You darn tuners and all your lingo

[the gamper]

Any of you guys want to help me out. I have never been into tuning and have no idea what all the acronyms are that you guys keep posting about. Anyone care to make an acronym dictionary for the tuning impared.

For instance, what is BOV? Thanks for the help

 

[Donas64]

Any of you guys want to help me out. I have never been into tuning and have no idea what all the acronyms are that you guys keep posting about. Anyone care to make an acronym dictionary for the tuning impared.

For instance, what is BOV? Thanks for the help

BOV : Blow of Valve

 

[Foolish]

CAI = Cold Air Intake
SRI = Short Ram Intake
MSP = MazdaSpeed Protege
MSM = MazdaSpeed Miata
RB = RacingBeat
COPS = Clown on Pogo Stick (rarely used)
STB = Strut Tower Bar
SS = Short Shifter

 

[jmv]

COPS = Clown on Pogo Stick (rarely used)

hahaha



Yeah its a bit of a learning curve at first, but if you ever don't understand an acronym just ask, theres still some i run into that i just have no idea.

FMIC: Front mount intercooler
SMIC: stock or side mount intercooler
TMIC: top mount intercooler

 

[Speed6 Guy]

CAI = Cold Air Intake
SRI = Short Ram Intake
MSP = MazdaSpeed Protege
MSM = MazdaSpeed Miata
RB = RacingBeat
COPS = Clown on Pogo Stick (rarely used)
STB = Strut Tower Bar
SS = Short Shifter
FMIC= Front mount intercooler
TMIC = Top mount intercooler
SMIC = side mount intercooler

Damn late on the post but it will stand lol

 

[Foolish]

Ah, yes, I forgot the intercoolers. I'm turbo-less.

 

[Boosted03MSP]

LOL = Laugh out loud
BRB= Be right back
J/K= Just kidding
IMO = In my opinion
IBTL = in before the lock (referring to a thread getting locked)
FTW = For the win
FTL = For the lose
1337 = Leet (referring to elite)
BPV= bypass valve
F&F = fast and furious (referring to the notoriously ricey films)
RSB = rear sway bar
FSB = front sway bar


Thats all i can think of, some are meant to be funny..lol

 

[Donas64]

FS-DE= Firey spontaneous detonation ensured.

 

[StephanieT]

AFR = Air/Fuel Ratio
FWHP = Front Wheel Horsepower
RWHP = Rear Wheel Horsepower
MS3 = MazdaSpeed 3
MS6 = MazdaSpeed 6
ft-lbs = Torque

 

[Boosted03MSP]

AWHP = all wheel horsepower
AWD = alll wheel drive

 

[jcgemt2003]

WOT=wide open throttle
MAF=mass air flow
WTF=what the f*k!
CIA=central intelligence agency
COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

 

[vert]

EBC - Electronic boost controller
MBC - Manual boost controller
WG wastegate
IC intercooler

 

[orlandomsp]

CF - carbon fiber
IAT - intake air temp
TBE - turbo back exhaust
EGR - exhaust gas recirc.
DP - down pipe
CB - catback
ECU - engine control unit
TB - throttle body

 

[Earful]

TTL-Tuners Talk Loud!

 

[wwpms6]

DD- daily driver

 

[jbiird317]

ttiwwop - this thread is worthless with out pics

 

[StephanieT]

TBI = Throttle Body Inlet
EGT = Exhaust Gas Temperature
S/S = Stainless Steel
M/S = Mild Steel
CRES = Stainless Steel

 

[jcgemt2003]

TTFN=tata for now

 

[Kansei]

FS-DE= Firey spontaneous detonation ensured.

OMG ROFL! havfen't heard that before!

here's one if I missed it being in here already...

IIRC: If I recall correctly

 

[ademan]

(ughdance) GTHO-get the hell out