Acronyms And Meanings

[J O S H]

hey guys

im a car enthusiest,love learning about the mechanics of cars,reading peoples build threads etc.

i dont know if anybody else out there has this same problem but sometimes i get lost as to what some acronyms stand for,so i thot it would be cool if people could post the acronym and corresponding meaning.from the most common ones (afm,psi,ebc) etc..to very rarely used acronyms.

would be a good tool for beginners/unexperienced enthusiests to use as a reference.

i would start it off but i better save myself the embarrasmrnt of giving wrong meaning.lol

cheers guys

[KiwiRS4T]

Google is your friend. Just type "what is" and add "in a car" or " for a Nissan RB" if needed.

[Tai1or Made]

Move to wasteland.

So we can add things like EADC, FOAD, HFY, etc.

[Raysboostin]

ROFLMAO @ NFI about EBC.

Just kidding

[Tai1or Made]

Elusive brown cuckoo.

[J O S H]

ROFLMAO @ NFI about EBC.

Just kidding

exactlo wha im talking about.hav no clue wat u sed.lol

i must b the only guy who doesnt know these things.can anybody bak me up here?lol

[Chris_Beli]

exactlo wha im talking about.hav no clue wat u sed.lol

i must b the only guy who doesnt know these things.can anybody bak me up here?lol

Rolling On Floor Laughing My Arse Of at No f**king Idea what EBC (electronic boost control) stands for

That's a start welcome to the forums

Also for psi I'd recommend a science text book....

Edited November 12, 2012 by Chris_Beli

[stageaharts]

As mentioned already, EBC is Electronic Boost Controller.

AFM is Air Flow Meter

PSI is Pounds per Square Inch (a pressure reading, you may also hear people refer to 'BAR'. Don't quote me as I have been out of school for over a decade, but I believe this is Barometric pressure, also known as Atmospheric pressure. 1 BAR is equivalent to 14PSI. Feel free to correct me here as I can't be bothered googling it ).

Other acronyms common to the Stagea realm are:

ATTESA - Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All-Terrain (thanks wiki), aka (also known as) your Stag's Active AWD system (C34, not sure for M35).

HICAS - High Capacity Actively Controlled Steering (thanks wiki), aka your Stag's 4 wheel steering system.

SAFC - Super Air Flow Controller, a computer made by Apexi for mild tuning of airflow maps.

SITC - Super Ignition Timing Controller, a computer made by Apexi for mild tuning of ignition timing maps.

ABS - Anti-Lock Braking System. An obvious one, but it's better to assume no prior knowledge for the sake of being thorough

VCT - Variable Cam Timing

NVCS - Nissan Variable Cam System

There's a few to start

Edited November 12, 2012 by stageaharts

[J O S H]

As mentioned already, EBC is Electronic Boost Controller.

AFM is Air Flow Meter

PSI is Pounds per Square Inch (a pressure reading, you may also hear people refer to 'BAR'. Don't quote me as I have been out of school for over a decade, but I believe this is Barometric pressure, also known as Atmospheric pressure. 1 BAR is equivalent to 14PSI. Feel free to correct me here as I can't be bothered googling it ).

Other acronyms common to the Stagea realm are:

ATTESA - Advanced Total Traction Engineering System for All-Terrain (thanks wiki), aka (also known as) your Stag's Active AWD system (C34, not sure for M35).

HICAS - High Capacity Actively Controlled Steering (thanks wiki), aka your Stag's 4 wheel steering system.

SAFC - Super Air Flow Controller, a computer made by Apexi for mild tuning of airflow maps.

SITC - Super Ignition Timing Controller, a computer made by Apexi for mild tuning of ignition timing maps.

ABS - Anti-Lock Braking System. An obvious one, but it's better to assume no prior knowledge for the sake of being thorough

VCT - Variable Cam Timing

NVCS - Nissan Variable Cam System

There's a few to start

thanks for that bud..ur right its probli best to assume people reading have no knowledge as to the meanings..im sure theres someone

reading this who honestli wouldnt know wat abs stood for.its best people know the correct meanings from the get go.now im sure theres tons more acronyms out there so keep em coming guys

[Raysboostin]

Rolling On Floor Laughing My Arse Of at No f**king Idea what EBC (electronic boost control) stands for

That's a start welcome to the forums

Also for psi I'd recommend a science text book....

Sadly, it took me 10yrs to learn all those. Every time i find a new one, i just google it for an answer.

[Raysboostin]

ECU: Electronic Control Unit

TCS: Traction Control System

Thats all i can think of right now.

[Tai1or Made]

FMD.

Floor mats delete.

[J O S H]

Btw i wouldnt call myself a car enthusiest if i ddnt know wat psi stood for.lol.just thot id leave it to the pros out there.

[Tai1or Made]

THDT.

Tow hook drift toy.

[PN-Mad]

THTOTF - Tai1or has taken over the forum.

FMIC- front mount intercooler as opposed to the stock SMIC - Side mount intercooler.

BCM - body control module

CAS - crank angle sensor

TB - tuberculosis or throttle body

WOT- wide open throttle . (Vtard favourite)

A/T - Automatic transmission, or if your a yank you seem to put a number in front for the gears 5AT

[Tai1or Made]

VDAS.

Volvo disguised as Stagea.

[J O S H]

lol@THTOTF

[Tai1or Made]

DGK

Dildo gear knob.

[Jetwreck]

I know Alex posted this already but I love it! Just for v-tards.

WOT - wide open throttle!

go into the v-tard thread and use it and the'll think your a god! ;p

Oh and v-tard - usually owns a v35 and has NFI on anything.......wait 90% of them don't know anything! That 10% are pretty damn good but must be pretty damned stirred that there big fat brother with a smaller motor can smoke them in comfort!

[Tai1or Made]

V-tard.

I will use this term liberally.