well since i don tknow many abreviations dealing with cars, then here is a good way for me and maybe other to learn, just post not more than 2 or 3 that you know

for example this will me mine (easy ones)

HP: horsepower
ABS: anit-lock break system


now u guys add on

FIMC: FRONT MOUNTED
CAI: COLD AIR INTAKE
CAT: CATALYTIC CONVERTER
MAF: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR
OBD: ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC
BOV: BLOW OFF VALVE

LSD = Limited Slip Differential
RPM = Revolutions per Minute
MPH = Miles per hour
KMH = Kilometers per hour
RWD = Rear Wheel Drive
FWD = Front Wheel Drive
AWD = All Wheel Drive
4WD = 4 Wheel Drive
TT = Twin Turbo
RWHP = Rear Wheel Horse Power

Theres a lot of simple ones for ya :)

FWHP - Fly Wheel Horse Power
MT - Manual Transmission
AT - Automatic Transmission
CVT - Continuousley Variable Transmission
SC - Super Charged
TC (rare) - Turbo Charged
VLSD - Viscous Limited Slip Differential
FMIC - Front Mount Inter Cooler (Tat, you forgot the last bit ;))
FMS - Fuel Management System
lb/ft - Pound/Feet of Torque
SE - Special Edition

when dealing with car ads:

PW - Power Windows
PS - Power Steering
PDL - Power Door Locks
PB - Power Brakes
SRS - Supplemental Restraint System (airbags)
SIR - Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (airbags)

that's all for now...:bloated:

i said 2 or 3 guys, for other ppl to have a chance to add |:|

oh yeah and i forgot

AF: air fuel ratio
FMU: fuel management unit
PSI: lbs per square inch
Hg: inches of mercury

Should most of this stuff be a given...????

If you dont know AT, MT, FMIC etc. a 240 is the LAST thing to deal with...

Originally posted by Nissan240sx
i said 2 or 3 guys, for other ppl to have a chance to add |:|

so we added. don't see a problem here. there's TONS of abbreviations in the automotive world. people will have a chance...

ECU - engine control unit (computer)
MAP - manifold absolute pressure sensor
ITR - integra type R
hb - hatchback
SOHC - single overhead cam
DOHC - dual overhead cams
DET - DOHC, fuel injected, turbo
EFI - electronic fuel injection
VVTL-i - variable valve timing and lift w/ 'intelligence'
HICAS - (don't know whether it's an abbreviation) nissan's 4-wheel steering system

hey look at that, my auto shop classes are finally proving useful :D

FRP - fiber reinforced plastic
CFRP - carbonfiber reinforced plastic
GT - gran touring
STi - subaru technica institute
TRD - toyota racing development
RRWD - rear engine rear wheel drive(think Porsche;) )
F1 - formula one (duh)
cc - cubic centimeters
ci - cubic inches
cid - cubic inch displacement

for hondas/acuras...
Si - Sport injected
VTEC - variable valve timing,lift,and electronic control

Originally posted by D Money1644
ECU - engine control unit (computer)
MAP - manifold absolute pressure sensor
ITR - integra type R
hb - hatchback
SOHC - single overhead cam
DOHC - dual overhead cams
DET - DOHC, fuel injected, turbo
EFI - electronic fuel injection
VVTL-i - variable valve timing and lift w/ 'intelligence'
HICAS - (don't know whether it's an abbreviation) nissan's 4-wheel steering system

hey look at that, my auto shop classes are finally proving useful :D

OHV - Over Head Valve

sooo thats what Si stands for!! i never knew that, thanks ghostchild

You'll be surprised how many Honda owners dont know that one...

but then, Honda owners don't know their asses from their elbows.

You have a point there...

One of my friends didnt know what kind of engine the Prelude VTEC that he was going to get had.
Before he went to go buy the car he showed it to another friend he was like "DUDE!!! It's a H22!" and the now H22 prelude owner was like "OK...whatever that is..."

It's funny now cuz he has some mods done to his h22 and he said "it's running lean".I asked him if he knew what that meant.
He had a hard time trying to explain to me what "running lean" meant.
I just laugh at him every time I ask him what it means.Now he's gonna buy a fuel pump.

But then there are those "other" honda owners that actually know what they are dealing with...
There's one guy driving with a H22A in his hatch...

Originally posted by D Money1644
ECU - engine control unit (computer)
MAP - manifold absolute pressure sensor

ITR - integra type R

hb - hatchback
SOHC - single overhead cam
DOHC - dual overhead cams
DET - DOHC, fuel injected, turbo
EFI - electronic fuel injection
VVTL-i - variable valve timing and lift w/ 'intelligence'
HICAS - (don't know whether it's an abbreviation) nissan's 4-wheel steering system

hey look at that, my auto shop classes are finally proving useful :D ITR

CTR - Civic Type R

nice this is wat im talkig about lol

lol- laughing out loud...lol

Originally posted by ghostchild316
You have a point there...

One of my friends didnt know what kind of engine his Prelude VTEC.
Before he went to go buy the car he showed it to another friend he was like "DUDE!!! It's a H22!" and the now H22 prelude owner was like "OK...whatever that is..."

It's funny now cuz he has some mods done to his h22 and he said "it's running lean".I asked him if he knew what that meant.
He had a hard time trying to explain to me what "running lean" meant.
I just laugh at him every time I ask him what it means.

But then there are those "other" honda owners that actually know what they are dealing with...
There's one guy driving with a H22A in his hatch...

Honda Owners are alot like 240 owners...

Theres either REALLY nice and knowledable, or their a bunch of posers...

Theres a dude In Canada w.an H22 CRX!

On the flip side, a guy at school with a 240 asked me if APC made altezzas for his S14....:rolleyes:

Thx for sticking up for Honda owners Dorikin BTW some others
IOE intake over exhaust (OLD motors think before pushrods)
SIR Sports Injected Racing
4WS four wheel Steering
some slang ones
4b 4 bangers
RB rice Burners

ok maybe i am just showing my ignorance here but these are some that I heard somewhere but I never really knew what they were.
FC
FF
FR
RC

FF front engine front wheel drive
FR front engine rear wheel drive
FC a chassis code for late 80s early 90s RX-7
RC radio controled lol
not sure if the last to are what your looking for many of these over lap and for IOE it's inlit over exhaust i think my bad

yeah I was thinking either radio controlled or ralley car

Originally posted by Ace$nyper
Thx for sticking up for Honda owners Dorikin BTW some others
IOE intake over exhaust (OLD motors think before pushrods)
SIR Sports Injected Racing
4WS four wheel Steering
some slang ones
4b 4 bangers
RB rice Burners

So would that make Nissans RB Series motors rice burner, I DON'T THINK SO!

:p

Just kidding with you.

hummm... ;) i think the right way to work the slang would be:
4 banger = 4 cylinders
rice burner = asian imports

APC = A Piece of Crap

:( you guys got most of the ones i could think of off the top...:thinkerg:

no you got APC wrong it's
A Pousers Company! lol made that up my self!

:eek: :eek: LOL hahahah thats funny as hell!!! props to ya man hahaha:hehe:

but hey thats as true as can be!!!:D :D

ATTESA-ETS = Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All - Electronic Torque Split

The 4WD system of my future baby, the R32 GTR :D

Originally posted by Ace$nyper
Thx for sticking up for Honda owners Dorikin BTW some others
IOE intake over exhaust (OLD motors think before pushrods)
SIR Sports Injected Racing
4WS four wheel Steering
some slang ones
4b 4 bangers
RB rice Burners

I hate 99% of Honda owners....sometimes, a nice one comes along...just lke 240SX owners :D

I hate Magazine drifters(people who think they can be Tsuchiya cuz they read SS or SCC) about 11ty billion times more though...

Originally posted by Dorikin


I hate 99% of Honda owners....sometimes, a nice one comes along...just lke 240SX owners :D

I hate Magazine drifters(people who think they can be Tsuchiya cuz they read SS or SCC) about 11ty billion times more though...

word. here's something that'll make you cry (i did).

Import Racer (possibly the most rice out of all the rice mags out there) is coming out with a new magazine next month called "Drifting Magazine", devoted entirely to the american drift scene. the world is over. these writers don't know they're asses from a hole in the wall and don't deserve to even look at these cars let alone drive them and write about them, and now all the little riceboys are going to buy this magazine and it'll make them think that they're Tsuchiya EVEN MORE, so they'll go out, buy up all of our precious RWD cars, crash them and kill themselves and the cars. :( :( :mad: :mad:

I want my moaammmmyyy :eek:

:wave:

Bye-Bye underground Drifting...

First FatF and now this,the world is really gonna end.
Whats next?
The Japanese tuners are gonna start ricing out cars?!?

on the other hand...

What if we kill all the riceboys first before they buy our precious RWD cars?
They're gonna kill themselves anyways...

buy up all of our precious RWD cars, crash them and kill themselves and the cars.
Then comes stricter laws and higher insurance rates and bleh :(

yeah that does really suck. but on the bright side that means that rwd cars will be in higher demand, and thus raise the market value of our cars. but on the otherhand that is not much of a trade off. Stupid capitalist market driven economy.

Originally posted by stanner
yeah that does really suck. but on the bright side that means that rwd cars will be in higher demand, and thus raise the market value of our cars. but on the otherhand that is not much of a trade off. Stupid capitalist market driven economy.

the only 2 pro's i see are that our cars re-sale value could go up, and also they could get more aftermarket support (ie more japanese parts available). but other then that, it's all bad news.

A con that I see is if all these RWD cars become really popular, that's gonna spell out more theft and such, like with all those hondas that are targeted with their super custom jobs and stuff. Time to start stocking our cars with some baseball bats and anything else we can get in the back of it. :D

and now all the little riceboys are going to buy this magazine and it'll make them think that they're Tsuchiya EVEN MORE, so they'll go out, buy up all of our precious RWD cars, crash them and kill themselves and the cars.

Whats your point? Anyone who wants to drift is going to crash at least once, riceboy or not. Its a given.

Personally, I dont think ANYONE (not even a riceboy) is vain enough to go BUY A CAR so they can pretend to be like some OBSCURE FOREIGN GUY they saw in a NONMAINSTREAM magazine who has a rare skill that CANNOT be applied to racing, or anything other than SHOWING OFF (I know some of you drift out of personal pleasure but if someones buying a car to drift out of pleasure than theres nothing to complain about. am I right?)

And even if this DID bring more people to the drift scene, wouldnt it be a good thing?

(BTW, S13 im not really talking to you personally...i think most people on this board have similar opinions about the "exclusivity" of rwd)

missing some important ones...

T - turbo
TT - twin turbo
CAE - cold air extension

We can all hope that it's such a ricer mag it's all FF drifting (not true drifting but fun anyway hey it beats walking) Or maybe it might have a whole new staff and be a cool mag. why do i keep getting my hopes up?

NISMO - actually short for Nissan motorsports

Originally posted by Ace$nyper
We can all hope that it's such a ricer mag it's all FF drifting (not true drifting but fun anyway hey it beats walking) Or maybe it might have a whole new staff and be a cool mag. why do i keep getting my hopes up?

well, who really knows for sure. maybe Import Racer is only providing the funding for the magazine and is hiring a whole new staff of knowledgable people for it. that's the best case scenario. the worst case scenario is obviousley a bunch of know nothing Honda ricer boys running the magazine that know nothing about the sport or the cars involved. we'll see what happens when it comes out next month. oh, and it's not just for FF drifting. on the preview site (i can't remember the URL), they have the Mazoora Falken Toyota Chaser JZX100 that was at Drift Showoff last month.

Fliquer - of course everyone is going to crash when drifting, but SMART people who get into drifting will know to start off easy and won't expect to be a super-pro drifter the first time they try it. they'll start easy and therefore the crashes will be smaller and less serious. some morons (the Hot Import Nights crowd) will see the mag, buy a RWD car and think they can be a super pro drifter right off the bat. they'll go full speed into a drift and expect to soar through it, but instead they'll wreck into a telephone pole. i've heard of it happening before, and i don't want to see it happen again. also, it seems you have something against drifting. drifting IS showing off. it's purely for fun, and by doing it, we don't expect to lower our track times or go any faster in a race. we drift to drift, we drift for fun. that's what it's all about. i personally think drag racing is illogical (lets go in a straight line for 11 seconds), but i keep my opinions to myself and focus on what i like.

it IS good that more people are coming to the drift scene, but some of the wrong kind of people are converting, and they need to realize that drifting is an art form that takes years of practise to perfect.

drifting is cool...ive only tried a couple of times, but its difficult to get right, i usually end up in the dirt, two times on the curb, thats why i kept the stock bodywork, if i go drifting i can just slap on the stock 240 bumper and i dont have to worry about damaging it because its sh*t already!

the funny part is people who know what D1GP is but think that its time based. its not. ranking is based on i think 3 judges. thats why its so fun to watch though is just to see the different styles that people use.

HICAS = rear wheel steering, (only 3-5 degrees) like on the new chevy trucks (that suck), and the prelude had it too. oh well, the skyline had it too. i hear its bad though because sometimes in in phase and sometimes its not (hard to determine during normal driving)

but the 240s with hicas also came with LSD (dont ask me why, i think its really stupid, but they did and non-hicas 240s didnt)