Glossary
A
ACCNA - Audi car club North America
AWD - All Wheel Drive
B
Bar - Unit of measurement used to measure boost pressure.
Blow Off Valve - Releaves excess boost by releasing it into the atmosphere.
Boost Controller - Device used to manually control the level of boost produced.
Boost Gauge - A pressure gauge that indicates turbocharger or supercharger boost pressure in an internal combustion engine.
BOV - Stands for Blow Off Valve
BPV - Stands for Bypass Valve - See Diverter Valve
Bypass Valve - See Diverter Valve
C
Cabriolet - A type of Audi Convertable
Coilover -
D
Diverter Valve - Also known as Bypass Valve, Divert Air Valve, Dump Valve, etc.
DIY - Do It Yourself
Drive Select - Option offered by Audi that allows the driver to select the ride characteristing to their liking. it is believed this will be introduced with the B8 Audi A4, but may appear in the A5 and/or the S5 also.
Aftermarket suppliers of diagnostic scan tools - Reads diagnostic trouble codes.
Dump Valve - See Diverter Valve
DV - See Diverter Valve
Dry Sump - A dry sump is a lubricating oil managment method for four-stroke piston internal combustion engines that uses a secondary reservoir for oil, as compared to a conventional wet sump system.
E
ECU - electronics control unit (the car’s computer)
ECUx -
F
FATS - For Advancement of The S4. A means of measuring the performance of one Audi S4 to another.
FWHP - FlyWheel Horsepower, Horsepower to the flywheel.
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L
Lederhosen - It’s a German thing, you wouldn’t understand.
Lemmiwinks - Software used to tune vehicles with a Revo Technic Chip. You do not need a Revo chip to use lemminwinks.
M
MMI - Audi’s Multi Media Interface is a highly intuitive and simple to use system that allows you to control a range of features including ride dynamics, your entertainment system, your environment, and the Audi Navigation System.
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Q
Quattro - Audi’s All-Wheel Drive system
R
S
Shooting Brake - Shooting-brake is a car body style indicating luxury estate cars built for use by hunters.
STFA - Search the freekin’ archives (you may substitute freekin’ for more colorful language).
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V
VAG - The entity that owns volkswagen, Audi, seat, and Škoda Auto. Sometimes used to refer to VAG-Com.
VAG-Com - a software package and tool to read your audi’s computer and make changes to programming.
Vorsprung durch Technik - Vorsprung durch Technik (pronounced /ˈfoːɐʃpʁʊŋ dʊɐç ˈtɛçnɪk/, German for “progress/head start through technology”) is the main strapline and company ethos for the Audi marque.
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