Acronym List

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Symbols and #s

@WH - At the Wheel Horsepower
1G - First Generation ('91-'93)
2DR - Two Door
2G - Second Generation
2WD - Two Wheel Drive
3DR - Three Door (Hatchback)
3G - Third Generation
3SI - 3000GT/Stealth International
4DR - Four Door
4WD - Four Wheel Drive
4X4 - Four By Four (a type of 4WD)
5SPD - Five Speed Transmission
6SPD - Six Speed Transmission

A

AA - Active Aerodynamics
ABS - Anti-lock Brake System
ABPVS - Air Bypass Valve
AC - 1. Air Conditioning / Climate Control (also A/C)
AC - 2. Anti-lock Brake System
ACC - 1. Accessory
ACC - 2. Automatic Cruise Control (also ASC)
A/F - Air Fuel Ratio
AFC - Air Fuel Controller
AI - 1. Air Intake
AI - 2. Alcohol Injection
ARB - Anti-roll Bar
ASC - Automatic Speed Control (also ACC)
ATX - Automatic Transaxle (Transmission)
AWD - All Wheel Drive
AWH - All Wheel Horsepower (also sometimes used for At the Wheel Horsepower)
AWS - All Wheel Steering

B

BDC - Bottom Dead Center
BOV - Blow Off Valve
BPU - Basic Performance/power Upgrades

C

CAI - Cold Air Intake
CAS - Crank Angle Sensor/Cam Angle Sensor
CAT - Catalytic Converter
CEL - Check Engine Light
CC - Cubic Centimeters (equal to 0.001 liters)
CF - Carbon Fiber
CFM - Cubic Feet per Min
CYL - Cylinder (as in a 4CYL engine)

D

DOHC - Dual Overhead Cams
DP - Down Pipe
DSM - Diamond-Star Motors (which does NOT include this platform)
DTL - Drive Train Loss

E

EBC - Electronic Boost Controller
ECE - Electronically Controlled Exhaust
ECM - Engine Control Module (also ECU)
ECS - Electronically Controlled Suspension
ECU - Engine Control Unit (also ECM)
EGO - Exhaust Gas O2 sensor
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation
EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature
EMS - Engine Management System
ENG - Engine

F

FIPK - Filtercharger Injection Performance Kit
FIAV - Fast Idle Air Valve
FMIC - Front Mounted InterCooler
FP - Fuel Pump
FPR - Fuel Pressure Regulator
FPRS - Fuel Pressure Regulator Solenoid
FTW - For The Win (slang term)
FWD - Front Wheel Drive

G

GT - Gran Turismo
GTO - Gran Turismo Omologato

H

HU - Head Unit (referring to a car radio)

I

IAC - Idle Air Controller
IC - InterCooler
IEH - Intake Exhaust Header (also I/E/H)
IDC - Injector Duty Cycle
IPS - Idle Position Sensor
IPW - Injector Pulse Width
INT - Interior
ITC - Ignition timing control

J

K

KS - Knock Sensor

L

LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
LHD - Left Hand Drive
LSD - Limited Slip Differential

M

MAF - Mass Air Flow sensor
MAFT - Mass Air Flow Translator
MAS - Mass Air Sensor
MBC - Manual/Mechanical Boost Controller
MC - Master Cylinder
MTX - Manual Transaxle (Transmission)

N

NA - Naturally Aspirated (Non-Turbo)
NOS - Nitrous Oxide System

O

OBD - On-Board Diagnostics (also OBD1)
OBD2 - On-Board Diagnostics v2 (also OBDII)
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OS - Output Shaft

P

PCV - Positive Crank Ventilation
PSI - Pounds per Square Inch

Q

R

RBLT - Rebuilt
RHD - Right Hand Drive
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
RT - Road and Track
RWD - Rear Wheel Drive

S

SAFC - Super Air-Fuel Convertor
SC - Slave Cylinder
SMIC - Side Mount Intercooler
SOHC - Single OverHead Cam
SL - Sport Luxury
SRS - Supplemental Restraint System (airbags)
SS - Stainless Steel

T

TC - Transfer Case
TDC - Top Dead Center
TP - Test Pipe
TPS - Throttle Position Sensor
TT - 1. Twin Turbo
TT - 2. Turbo Timer

U

UEGO - Universal Exhaust Gas O2 sensor
UDP - Under Drive Pulley

V

V6 - 6 Cylinder Engine (with pistons in a "V" alignment)
V8 - 8 Cylinder Engine (with pistons in a "V" alignment)
VCU - Viscous Coupling Unit
VE - Volumetric Efficiency
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number
VPC - Vein Pressure Converter
VR-4 - Viscous Real-time 4WD (No-one knows for sure)
VSS - Valve Stem Seals

W

WI - Water Injection
WOT - Wide Open Throttle

X

Y

Z

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