please help! im new to this whole thing!

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by Ayerspeed Did you get the car from a dealer in CT? I remember when I was looking there was one that was owned and driven by Mazda with a bunch of stuff already on it. Might have even had some suspension work done. They just wanted nothing to do with my trade so I never looked at it.

Nah, key auto in portsmouth nh. The car was listed for like 17,965. like i said it does only have 32k miles on it, but i went into it thinking the car was stock. The only thing i could tell with the little knowledge i had ( after the week of being on here though my knowledge now is probably more then tripled) was that it had a SRI, and some sort of BOV/BPV, because i saw the synapse, and knew it was most deff an aftermarket part.

They never said shit about exhaust or anything though.,

[Raider]

Originally Posted by brandonnicholson Before anyone starts bitching about the ap for sale, thats not the nator ne group. He must have joined a different group.

Better be cash in hand and be able to marry it while he waits. Fuck Facebook sales. So much scamming.

[Worbit]

Gnarland, take what Raider has said above and live by it. Make sure you hook the AP up to your car and flash it before you hand over cash.


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[Ayerspeed]

What @Raider; said. Just be super wary. Plug it in and make sure its unmarried before you pay anything. Treat it like a super creepy Craigslist sale. Bring your .45 and at least a buddy.

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by Ayerspeed What @Raider; said. Just be super wary. Plug it in and make sure its unmarried before you pay anything. Treat it like a super creepy Craigslist sale. Bring your .45 and at least a buddy.

Yeah ill make sure to be careful. Ive done alot of stuff on craigslist, so i know whats up.

Thanks for the heads up though, and out of curiosity, what do you mean make sure it unmarried?

does acessports connect to only one vehicle at a time?

Also guys, lame as it is, the CEL did pop back on, but its just pulling another p2041 code. something about the cat.

I read somewhere that getting an AP, can clear this code because the code is most likely popping cause of the exhaust.
Is this correct?

[Vansquish]

Originally Posted by Gnarland Yeah ill make sure to be careful. Ive done alot of stuff on craigslist, so i know whats up. Thanks for the heads up though, and out of curiosity, what do you mean make sure it unmarried? does acessports connect to only one vehicle at a time? Also guys, lame as it is, the CEL did pop back on, but its just pulling another p2041 code. something about the cat. I read somewhere that getting an AP, can clear this code because the code is most likely popping cause of the exhaust. Is this correct?

Yes. APs can only work on one vehicle at a time. They have to be "married" to a car in order to flash it, and they have to be "unmarried" from one car to be used on another car. If you buy an AP and it is married to another car, you will have to either figure out how to get it unmarried from the car to which it is currently married, or you'll have to send it to Cobb and ask for them to reset it for you for another several hundred dollars.

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by Vansquish Yes. APs can only work on one vehicle at a time. They have to be "married" to a car in order to flash it, and they have to be "unmarried" from one car to be used on another car. If you buy an AP and it is married to another car, you will have to either figure out how to get it unmarried from the car to which it is currently married, or you'll have to send it to Cobb and ask for them to reset it for you for another several hundred dollars.

dangggggggggg. Well, thanks for the help. ill deff make sure its unmarried first haha

[Raider]

Cobb charges north of $400 to unmarry.

[Flitzr951]

Originally Posted by Gnarland dangggggggggg. Well, thanks for the help. ill deff make sure its unmarried first haha

And Cobb has yet to allow "homo" AP-Car relationships, so make sure that if your car is a chick, that you get a male AP and vice versa. If you don't know what your car is, the second letter in you VIN is either an M or an F. The AP cable is pretty self explanatory.





















J/K - Although it feels just about that complicated when dealing with used APs.

[Raider]

^LOL

Used V2's can sell for as low as $200 here, but $300-$325 is average. We have not had anyone try to scam for over a year. They tried. Did not end well for them. That scammer wanna be moved us to re-add the 150 post requirement to sell. It sealed one of the biggest loopholes they used here. Which we are all proud of.

Facebook/Craigslist/other forums sales are a high risk, that unless local and cash in hand, see it, install it, pay or just walk. not worth it.

[Jansi]

I have never seen MSF be so nice to complete NOOB.... Glad to see people have patience. OP you are one lucky SOB

[Flitzr951]

He got the screws put to him a little, and he kept his cool. This thread could have taken a turn for the worse on a couple occasions had he been a DB

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by Jansi I have never seen MSF be so nice to complete NOOB.... Glad to see people have patience. OP you are one lucky SOB

Too be honest, i wouldnt have donated if people were douchebags to me, Everyone on here has been real laid back, informative, and patient for the most part.

So far, this is hands down the best car forum ive been on, ive also never donated before, and this is the first one i really wanted too. In the week or 6 days w.e ive been on here, ive learned a host of new information, probably quadrupling my knowledge. I cant stress enough how much the help is appreciated,

So so far ive felt lucky i suppose lol. (except for the shit with my new car....)

Originally Posted by Raider ^LOL Used V2's can sell for as low as $200 here, but $300-$325 is average. We have not had anyone try to scam for over a year. They tried. Did not end well for them. That scammer wanna be moved us to re-add the 150 post requirement to sell. It sealed one of the biggest loopholes they used here. Which we are all proud of. Facebook/Craigslist/other forums sales are a high risk, that unless local and cash in hand, see it, install it, pay or just walk. not worth it.

Yeah i think at this point, im going to just buy a new one. I have a check like i said, coming to me in 4-6 weeks for over 500 from my previous gap plan.

Im going to see if i can get the money from a really close friend, and then pay him when the check comes, this way im not driving the car around with an AP for another fucking month or two.

[Raider]

If you were also a flaming fuckbag, it would not have ended well and you would have landed ion Troll of shame (seen that section? It is glorious) pretty quickly. You are doing well.

Our culture may have a history of being assholes, but the current community now is a lot better, imo.

[texasboy21]

Originally Posted by Raider Our culture may have a history of being assholes, but the current community now is a lot better, imo.

I can attest to this. Back in 2011 when I purchased my first speed, the community was a joke, far from the Audi-realm I was used to. Now that I am back in another Pu, I noticed a lot of the douchebagery is gone. Pleasantly surprised.

[Raider]

Most sold and left, got banned, or just stopped coming here. I have a goal to make people leave the FB groups they went to. So much bad information, bad people, bad/shady vendors, just bad.

Plus, we have porn.

[acousticdefbot]

Originally Posted by Raider Plus, we have porn.

and the best kind.

[jeoje]

Originally Posted by Raider Plus, we have porn.

Worth the price of admission right there!

One thing to mention, you likely will, and should, get flamed if you do not do some legwork yourself. It is great to have folks pointing you in the right direction and trying to help, but in the long run, you will gain a lot more knowledge by searching and reading yourself. You'll come across a lot of information you didn't think to ask about and avoid trying to make someone you don't know your forum bitch. That's how most of us got the knowledge we have and expect others to put in the effort to do the same.

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by jeoje Worth the price of admission right there! One thing to mention, you likely will, and should, get flamed if you do not do some legwork yourself. It is great to have folks pointing you in the right direction and trying to help, but in the long run, you will gain a lot more knowledge by searching and reading yourself. You'll come across a lot of information you didn't think to ask about and avoid trying to make someone you don't know your forum bitch. That's how most of us got the knowledge we have and expect others to put in the effort to do the same.

haha yeah man, deff. Ive been trying to use the search command as much as possible.


Also i have a question for all you guys, im trying to now find a used v2 AP for my car. I posted in the for sale already, and i was just wondering if any of you dudes maybe have a friend or know someone who has a deal on one? i was going to get a new one, but i didn't realize there that much money.. haha i only have like 300.

Originally Posted by Raider Most sold and left, got banned, or just stopped coming here. I have a goal to make people leave the FB groups they went to. So much bad information, bad people, bad/shady vendors, just bad. Plus, we have porn.

[aackthpt]

Originally Posted by Gnarland So so far ive felt lucky i suppose lol. (except for the shit with my new car....)

I think it's your avatar. A cat in a suit! I mean....

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[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by aackthpt I think it's your avatar. A cat in a suit! I mean.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeRQD0tK8h0

hahaha, yea. It was an anime chick with a G string, but raider rekt my day for that

[brandonnicholson]

Originally Posted by Gnarland haha yeah man, deff. Ive been trying to use the search command as much as possible. Also i have a question for all you guys, im trying to now find a used v2 AP for my car. I posted in the for sale already, and i was just wondering if any of you dudes maybe have a friend or know someone who has a deal on one? i was going to get a new one, but i didn't realize there that much money.. haha i only have like 300.

Wait it out a few days. They pop up everyday you just have to be quick on them.

[Gnarland]

UPDATE FOR EVERYONE... THE MOMENT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR....

THE CAR HAS AUTOTECH INTERNALS. ALL I NEED IS A GOD DAMN AP NOW.

THE CAR ALSO HAS ADJUSTABLE COIL OVERS,

i had no idea

[jeoje]

What a relief and, for christ's sake, they better well have been. Good job getting it figured out. Now for your tune of glory to make you crap your newb pants. I'm excited for ya!

[Gnarland]

i am so god damn happy,

[brandonnicholson]

Originally Posted by Gnarland UPDATE FOR EVERYONE... THE MOMENT WEVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.... THE CAR HAS AUTOTECH INTERNALS. ALL I NEED IS A GOD DAMN AP NOW. THE CAR ALSO HAS ADJUSTABLE COIL OVERS, i had no idea

Nice haha. What kind of coilovers on the car? Now you just need an AP and then Big turbo :p

[Gnarland]

I found all this out by getting ahold of the previous owner myself. The dealership wouldnt contact him for me, but they told me hi s name, after way too much searching on facebook i found him.

[Wildcat]

What about a tune? Did the PO let you know if it was flashed back to stock or is it still running a reflashed tune?

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by Wildcat What about a tune? Did the PO let you know if it was flashed back to stock or is it still running a reflashed tune?

he never bought an AP for his car, he said it was one of the next things he was going to get, but he lined up a new welding job and needed a truck bad. thats why he got rid of the car to begin with. The guy has been real cool though, he just offered to give me 4 snow tires that were used a half of a season for 80 bucks on 16 inch steelies.

Originally Posted by brandonnicholson Nice haha. What kind of coilovers on the car? Now you just need an AP and then Big turbo :p

waitin on the coil over type

[acousticdefbot]

all that good stuff and no accessport. what a schmuck. at least he had internals in there (and hopefully he installed those first). i would probably want to check on my own to verify that just for peace of mind. that's half the cost of a new accessport saved as far as you're concerned, and all the more reason to just get a brand new one.

[Wildcat]

Lol, this dude dropped major coin (think $2k+) on parts and didn't throw an AP and at least an OTS map on there? Silly. You will benefit greatly from the AP and a tune. While your fuel pump can handle the extra demands of your bolt ons, the stock ECU isn't being very efficient and is going bonkers with the reduced restriction and extra air coming in.

[speedfreak44]

I would be concerned about that still and would be monitoring FP closely or just pulling the pump myself. That is a huge risk

[jeoje]

Originally Posted by Gnarland The guy has been real cool though, he just offered to give me 4 snow tires that were used a half of a season for 80 bucks on 16 inch steelies.

Damn good deal on the winter setup if it's what he says it is. You should jump on that. I ran a steelie setup with general Arctic altimax rubber. Thing was unstoppable in the snow.

[Worbit]

See if one of the local NATOR guys have a compression test kit and report back after its done....

[Flitzr951]

Originally Posted by texasboy21 I can attest to this. Back in 2011 when I purchased my first speed, the community was a joke, far from the Audi-realm I was used to. Now that I am back in another Pu, I noticed a lot of the douchebagery is gone. Pleasantly surprised.

This sounds like you are suggesting that the level of douchebaggery on here was greater than that of an Audi forum?

I do not think that is even remotely possible. If the comparison was between which had more assholes, I would say MSF probably wins. Audi forums are 'nicer', in a giant suckfest kind of way, but their douchebag levels are unparalleled in the car forum universe.

That is great news OP, glad things are falling into place. Now get your AP and enjoy without fear.

[texasboy21]

Originally Posted by Flitzr951 This sounds like you are suggesting that the level of douchebaggery on here was greater than that of an Audi forum? I do not think that is even remotely possible. If the comparison was between which had more assholes, I would say MSF probably wins. Audi forums are 'nicer', in a giant suckfest kind of way, but their douchebag levels are unparalleled in the car forum universe. That is great news OP, glad things are falling into place. Now get your AP and enjoy without fear.

Let's agree to disagree. Youre right about the nicer part, however. It is like we are all on the same team.

[Gnarland]

Originally Posted by Flitzr951 This sounds like you are suggesting that the level of douchebaggery on here was greater than that of an Audi forum? I do not think that is even remotely possible. If the comparison was between which had more assholes, I would say MSF probably wins. Audi forums are 'nicer', in a giant suckfest kind of way, but their douchebag levels are unparalleled in the car forum universe. That is great news OP, glad things are falling into place. Now get your AP and enjoy without fear.

IM GETTING MY AP FRIDAY, And thanks for the positive words bro! Im so ready to rip this thing around!!

Originally Posted by jeoje Damn good deal on the winter setup if it's what he says it is. You should jump on that. I ran a steelie setup with general Arctic altimax rubber. Thing was unstoppable in the snow.

i read his message wrong, he said 80 a piece but i aint mad, still a good deal. he says 3 are blizzaks? and the 3rd is an offbrand. Still a good deal? Not even used a full season.

Im getting an Accessport on friday, i found a deal.

[kilo101]

Originally Posted by Gnarland IM GETTING MY AP FRIDAY, And thanks for the positive words bro! Im so ready to rip this thing around!! i read his message wrong, he said 80 a piece but i aint mad, still a good deal. he says 3 are blizzaks? and the 3rd is an offbrand. Still a good deal? Not even used a full season. Im getting an Accessport on friday, i found a deal.

should offer him 300 that's a pretty good deal for some decent winter wheels and tires.

[jeoje]

I personally wouldn't run one tire different than the others. It could be different weight, different circumference. Who knows. You should see if he'll give you a price just for the wheel on that one. Plus, if it's "off brand" it shouldn't be the same price anyway :-)

When I bought my winter setup new a few years ago, I paid 220 for the steelies and 350 for the rubber. So if they are in good shape, I'd say it's still a pretty good deal.

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[JgamB]

I'm not big on naming cars, but I'd call this one "Jackpot" if the compression is good. You stumbled into a really nice find, and with a little E85 and a tune, you'll have 300+ to the tires.

Be sure to participate in Nator meets - you'll find local Speed owners that know WTF they are doing and will pass that knowledge on to you, and before you know it, you'll have made some new friends and lost that fear of wrenching on shit that looks scary.

Congrats on the decked out ride!