The TRUTH about my "800 HP" Audi TT RS | Full Story

[@skywalk3x]

Wow what a story. I have an 2018 TT RS stage 2 E85 tune. First any reputable shop would never put that sleeve on an intake. All aftermarket intakes use silicon couplers. I thought it was spark plugs or a bad fuel pump. I got my car from Texas, I live in the Philadelphia area. I agreed to the price and paid half to have the car delivered to my home. Got the car and was excited like you. 1 hour into the drive I got a CEL. Called immediately and was told it never happened to them. Turned it off , then back on and it disappeared. Fast forward 1 month and my car was riding very rough. Took it to my guy who works on my R8 and my MK5 Supra. Found out I had a bad front differential. Called the dealer and was treated like crap and hung up on. I went on Google reviews gave a horrible review and the owner called me. Got him to pay half the repair and a 2 yr unlimited warranty on the car. I’d rather not pay anything but it’s the best I could do. My car was certified by Audi with paper work so the tech just missed it. The car is super fun my car puts out 630 hp. Your car is even more modified to have that much HP. New Turbo, fuel pump, and internals. Don’t give up because you had an owner who didn’t know better and presumably a shop that didn’t either. Your car is awesome keep pushing bro.

[@teejaylc]

My man! Thanks for sharing your story. It's crazy we experienced almost the same thing. Now I don't feel alone on this. I'm glad you got everything resolved with. Thanks for the confidence boost bro 🙏🏼

[@Omega_TTRS]

What you were describing with the half a tank hesitation is actually normal if you don’t have a surge tank. I’m surprised that the seller didn’t disclose that. My TT RS, and anyone else’s who is making good power, will also be unable to go WOT under half a tank unless you get an expensive ($5k+) surge tank setup.

[@teejaylc]

That's what I thought but I'm able to rip on my car now when I'm below half a tank without a surge tank. At least that's what I'm experiencing so far.

[@Omega_TTRS]

@@teejaylc what fuel setup do you have? The Iroz in tank pump isn’t enough to do that on its own.

[@CrAzzYDeViL99]

This is why you buy a stock car and build it unless you know the seller or have it PPi’d if sold by a private/dealer

[@teejaylc]

I'm learning 😆 🤣

[@ryananderson209]

Facts

[@loustath1583]

Don’t give up on it , you finally got it running good just keep on top of the maintenance and should be good , also you found a good work shop to maintain the car so keep at it ,just remember stay on top of oil service,change plugs often .

[@teejaylc]

Thanks! That's great advice 👍🏼 and a very valid point to consider

[@hawklatino]

Hey brother... I know exactly what you mean / went through. I'm going to try and make a long story short. I'm from the Houston TX area and a few years ago I had my mind set on acquiring something fast. I'm not afraid to name - names because they deserve it! I ended up reaching out to this guy named Jory from Garland, TX (just north of Dallas) for his modified supercharged 392 Challenger. I went up, looked at the car, drove it, and It drove strong. Came back to Houston and decided to move ahead with the purchase. I went back to Garland to complete the purchase and when I arrived at Jory's house, he was in his garage with the trunk open working on the car and gave me some lame story about him making sure the car was good to go and setting back the fuel lines to the rest he had it (I should have cancelled the deal at that point, but didn't). I completed the purchase and half-way on the drive home the car started to overheat and I had to pull over. I called Jory and he stated he should have just left it the way it was when he was working on it in the garage when I came to pick it up, but he didn't have any idea why it was overheating. I had to have the car towed to Houston and I'm my haste I did a quick Google search on a performance shop to tow the car to and had it towed to HPC. (High Performance Connection) located on 17603 Kuykendahl Rd in Spring, TX. MISTAKE #2!!! They (A person by the name of Ellie) said they would get it done right, but never told me a price (I swear I could kick myself for being so brain dead at the time!). When they told me the car was ready, they finally sent me the invoice and the invoice was for $4600.00!!! When I looked at the invoice they did a bunch of unnecessary things, like installing a new battery, brake cleaner, etc.! Which was ridiculous!! I was pissed! Ellie and I went back and forth regarding the cost. But here's the second kicker, driving on the way home from the HPC the car overheated again about 10 minutes from my house!! I pulled over and ripped into Ellie!! I let the car cool down for a couple of hours and then creeped home. Ellie stated her was going to send a mechanic over to the house to look at the car. A mechanic came over and did something to the car and stated he had to take it back to HPC. I can go on and on!! I finally got the car back after spending an additional $600 and decided to sell it. The car was functioning well when I sold it, but I refused to put another dime in it!! I am very honest and upfront. I told the person I sold the car to the entire saga and what I just spent on the car. He stated he was really good at turning wrenches and wasn't worried about it, since it seemed like I got it corrected. He actually felt bad and apologized for the experience I went through with Jory and HPC. In your case I really think you've ironed everything out when you picked it up from Matt. Keep it and enjoy it since it's your dream car! God willing, I'm in the process of purchasing my dream car, which is a manual TTRS. Thank you for your story and sharing it with the community!

[@teejaylc]

Dude! Your story is crazy!! Sorry you had to go through that.. I appreciate you commenting 👍🏼 sounds like we had a similar experience. Sometimes our own desires rise above the right thing to do. In my case, I should have thought twice. Hopefully your able to get that dream car of your soon and join the ttrs family!

[@ElyciusM]

it's a sad reality that most of the time people sell cars, especially cars they've spent money building, when they have a problem they don't know how to fix. It's too bad it's put you off on the car, it's absolutely gorgeous. I love a good ttrs

[@teejaylc]

Yeah for real. I'm going to give it some time and go from there. Thanks!

[@jdm542]

just got a bone stock 2018 TTRS and u just completely talked me out of ever modding it lol. gonna sub you tho good channel keep going man

[@teejaylc]

Hey! Sorry dude, wasn't trying to do that. The biggest issues I've had with the car have been mainly fueling. But I'm stage 3 so there is a lot more that could go wrong lol. Thanks for the sub! 👌🏼👍🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@teejaylc]

Congrats on your new TTRS! Enjoy it

[@chillyphilly2]

TeeJay, as a fellow tuned Audi driver, I know how you feel man! I’d say keep enjoying it now that it’s fixed. But if you still aren’t sure about it, hit me up in a few months! I am actually saving up to build a stage 3 TT RS myself later this year, but I’d be happy to buy yours for a good price once the money is right!

[@teejaylc]

Thanks dude, I'll keep you in mind for sure. It's going to be a hard decision but I'm going to give it at least a few months

[@chillyphilly2]

@@teejaylc You bet, man! I hope you enjoy every mile!

[@AlphaEngineer2022]

in my head, as soon as you go anything over a quick tune/dyno and start going into other mods then the car is no longer a daily driver, its a project car and anything could go wrong at anytime, so you better have another actual daily driver you can use. that's just how I've always personally seen it. glad you got it sorted though!

[@teejaylc]

I agree with you for sure! I do have some other cars. It definitely helps to know that the mods are done right though! Thank you 👍🏼

[@joes464]

Sorry your dream turned to a nightmare but sounds like it’s good to go now. You battled through it, you earned it, now keep and enjoy it. Don’t bail on a relationship after you made it through the rough time and now things are good. Go Autocross it, get that adrenaline pumping, make your face soar from smiling so much. Those cars are an absolute beast on an Autocross track.

[@teejaylc]

I love your comment ❤️ 👌🏼🤙🏼🙏🏼 Thank you for inspiring me some more today !

[@Boog13man]

I built and have owned an N54 for the past 5 years (emotional damage). I think you'll live brother. keep it and enjoy it!

[@teejaylc]

🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 thank you brother ☝🏼

[@paulomatias3]

I bough a 2023 with low mileage full stock, i dont intend to modify it or tune it cuz is something that devalues the car but even if i wanted a tuned car i would never buy it tunned.

[@teejaylc]

Congrats! I would recommend to keep the engine stock 😆 I have never driven one stock, so I don't know the horsepower feel but I would imagine 400 would stick be a great time

[@paulomatias3]

@@teejaylc It is more then what Im able to do in any roads where i live, we have all sorts of radars, helicópters, drones to Control speed everywhere só yeah since i dont intend to Race it is plenty of power.

[@SephiroTTh]

Buying stage 3 is always a gamble. At least you figured it all out. It’s the journey! Def keep the car! And sue the previous owner

[@teejaylc]

🤣🤣🤣

[@MODIT]

Having built 3 of these 2.5, i'd never take anything for face value unless tested. Smart on bringing it to a shop that knows more than you. Though seeing this, I bet there is tons of people that just purchased modded cars and start beating on them with out going through things first. Your last comments are just strange to me, not enjoying things because at one point it didn't drive right is part of working on modded cars period. Nothing is easier on these nor cheap. If you want fast and no issues purchase an EV

[@teejaylc]

It's because it was advertised as running perfect. So when your expectation was to receive a perfect running car, it bummed me out to have been lied to. If I was building the car my self going through these issues it would be expected but to think someone sorted that out before I ever received it was my assumption

[@claudiodacamara5417]

My opinion When you looking to buy your dream car especially knowing your plan was to modify it and go stage 3 you should have done your research and see which shops around you actually can do the stage 3 build and after buying the built car take it to them for an overview. Your issues would have been sorted much faster and you wouldn’t have felt so upset or sad about having your dream car. But now that’s it’s fixed enjoy it and slay some supercars 🔥

[@teejaylc]

I agree. I learned that if you don't have a shop around you that can maintain and work on a car like that, your only making it harder on yourself. Thanks!

[@Tokyuuu]

Wow! Man that's a heck of a journey! Sorry you went through that, but I'm glad you were able to troubleshoot the problem and ultimately reach the point where your RS was fixed. I would probably have the same bad taste in my mouth on how I felt about the car going forward even though it was fixed. I say weigh your pros and cons on how you feel and then of course make that final decision. Keep her forever. Or let her go. :(

[@teejaylc]

Thanks man, it's been a wild ride of course but I'm going to hold on and give it some time before I make a decision just like you said ✌🏼

[@JuanReyes-eu9hd]

Built your bottom end asap, trust me!! If you don’t have the money. Don’t drive it until you do It’s a hyper car killer but you have to spend some money, that’s why ppl sell them. They don’t have the money to make them fast as they originally thought so But built your bottom end! Before its to late

[@teejaylc]

👍🏼

[@Opportunities88]

Went through the same with bmws now i have this audi s4 2013 . Id say keep it and enjoy it these cars hold significant value and the random owner wishes he was u now .

[@teejaylc]

Haha I love it! Thank you!!

[@markd7922]

If you’re in PA there are a number of super reputable shops not far from you.

[@teejaylc]

I believe you. Finding them has been the hard part though lol

[@joshthomas8730]

Glad to see a happy outcome. Keep it!

[@teejaylc]

Thanks!

[@lcambilargiu]

What an awesome car. Sorry to hear that you went through some pain though. I am happy to hear you overcame the difficulties, have you managed to fall in love with the car again?

[@teejaylc]

Thank you ✌🏼 I have a little but it's more like getting back with someone you know you shouldn't be with. I don't think it's a car i will have forever. Maybe an rs3 or a different platform altogether. Deep down I want to love the car but there is still something hindering me from fully committing lol

[@lcambilargiu]

@@teejaylc i hear you. I had an Audi C7 S6 with the 4.0T making like 600 hp. Wow, but it wasn't the car for me; the set of compromises to love that car was more suited for a different person than I am. I didn't want to wrench on the s6, even though it never gave me any trouble. I loved getting single digit mpgs, but didn't like paying for premium unleaded, E85 goes a lot faster for a lot more too. In the end i enjoy my Audi C7 TDI a lot more. Its the girl I know is right for me even though she is ladened with diesel emissions stuff that keeps her from singing as nicely as she could, but overall every time I look at her I love what I see. And yes, wrenching on her is a pleasure. As for the TTRS?... thats more my girl than an RS3 in terms of 5 cylinder perfection. I don't know that I like the AWD setup as much as the more traditional longitudinal mounted engine cars... the additional utility of the RS3 may make it more practical. Those are my 2cents. Either way enjoy because you certainly deserve to.

[@carwerks101]

I honestly don’t think you will ever enjoy it to the fullest, always going to have failure in the back of your mind, I see this all the time and personally have experienced it

[@teejaylc]

I hear you man, but I'm hoping this isn't true. Have to feel it out. You can't forgot what you know happened lol

[@smooveboydollas4000]

I have a 2018 ttrs also my dream car keep the car man you fixed the issue now enjoy it and love the car.

[@teejaylc]

Awesome 👌🏼 TT RS Gang lol. Thanks dude, I've been enjoying it so far

[@clarkoddy589]

Had something very similar happen to me with a modified car on marketplace. People are just greedy unfortunately.

[@teejaylc]

Yeah it sucks. Some people run out of money and know they can't sell it without lying and other people don't know how to fix issue and want to get it out from under them. Either way it's a shame. Sorry you experienced it as well

[@TrapRS3]

Iroz brushless will fuel cut when below 50% on ethanol and your ripping on it, it’s normal

[@teejaylc]

It does fuel cut below 50 anymore

[@patarmand3593]

keep your car!! stay strong. your good carma will be returned some day.

[@teejaylc]

Thank you brother ☝🏼

[@danielmchugh8231]

AUTO FANATIX - its that guys TTRS you bought. I use to follow him all the time. He did a TTE700 blew it up and had TCR build it.

[@teejaylc]

You're not wrong

[@danielmchugh8231]

Sorry man

[@steve_the_designer]

Please read this: I bought a ‘21 TT RS with 9K mi. from a CA dealer in summer of ‘22. Same issue: Drive Sys Malfunction at low RPM and limp mode twice. I put a Unitronic Stg 1+ after this cuz I just couldn’t help myself. Problem persisted. Car spent over 6 weeks at Audi Service. They put a low fuel pump and high pressure fuel system from Germany and still no fix. I have driven it with low fuel (until now). It’s been to a local specialist shop and after 3hrs idling and driving around the block twice, the codes didn’t show up. Go figure. I don’t have the mods that you have, but suffering thru the same thing 😫

[@teejaylc]

Wow.. sorry to hear your going through the same thing. It sucks to buy a car that's ment to be enjoyed and can't even enjoy it. Even dealers sell lemons sometimes. Not saying yours is one. I hope you can get it figured out. Anyone has any insight, help him out ^^

[@steve_the_designer]

Thanks man. I contacted a lemon law attorney last year - reluctantly. Still reluctant 😫. In your case you still have a special, beautiful collector’s car that will endure in the history books, and will dust most supercars. Keep it and enjoy it.

[@gagwithgaffer8385]

Time will heal as you gain your confidence back, think about it scientifically, you know what the issues were and now they are fixed. You'd spend a lot more trying to get another car to the same level. Might be an idea to put stronger rods in though. Good luck :)

[@teejaylc]

Thank you 👍🏼 honestly that's good advice considering all the time,money, effort would go into a new build

[@bigend7558]

@@teejaylc Hiya, Congrats on a lovely TT. sorry to hear of all your car issues, what a nightmare:( Guess the morale of the tale is to get your car to the best experts you can find!!! My 2020 TTRS is running at 570bhp on 99Ron/oct. That combined with the water/meth it'll touch 620bhp on the stock turbo. My engine block is forged, as is all the internals., however, torque has still been capped at 685nm to keep an expensive build safe! That being said, you may want to have your torque checked? As it can damage con-rods, Transfer Box, also put the Mechatronic Box at risk? So, avoid lots of launches if possible, as they can knacker internals, especially if those NM's aren't capped? As for my troubles? At 49,000mls my Transferbox busted, also bending the Output Shaft? All of which I had to get rebuilt, with a repair bill of £3,300gbp. "Ouch" Unfortunately my TT was then off the road for 6 weeks as the Output Shaft was on back order from the main Audi Dealership? Btw, the Audi price for the Transferbox is £4,000gbp, as they will not repair them? (no way) For the record though, mine was rebuilt using stronger bearing's for my power output, as it was the main bearing that collapsed and done all the damage!!! Also make sure the Transferbox is serviced at the correct interval's, as often overlooked by Audi? There's tales of woe on the web about that.... Even TTRS's running totally stock have had issues., probably low, or no oil?? Meanwhile running your power? you've gotta keep in mind the above! Also, an engine oil change every 6k is advisable. As for keeping your car? You may feel like me...Better the devil you know. Take care and thanks for sharing.

[@Stockish_Daza]

i hope its got rods and pistons with 600 torque or it will be short lived

[@teejaylc]

It does! I'll be making a video of the mods list soon on the channel. Thanks for watching !

[@jsprivate9478]

Its rough man, hopefully you learned to get a pre purchase inspection by a professional

[@teejaylc]

I learned my lesson the hard way, unfortunately 😕

[@845_Mk6]

Great video very well done keep up the great content

[@teejaylc]

Thanks my dude!

[@thqne1058]

unfortunately stuff like this happens all the time, that’s why i’m exclusively buying one from an audi dealership

[@teejaylc]

I have a bad habit of buying other people's problems. My GTI has a story of its own lol. You can't go wrong with new but people trade in problems to dealerships all the time also

[@greenhell1317]

TTRS BEST CAR

[@teejaylc]

💯🙌🏼

[@RichardReyes-m3b]

Welcome to buying cars that have been modded that’s why so many tuners like to just mod their own cars and build them themselves. You never know what you’re buying when you buy someone else’s mods it’s always best just to buy a car and build it your damn self that way you know every stage of the process. It’s also why stock rare cars go for more than modified: no one wants someone else’s mistake

[@teejaylc]

This is very true. Does take a lot more time that way and you'll most likely still have issues along the way but at least you'll know about them

[@gregsmall8774]

If it is your dream car keep it . Learn from your mistakes

[@teejaylc]

👍🏼

[@slowmk7gti488]

I swear previous owner had a KZbin channel? Older guy right?

[@teejaylc]

🤔

[@iiChromEo]

I knew I wasn’t going crazy!!! I remember him posting vids about this. I think he also had a KZbin channel on his bikes.

[@Coopjab]

He did. The videos appear to be gone.

[@baconx4424]

i remember this car on his videos. he did sell it disclosing it had a previously blown motor right? because i remember that video and i remember him taking it to tcr racing in nj and it sat outside for what seemed like months until they could build the motor

[@teejaylc]

I knew from seeing the videos before I bought it. But he gave me all the paperwork for the build so he wasn't trying to hide that

[@RheaGiannuzzi-qe5jx]

Can’t wait

[@teejaylc]

👀👌

[@burb17]

No oil filter. WTH!

[@teejaylc]

Dude... don't even start hahahaha ! I cant deal with thinking about that again. please 🙏

[@kawzx777]

Im curious why not take it 2 a shop it 1st went into limp mode?

[@teejaylc]

It came out of limp mode after 3 start ups and I didn't know of any shops in the area that could work on this type of car being heavily modified. I didn't want the typical, "put it back to stock" answer

[@davidxps]

So basically, you saw all those red flags of a poorly maintained car. And didn’t check the tune or spark plugs. Sounds like a good tuner could have had your car fixed in a week. Just because a reputable shop did some work on the car😂

[@teejaylc]

It's hard to find someone out here that tunes these cars, but I definitely should have made more effort to travel to a good shop early on. Thanks for commenting 👍🏼

[@TrapRS3]

You need a surge tank

[@teejaylc]

I don't have a surge tank either

[@AUDIDOIT]

You seem like a nice guy. But for the love of god never never ever buy some strangers project car sight unseen!!!! Also huge red flag 🚩 he accepted your low ball offer. To buy a stage 3 vehicle you have to know an owner well, or seen his modification journey on a forum, also to see who did the work. You made a huge rookie mistake pal. That said the way you dealt with the situation was commendable. So glad you found a decent shop to work through the niggles. When people modify cars and sell them on you are buying something that is out of oem tolerance, and if not done correctly can be a can of worms. Get yourself a Ross tech cable and learn how to read codes and engine data. You will feel more confident knowing you can diagnose. Live with the car now she is fixed, learn to enjoy and trust her all over again. I understand your head is a mess after all you have learnt and been through. But get this, now she is fixed and you paid less for the car, you have the last laugh over the two faced previous owner. Plus you have learnt so much about your car. All the best, and I really hope you get to fully enjoy this incredible machine. 👍

[@teejaylc]

Very well said 👏🏼 👍🏼

[@danielmchugh8231]

Its that NJ guy’s car.

[@teejaylc]

🤦🏻

[@chillies4156]

Nice video

[@teejaylc]

Thank you !! Stick around 👍🏼

[@behindthebuild8016]

Why protect the workshop and random just name them to warn us

[@teejaylc]

I'm not protecting the workshop. The motor was built by iroz and the car had the mods put on by a place called tcr. I'm not trying to give the person I bought the car from a bad name.

[@behindthebuild8016]

They deserve a bad name if iris built it surely they could have fixed it? What turbo is on it?

[@845_Mk6]

The gti is still cooler 😂😭

[@teejaylc]

The GTI is so Raw and that's what makes it fun. Such a great car

[@Japplesnap]

Build a car, don't buy it already built.

[@teejaylc]

That's what I'm doing with the GR corolla on the channel.

[@DZGunner]

now that you got your DREAM CAR fixed, you should def sell it and give up.

[@teejaylc]

It's definitely not the same with the bad experience

[@CasperfromChi]

so you ignored every red flag

[@teejaylc]

That's what love can do 😔

[@hulk-mh4ol]

❤❤❤❤

[@teejaylc]

❤️

[@845_Mk6]

Enjoy the car for a few months then sell it maybe get into another ttrs now that u know the platform better

[@teejaylc]

Only time will tell

[@mickparagatos3632]

Just bought a 2018 Catalunya red ttrs completely stock, it’s amazing. I’d say sell yours and start fresh with a new one, that way you know from the ground up it’s built bright. Plus you’ll get peace of mind and the enjoyment you should’ve had from the very beginning

[@ralgod9022]

Well it seems that you dont know much about cars in general especially this platform and you only knew that you needed to have this car lol . Live and learn .

[@teejaylc]

It was love at first sight big man

[@ralgod9022]

@@teejaylc unfortunately impulse buying is never good but I guess you know that by now . These dazas are a never ending process once you started modifying them. There is always soemething that needs fixing almost every single time that you want to drive them . There is no such thing as a reliable medium to high power daza

[@radosaw4935]

sorry but if ever buy modified car you need to have some wisdom and good tuner background.... It looks like classic lack of basic tuner cars knowledge... From the beginning i knew that car had fueling and bad remap problems.... You trashed broken car for almost a year.... sorry next time find a proper tuner shop and repair you car before you drive it.... As owner of vr6 3.2turbo audi tt which i use as daily... i think that i would sell this car and buy another one with clean record... it might be broken beyond repair....

[@teejaylc]

🥸

[@midwest-rs8489]

Cry me a damn river! For real. Your issues with this car have been basic as hell. I bought a wavetrac lsd. I do all my own work. I put it in and trans issues. Take it out and all looks good. Try again trans issue. Have a buddy help and trans issue. Take it 7 hours away to a special shops. Again trans issues. Take it to a local German shop guess what trans issue. Finally decided to do it 1 more time on my own and find the lsd was wrong and wavetrac knew about it. So I but a new trans and in the process of install short the electrical system. A year of throwing parts at it. 2 dealers looked at it. Another 2 shops tried Finally a guy from south Africa remoted in and saw my issue in 5 minutes. Got all computers going car fired up. Finished trans install. 1.5 years later I drove the car again. 30,000$ in repairs just to drive it again. Would have been built by now. Your issue are normal car stuff. Any new car gets a fresh oil change day 1. New plugs new filters. New gas. And running e85 I check every other fill up the e content with a simple checker.

[@teejaylc]

Sorry to ruin your day with my video. Sounds like you had it pretty rough. Hopefully your cars all good to go now 👍🏼

[@midwest-rs8489]

@@teejaylc no man you man a good ass video that I watched. So props to you. But the issues that you ran into were not bad is my point. No need to cry about it or act like your super car killer is a lemon. It's gonna break again and again gotta get used to it.

[@teejaylc]

Thank you dude 🙏🏼 it's people like you that give me the fuel for more videos ✌🏼

[@SoCloseToToastGanio]

this guy is talking like he has a gun to his head, its actually annoying to listen to. you aint a story teller bro

[@teejaylc]

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