acronyms abbreviations and definitions
 

Many poeple can go on and on talking in acronyms, but for everyone that can there are 10 that are going "what is she/he talking about?"

please add to this freely with AUTOMOTIVE ACRONYMS and ABBRVIATIONS and DEFINITIONS.


DSM - Diamond Star Motors - corperate combination of Dodge/Mitsubishi and Eagle

JDM - Japanese Domestic Market

NA - naturally aspirated

DOHC - double over head camshft (s- would be single)

PWR - power to weight ratio

R/LHD - right or left hand drive


there is a start............

come on guys, there is a plethora of knowledge in here so lets pass some on.

I'll just start with A:
A - Amperes
AALA - American Automobile Labelling Act
ABARS - Automobile Backward Automatic Ranging System
ABC - Active Body Control
ABS - Antilock Brake System
AC - Alternating Current
A/C - Air Conditioning
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control
ACC - Air Conditioning Clutch
ACC - Automatic Climate Control
ACCS - Air Conditioning Cyclic Switch
ACD - Air Conditioning Demand
ACE - Active Cornering Enhancement
ACL - Air cleaner
ACM - Airbag Control Module
ACR4 - Air Conditioning Refrigerant, Recovery, Recycling, Recharging
ACON - Air Conditioning On
ACP - Air Conditioning Pressure
ACT - Air Charge Temperature
ACV - (thermactor) Air Control Valve
A/D - Analog to Digital
ADAS - Advanced Driver Assistance System
ADBV - Anti Drainback Valve
ADC - Automatic Distance Control
ADU - Analog-Digital Unit
AECM - Airbag Electronic Control Module
AFC - Air Flow Control
AFC - Air Fuel Control
AFCD - Advanced Frontal Crash Dummy
AFR - Air Fuel Ratio
AGVS - Automated Guided Vehicle System
AHR - Active Head Restraint
AHS - Active Handling System
AIM - Automotive Interior Material
AIR - Secondary air injection
AIRB - Secondary Air Injection Bypass
AIRD - Secondary Air Injection Diverter
AIS - Automatic Idle Speed
ALC - Automatic Level Control
ALDL - Assembly Line Data Link (replaced with DLC)
ALT - Alternator (replaced with GEN)
AMB - Ambient
AMS - Automatic Music Search
AMT - Automated Manual Transmission
AOD - Automatic Overdrive
AODE - Automatic Overdrive Electronic (transmission)
AODE-W - Automatic Overdrive Electronic Wide (ratio transmission)
AOS - Automatic Occupant Sensing
AP - Accelerator Pedal
APADS - Air Conditioning Protection and Diagnostic System
APECS - Advanced Proportional Engine Control System
API - American Petroleum Institute
APT - Adjustable part Throttle
ARC - Active Roll Control
ARC - Automatic Ride Control
ARS - Automatic Restraint System
ARTHUR - Automatic Radio system for Traffic situations on Highways and Urban Roads
ASA - Air Signal Attenuator
ASARC - Air Suspension Automatic Ride Control
ASC - Anti Stall Control
ASD - Automatic Shutdown
ASF - Audi Space Frame
ASG - Automatic-Shift Gearbox
ASM - Acceleration Simulation Mode
ASR - Acceleration Slip Regulation
ASSYST - Active Service System
ASTC - Automatic Stability and Traction Control
ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials
A/T - Automatic Transmission/Transaxle
ATC - Automatic Temperature Control
ATDC - After Top Dead Center
ATM - Actuator Test Mode
ATTS - Advanced Torque Transfer System
ATX - Automatic Transaxle
AWD - All Wheel Drive
AWG - American Wire Gage
AYC - Active Yaw Control
AXOD - Automatic Overdrive Transaxle
AXOD-E - Automatic Overdrive Transaxle - Electronically Controlled

That's it for now, I'll post b some other time, or when I get bored again.
~Stephen

excellent.......... you know more "a" acronyms than i Know acronyms

40 some odd views and we got one person adding their knowledge........... come on people............

1G - First Generation DSM
2G - Second Generation DSM
BOV - Blow Off Valve
CPV - Compressor Bypass Valve
MAS - Mass Air Sensor
MAF - Mass Air Flow
MAP - Mass Air Pressure
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
FWD - Front Wheel Drive
RWD - Rear Wheel Drive
MBC - Manual Boost Controler
EBC - Electronic Boost Controler
S-AFC - Super Air Flow Converter
ECU - Engine Control Unit
TT - Turbo Timer (also twin turbo)
WOT - Wide Open Throttle
HID - High Intensity Discharge
CAI - Rice
TB - Throttle Body
FMIC - Front Mount Intercooler
SMIC - Side mount Intercooler
TMIC - Top Mount Intercooler
IC - Intercooler
BISS - Base Idle Set Screw
WG - Wastegate
TPS - Throttle Position Sensor
CAPS - Crank Angle Position Sensor
TDC - Top Dead Center
MT - Manual Transmission
AT - Automatic Transmission
TEL - Talon / Eclipse / Laser
3KGT/S - 3000 GT / Stealth
GVR4 - Gallant VR-4
CEL - Check Engine Light
SES - Service Engine Soon
EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature
PSI - Pounds per Square Inch
CF - Carbon Fiber
CK - Carbon Fiber / Kevlar
2D - Two Door
4D - Four Door
HB - Hatchback
MR - Mid-engine, Rear Wheel Drive
FR - Front-engine, Rear Wheel Drive
FF - Front-engine, Front Wheel Drive


That's about all that I have off the top of my head.

CAI COLD AIR INTAKE

BOV BLOW OFF VALVE

don't forget

SRI Short Ram Intake
Rice food/civic (depends on context hahahaha)

EKA - Evo Kicks Ass
EGG - Evo Got Game
EWA - Evo Wins Again
EBBY - Evo Blow By You
ECOTY - Evo Car Of The Year
E2F4Y - Evo Too Fast For You
GE - Got Evo?
GED - Got Evoed!


Just for the kick of it.

lol-laugh out loud
rotflmao-rolling on the floor laughing my ass off
dilligaf-do i look like i give a f*ck
pms-premenstral syndrome
ring-sex never again

BOHICA - Bend Over Here It Comes Again

SNAFU - Situation Normal, All ****ed Up

ok most of us know snafu, bohica, fubar, fulac, and lol........
lets try to keep this auto related



fubar- F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition
fulac- F***ed Up Like A Chicken ( or Civic or any other letter sub)

VD - venereal disease

STD sexually transmitted disease
SARS severe acute respitory syndrom
OZ overcharged (lol sorry i couldn't help myself)
ES extremely stock

anything else?