really sarcastic remark
(-: Left handed Smiley
:-( Sad Smiley. You aren't joking; You are not satisfied.
=� Very happy (type equal sign than press alt+ 0222)
;-/ Skeptical
:-/ Uncertain smiley
&-) Stoned / drunk smiley
:#) Drunk smiley
:8-( Drunk smiley
>:o( Angry smiley
/:-( Worried smiley
/ Confused smiley
:-@ Screaming
:-D Laughing
:-)... Drooling
:-& Writer only want to hear himself
8-0 Scared
8^0 Sideways Scared
:-� Sticking out tongue (type equal and minus sign, than press alt+ 0222)
:P Tongue sticking out
=P Tongue sticking out
:P""" Sticking tongue out spitting
%-) Crosseyed
��� Normal Face (use alt + 0169, 0191, 0169)... might be stressed out
�� Normal Face (use alt + 148, 168, 148)
^�^ Angel (press alt+94 - alt+143 - alt+94)
(_E=mc�_) A smart ass
OoO Surprised
?_? Doubtful / uncertain
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