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This should get you started:

 

1/4 - Quarter Mile (drag racing)

2WD - Two Wheel Drive

4WD - Four Wheel Drive

A/F - Air Fuel Ratio

AFAIK- As Far As I Know

ATF - Automatic Transmission Fluid

AWD - All Wheel Drive

BBC - Big Block Chevy engine

BBDC - Before Bottom Dead Center

BDC - Bottom Dead Center

BOV - Blow Off Valve (turbo related)

BTDC - Before Top Dead Center

BTW - By The Way

CAI - Cold Air Induction

CCLB - Crew Cab Long Bed Truck

CI - Cubic Inches (engine displacement)

CR - Compression Ratio

DBW - Drive By Wire

DD - Daily Driver

DRL - Daytime Running Lights

DR's - Drag Radial Tires

ECM - Engine Control Module

ECSB - Extended Cab Short Bed

EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation (emissions system)

EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature

E/T - Elapsed Time (drag racing time measurement)

FBW - Fly By Wire

FI - Forced Induction (turbos, superchargers)

FIPK - Fuel Injection Performance Kit (See K&N)

FMIC - Front Mounted Intercooler (turbo)

FMU - Fuel Management Unit

FPR - Fuel Pressure Regulator

FPSS - Fuel Pressure Safety Switch

FTW - For The Win

FTMFW - For the Mother F'n Win

FWD - Front Wheel Drive

FWIW - For What Its Worth

HP - Horsepower

HPP3 - Hypertech Power Programmer 3 (product)

IAC - Idle Air Control (solenoid)

IAT - Intake Air Temperature (sensor)

IC - Ignition Control Circuit

IIRC - If I Remember Correctly

IMHO - In My Humble Opinion

IRS - Independent Rear Suspension

KR - Knock Retard (tuning)

LMAO - Laughing My Ass Off

LOL - Laughing Out Loud

LQ4 - iron block, LS1-based 6.0L truck engine

LS1 - Generation 3 GM smallblock V8 engine (introduced 1997)

LS2 - Generation 4 GM smallblock V8 engine (introduced 2005)

LS6 - Generation 3 GM smallblock V8 found in Corvette Z06 (introduced 2001)

LSA - Lobe Seperation Angle (camshaft)

LT - Long Tube Headers

MAF - Mass Air Flow sensor (measures amount of air entering intake)

MAP - Manifold Absolute Pressure (sensor)

N/A - Naturally Aspirated (all-motor)

N20 - Nitrous Oxide

NOS - Nitrous Oxide Systems (brand name)

NBS - New Body Style

NWS - Not Work Safe (do not click link if you are at work, unsuitable material inside)

O2 - Oxygen Sensor

ORY - Off Road Y-pipe

ORP - Off Road Pipe

PCM - Powertrain Control Module (your vehicles engine/tranny computer)

PCV - Positive Crankcase Ventilation (emissions system)

PE - Power Enrichment (tuning)

PITA - Pain In The Ass

POS - Piece Of Shit

P/P - Ported And Polished

P&P - Ported And Polished

RCSB - Regular Cab Short Bed Truck

RCLB - Regular Cab Long Bed Truck

ROFL - Rolling on Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO - Rolling On Floor Laughing My Ass Off

RPM - Revolutions Per Minute (engine speed)

RWD - Rear Wheel Drive

RWHP - Rear Wheel Horsepower

RWTQ - Rear Wheel Torque

SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers

SBC - Small Block Chevy engine

SC - Super Charger

SES - Service Engine Soon lamp (on dash)

SOTP - Seat Of The Pants

SS - Super Sport

STFT - Short Term Fuel Trim (tuning)

STRIM - Short Term Fuel Trim (tuning)

TB - Throttle Body

TBODY - Throttle Body

TC - Torque Converter

TCS - Traction Control System

TDC - Top Dead Center

TPS - Throttle Postion Sensor

TQ - Torque

TT - Twin Turbo

TTOP - T-Top roof

TTT - "To The Top" the method of "bumping" threads to the top of the list, manual refresh.

VATS - Vehicle Anti-Theft System (the coded chip in your ignition key)

VSS - Vehicle Speed Sensor

WB O2 - Wide Band Oxygen Sensor

WOT - Wide Open Throttle

WTB - Want To Buy

WTF - What The F-ck?

WTT - Want To Trade

 

I was thinking of pinning a thread about this and posting. If you guys wish, I can do so and everyone can post updates as we keep the list growing. Could be very valueable for the internet newbie.

 

What do you guys think????

:cheers:

 

 

 

Damn Kevin got some extra time on our hands? :crackup:

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