abreviations!!!!!!!!!

RoCkIn CIVex

03-04-2002, 04:53 PM

what does ps mean?

if anyone else has any abreviations that they dont know what they mean post them up here!

iLLuCiv99

03-04-2002, 04:58 PM

hey also what is bhp stand for? some kind of horsepower(hp) ??:confused:

esp

03-04-2002, 05:04 PM

Originally posted by RoCkIn CIVex
what does ps mean?

if anyone else has any abreviations that they dont know what they mean post them up here!

power steering i think, it depends on context that it's used in. yeah bhp is some kind of horsepower.

iLLuCiv99

03-04-2002, 05:11 PM

bhp= what kind of hp?!

and I think rockin meant that, he wwas lookin at a site that was talkin about the engines and it said like 170ps, things like that

esp

03-04-2002, 05:13 PM

in other countries don't they have another name for horsepower when you say 170ps. they are rating the engine preformance i know i have seen that but i can't remember what it stands for at this moment.

evil_elmo

03-04-2002, 05:19 PM

bhp = brake horse power??

iLLuCiv99

03-04-2002, 05:25 PM

Originally posted by evil_elmo
bhp = brake horse power??

LOL I dont think so but maybe! I'm clueless about this stuff hehe :cwn27:

RoCkIn CIVex

03-04-2002, 05:47 PM

mabey it stands for Best Horse Power?. i dont know mabey but it sounds good to me lol:D

RoCkIn CIVex

03-04-2002, 05:57 PM

or mabey just BUMPIN horse power lmao!!!!!!!:cwn27:

ric

03-04-2002, 06:42 PM

yes bhp stands for brake horsepower.

fwhp, front wheel horsepower
rwhp, rear wheel horsepower

iLLuCiv99

03-04-2002, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by RoCkIn CIVex
or mabey just BUMPIN horse power lmao!!!!!!!:cwn27:
LMAO!!! :lol2: ...

what does Brake hp mean? How much hp at the brakes?

sparq

03-04-2002, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by iLLuCiv99

LMAO!!! :lol2: ...

what does Brake hp mean? How much hp at the brakes? How much HP you need to "brake" your car loose :lol2:

Us americans dont have to worry about that cause we do all our calculations w/ hp @ ft-lbs... :flipa:

iLLuCiv99

03-04-2002, 07:57 PM

Originally posted by sparq
How much HP you need to "brake" your car loose :lol2:

Us americans dont have to worry about that cause we do all our calculations w/ hp @ ft-lbs... :flipa:

LOL Glad to be an american, shit Im confused enough as it is :finger: :D

xivera

03-04-2002, 09:57 PM

Isn't it pascal? :confused:

Darkwing

03-04-2002, 10:14 PM

Originally posted by xivera
Isn't it pascal? :confused:

possibly, but Pa is generally used for Pascal, and that is a unit of pressure, not power. I am an engineering Major and i have never seen "ps" used as an abbrv. for a unit.

I thought ps meant "post script" like:

ps- don't forget there is a test tomarrow.

It might be a funky CGS system measurement, they have alot of crazy-assed units. Never know though with these metric boys...

CivSiGuy

03-04-2002, 10:44 PM

bhp - brake horsepower (flywheel hp)
ps - power steering
tb - throttle body
i/h/e - intake/header/exhaust
wot - wide open throttle
pb - power brakes
abs - antilock brake system
lsd - limited slip differential
eg - 5th gen civic
ek - 6th gen civic
jdm - japanese domestic market
usdm - united states domestic market

hope that helps a bit

iLLuCiv99

03-04-2002, 10:44 PM

Well this is the site where me and Rocking got that "ps" thing from...

http://www.jdmhondaparts.com/engines.htm

thats also where I got the question about what LSD was, that I posted in another thread, but I kinda got it now :bloated: lol hehe :D

RoCkIn CIVex

03-05-2002, 04:13 PM

thnx civsiguy u just cleared up a bunch of them for me lol:D ................by the way illuciv and me know eachother and we go way bak since ummmm a long time ago...lol

iLLuCiv99

03-05-2002, 04:25 PM

Originally posted by RoCkIn CIVex
...by the way illuciv and me know eachother and we go way bak since ummmm a long time ago...lol

uhh who are you? :huh: :flipa: lol j/k!:D

ILLUSIVE!

RoCkIn CIVex

03-06-2002, 06:52 PM

i have another abrv: when buying a car from a previous owner.... what does "obo" mean???

ric

03-06-2002, 07:09 PM

Originally posted by RoCkIn CIVex
i have another abrv: when buying a car from a previous owner.... what does "obo" mean???

or best offer

dejoux

03-06-2002, 11:32 PM

ps is used in Japan as a measurement similar to hp

its that similar that up to about 100 theyre the same

I think ps is slightly higher than hp
ie 170ps is about 167hp or somthing like that.

It dont really matter, I just take them as the same.

Im sure someone will sort it out more accurately

RoCkIn CIVex

03-08-2002, 07:04 PM

i have another abreviations for u ppl....

whats GOBS and GOBs

and on the side whats a catback?????

CivSiGuy

03-08-2002, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by RoCkIn CIVex
i have another abreviations for u ppl....

whats GOBS and GOBs

and on the side whats a catback?????

catback is an exhaust system that runs from you catalytic converter back to the tip. axleback exhausts run from about the rear axle back.

GOBS... i have no clue

RoCkIn CIVex

03-09-2002, 11:34 AM

and whats a catalytic converter???? lol:alien2:

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