You darn tuners and all your lingo

[CitizenPro]

EMS - Engine Management System

 

[Speed6 Guy]

Over all list. A-Z

AFC - Air/Fuel Controller
AFR - Air/Fuel Ratio
AWD - All wheel drive
AWHP - All wheel horsepower
BHP - Brake horse power (also know as crank hp)
BOV - Blow off valve (typically used for VTA applications)
BPV - bypass valve
BRB - Be right back
CAI - Cold Air Intake
CB - Catback
CF - Carbon fiber
CRES - Stainless Steel
DP - Down pipe
DD- Daily driver (sure that is what it means)
EBC - electronic boost controller
ECU - Engine control unit
EGR - Exhaust gas recirc.
EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature
EMS - Engine Management System
F&F - fast and furious (referring to the notoriously ricey films)
FCD - fuel cut defenser
FMIC - Front mount intercooler
ft-lbs - Torque
FTW - For the win
FTL - For the lose
FS - For sale!
FSB - front sway bar
FSDE - Ford Shouldn't Design Engines
FS-DE - Firey spontaneous detonation ensured
FWHP - Front Wheel Horsepower
GB - Group Buy!
GTHO - Get the hell out
IAT - Intake air temp
IBTL - In before the lock (referring to a thread getting locked)
IC - Intercooler
IIRC - If I recall correctly
IMO - In my opinion
J/K - Just kidding
LOL - Laugh out loud
LSD - Limited slip diff
M/S - Mild Steel
MAF - Mass Airflow sensor (counts the incoming air)
MAT - Manifold Air Temperature
MAP - Manifold Air Pressure
MBC - manual boost controller
MSP - MazdaSpeed Protege
MSM - MazdaSpeed Miata
MS3 - MazdaSpeed 3
MS6 - MazdaSpeed 6
PSI - Pounds per Square Inch (Boost)
RB - RacingBeat
RSB - rear sway bar
RWHP - Rear Wheel Horsepower
S/S - Stainless Steel
SRI - Short Ram Intake
STB - Strut Tower Bar
SS - Short Shifter
SMIC - side mount intercooler
TMIC - Top mount intercooler
TBE - Turbo back exhaust
TB - Throttle body
ttiwwop - This thread is worthless with out pics
TBI - Throttle Body Inlet
TTFN - Tata for now
VTA - venting to atmosphere
WOT - Wide open throttle
WTF - What the f*k!
WG - Wastegate
1337 - Leet (referring to elite)



On the fence of what to do.
CR - Correction Ratio
CR - Compression Ratio
C/R Compression Ratio

 

[StephanieT]

MAT = Manifold Air Temperature
MAP = Manifold Air Pressure
PSI = Pounds per Square Inch = Boost
CF = Correction Factor **Edited**

 

[chiefmg]

Um, isn't CR=compression ratio?

 

[B1GHAM]

Um, isn't CR=compression ratio?

yeah... exactly what I was thinking...

 

[StephanieT]

One of those *DUH* moments, sorry....
Stephanie

 

[DSMConvert]

CR as capitals has always mean correction ratio on every data sheet I've looked at...whenever I've seen it for comp its been C/R...but thats just me... anychance we could get those alphabetized? hehe forgot a few:

bhp - brake horse power (also know as crank hp)
bov - blow off valve(typically used for VTA applications)
VTA - venting to atmosphere
MAF - Mass AirFlow sensor(counts the incoming air)
LSD - Limited slip diff
MBC - manual boost controller
EBC - electronic boost controller
FCD - fuel cut defenser
AFC - Air/Fuel Controller
FSDE - Ford Shouldn't Design Engines

 

[protojason]

GB= Group Buy!
FS- For sale!

JRSTCTTT- Jason's Really Stretching To Contribute To This Thread!

-J

CR as capitals has always mean correction ratio on every data sheet I've looked at...whenever I've seen it for comp its been C/R...but thats just me... anychance we could get those alphabetized? hehe forgot a few:

bhp - brake horse power (also know as crank hp)
bov - blow off valve(typically used for VTA applications)
VTA - venting to atmosphere
MAF - Mass AirFlow sensor(counts the incoming air)
LSD - Limited slip diff
MBC - manual boost controller
EBC - electronic boost controller
FCD - fuel cut defenser
AFC - Air/Fuel Controller
FSDE - Ford Shouldn't Design Engines

 

[the gamper]

Thanks to all, this is a good list.

Can anyone explain the difference between BHP (Brake Horsepower I think) and WHP.

 

[DSMConvert]

brake hp is done at the crank and doesn't take into account drivetrain loss(this is generally only quoted by the mfg or by crate engine builders)...whp is done at the wheels and is 15-20% lower than mfg quoted bhp due to drivetrain loss...99% of mfg(ford, gm, etc) use bhp numbers when referring to hp and tq. WHP is what is most commonly used for dyno results by tuners.

 

[Killer]

Omg,
Lol

(peep)

 

[Speed6 Guy]

Thanks to all, this is a good list.

Can anyone explain the difference between BHP (Brake Horsepower I think) and WHP.

Good question there are many things the car mfg (manufacturing) companies do to make there product look good. This is one of them, gas mileage is another. They are typically 3 to 7 mpg (miles per gallon) high on that. But like I said good question. Dont mind some posters dont have much to say that in constructive ^^ (stupid) ^^ so they just put people down to lift themselves up. So please post up whatever you want (in the correct section that is) and have fun.

Welcome to the forum also.

 

[StephanieT]

PCM = Power Control Module
Ft-Lbs. = Torque

 

[Andrewsmc]

Brake horsepower (bhp) is the measure of an engine's horsepower without the loss in power caused by the gearbox, generator, differential, water pump and other auxiliaries. Thus the prefix "brake" refers to where the power is measured: at the engine's output shaft, as on an engine dynamometer. The actual horsepower delivered to the driving wheels is less. An engine would have to be retested to obtain a rating in another system. The term "brake" refers to the original use of a band brake to measure torque during the test (which is multiplied by the engine RPM and a scaling constant to give horsepower).

 

[oliumzen]

FTW = **** the world

 

[MakeMeGoFast]

I/H/E = Intake, Headers and Exhaust

 

[LordWorm]

Some contributions from me:

NA - Naturally Aspirated/Normally Aspirated - engine without turbo/supercharger/N2O
N2O - Nitrous Oxide (derived from its chemical notation..)
BSFC - Brake Specific Fuel Consumption
VE - Volumetric Efficiency
PSI - measure of pressure, pounds per square inch
RON - Research Octane Number
MON - Motor Octane Number
CFM - cubic feet per minute

I have lots more....can't be assed typing them

 

[NCZ13]

FTW = **** the world

its actually for the win...

?

 

[oliumzen]

its actually for the win...

?

depends on what kinda lingo you're talking about.

originally was created as **** the world.

then gamers changed it too for the win. some wrestler thought of it a long time ago haha i don't remember who or when just that it was that before it was for the win.

I personally like **** the what best (i made that one up )

 

[LordWorm]

Ft-Lbs. = Torque

More correctly, foot pounds (or pounds-feet), is a MEASURE of torque (just as hp is a measure of power).

torque can be also measured in Kg/m (kilogram meters), or Nm (newton meters), or in some cases a measure called "Tractive Effort" is used.