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ResFirma Mitescere Nescit
Name: stew
GLossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Have you Ever wondered what an abbreviation or acronym meant here perusing the boards....well Here is the answer to your questions...
Post them up if you have them and I will keep the list updated.........oh and dont get mad if I delete your post to keep this clean...
NUMBER
2V – Two Valve
4R70W - Four speed, Rear wheel drive, (up to) 700 lb/ft torque rated, Wide ratio
4R100 - Four speed, Rear wheel drive, (up to) 1000 lb/ft torque rated
4V - Four Valve
4WD - Four Wheel Drive
4WS - Four Wheel Steer
5R55W - Five speed, Rear wheel drive, (up to) 550 lb/ft torque rated,
A
AAT - Ambient Air Temperature
AFR –Air Fuel Ratio
A/F - Air Fuel Ratio (see also AFR)
A/C - Air Conditioning
AC - Alternating Current
ABS - Antilock Brake System
ATF - Automatic Transmission Fluid
A/T - Automatic Transmission
ACL - Air Cleaner/Air Filter
ACC -Accessory
AC - Alternating Current
Alt - Alternator
Accel - Acceleration
Accum - Accumulator
ACM - Airbag Control Module
ACT - Air Charge Temperature
AM - Amplitude Modulation
AMB - Ambient
AOD - Automatic Overdrive
AODE - Automatic Overdrive Electronic (transmission)
AWD - All Wheel Drive
AWG - American Wire Gage
B
BOC - Band of Crappers
BARO - Barometric Pressure sensor
BJB - Battery Junction Box
Batt - Battery
BHP - Brake Horsepower
Btu - British thermal units
C
CAI - Cold Air Intake
CF - Carbon Fiber
CHT - Cylinder Head Temperature
CKP - Crankshaft Position Sensor
CMP - Camshaft Position Sensor
CAC - Charge Air Cooler (inter cooler)
CJB - Central Junction Box
CAT - Catalytic Converter
CP - Coil Pack
COP - Coil on Plug
CC - Cruise Control
CAC - Charge Air Cooler
cal - Calibration
CARB - California Air Resources Board
CEL - Check Engine Lamp (replaced with MIL)
cfm - cubic feet per minute
CHMSL - Center High Mounted Stop Lamp
CID - Cubic Inch Displacement
CO - Carbon Monoxide
CO2 - Carbon Dioxide
CPU - Central Processing Unit
CTS - Coolant Temperature Sensor
D
DI/DO - Dual In/Dual Out
DS - Drive Shaft
Diff - Differential
DPFE - Differential Pressure Feedback Exhaust gas recirculation
DD - Daily Driver
DC - Direct Current
DTC - Diagnostic Trouble Code
DLC - Data Link Connector
Douche - (SEE P.O.S.)
DSG - Dark Shadow Gray
dB – Decibels
E
ECM - Electronic Control Module
EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation solenoid
EVAP - Evaporative Emissions
ECT - Engine Coolant Temperature
ECU - Electronic Control Unit
EATC - Electronic Automatic Temperature Control
E-Fan - Electric Fan
ET - Elapsed Time
E4OD - Electronic 4-Speed Overdrive
E85 - Ethanol 85 percent
Expy - Ford Expedition
F
ft lb - Foot pound
FTVB - Factory Tech Valve Body
FP - Fuel Pressure
FPR - Fuel Pressure Regulator
FEAD - Front End Accessory Drive (belt)
FI - Fuel Injection
Freq - Frequency
FRP - Fuel Rail Pressure
FT - Fuel Trim
G
GTG - Get toGether
GEM - Generic Electronic Module
Gal - Gallons
GB - Group Buy
GP - Group Purchase
GA - Gage
GAWR - Gross Axle Weight Rating
GEM - Generic Electronic Module
GND - Ground
GPS - Global Positioning System
GVW - Gross Vehicle Weight
GVWR - Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
H
HD - Harley Davidson
HP - Horse Power
HU - Head Unit (Radio)
HD Spec - Harley Davidson Specification
HE - Heat Exchanger
HID - High Intensity Discharge
HO2S - Heated Oxygen Sensor
HVAC - Heater-Vent-Air Conditioning
Hz – Hertz
I
in lb - Inch pound
IAC - Idle Air Control
IAT1 - Intake Air Temp (@filter)
IAT2 - Intake Air Temp (@lower intake manifold, post SuperCharger)
INOP - Inoperative
IC - Inter Cooler
Inj - Injector, Injection etc
ID – Identification
IFS - Inertia Fuel Shutoff
IGN - Ignition
Illum - Illumination
IRS - Independant Rear Suspension
J
JHO - Jersey Harley Owner
K
KB - Kenne Bell
kg - Kilogram
kg/h - Kilograms per Hour
kHz - Kilohertz
km - Kilometer
km/h - Kilometers per Hour
km/l - Kilometers per Litre
KOEO - Key On Engine Off
KOER - Key On Engine Running
L
lb - Pound
L - Lightning
LT - Long Tube (headers)
LSpec - Lightning Specification
LB - Long Box, Long Bed
LCD - Liquid Crystal Display
Lduty - Light Duty
LED - Light Emitting Diode
L/M - Litres Per Minute
lm - Lumens
LO - Low
LONGFT1 - Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 %
LONGFT2 - Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 2 %
LPG - Liquified Petroleum Gas
LPM - Litres Per Minute
LSD - Limited Slip Differential
LVL - Level
LWB - Long WheelBase (see LB)
LCA - Lower control arm
M
Mod - More Obsessive Dementia
MAF - Mass Air Flow sensor
MPG - Miles per Gallon
MP - Magnum Powers
MAP - Manifold Absolute Pressure
MAT - Manifold Air Temperature
Med - Medium
MEM - Memory
MGMT - Management
MIL - Malfunction Indicator Lamp
MIN – Minimum
N
N2o - NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWZ um Nitrous Oxide
NA - Naturally Aspirated
NEG - Negative
NEU - Neutral
NVH - Noise, Vibration and Harshness
NAVI - Lincoln Navigator
O
O/D - Overdrive
O2 - Oxygen
O2S - Oxygen Sensor
OASIS - Online Automotive Service Information System
OBD - On Board Diagnostics
OBD II - On Board Diagnostics, Generation 2
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
P
PATS - Passive Anti Theft System
PCM - Powertrain Control Module
PCV - Positive Crankcase Ventilation
PB - Parking Brake
P.O.S -Anything not Harley (typically driven by a Douche)
PS - Power Steering
PM - Private Message, Preventive Maintenance
PAG - (Ford) Premier Automotive Group
PASS - Passenger
PID - Parameter Identification
P/N - Part Number
POS - Positive
ppm - Parts Per Million
Psi - Pounds Per Square Inch
PWR - Power
Q
QC - Quick Change, Quick Connect
R
RWHP - Rear Wheel Horse Power
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
Rad - Radiator
Recal - Recalibrate, Recalibration
REF - Reference
RF - Radio Frequency
RFI - Radio Frequency Interference
RKE - Remote Keyless Entry
Rly - Relay
R&R - Remove and Replace
RWD - Rear Wheel Drive
S
SCrew - Super Crew
SCab - Super Cab
SD - Super Duty
SC - SuperCHarger, Supercharged
SBTB - SIngle Blade Throttle Body
SI/S0 - Single In/Single Out
SI/DO - SIngle In/Dual Out
SS - Stainless Steel
SRS - SUpple****** Restraint System
SES - Service Engine Soon
Spec - Specification
SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
SEMA - Specialty Equipment Market Association
SNSR - Sensor
SPD - Speed
stdby - Standby
SUV - Sport Utility Vehicle
SVT - Special Vehicle Team
S/W - Software
SWB - Short Wheel Base
T
TB - Throttle Body or Traction Bar (Depending on Context used)
TQ - Torque
TVS - Total Vehicle System (by Hotchkis)
TPS - Throttle Position Sensor
TPI - Throttle Position Input
T-Stat - Thermostat
TACH - Tachometer
TCIL - Transmission Control Indicator Lamp
TDC - Top Dead Center
TEMP - Temperature
TFP - Transmission Fluid Pressure
TFT - Transmission Fluid Temperature
Torq - Torque
TP - Throttle Position
Trans - Transmission/Transaxle
U
UD - Underdrive
U/H - Underhood
UCA - Upper Control Arm
V
VB - Valve Body
VSS - Vehicle Speed Sensor
VBC - Vented Block CLub
V - Volts
VAC - Vacuum
Veh - Vehicle
Vel - Velocity
Ver - Version
Vert - Vertical
VIN - Vehicle Identification Number
Vlv - Valve
VPWR - Vehicle Power
VR - Vacuum Regulator
Vspd - Vehicle speed
W
WOT - wide open throttle
WTB - wanting to buy
WTT - wanting to trade
WTS - want to sell
WW - Windshield Wiper
w/ - With
W/B - Wheelbase
WHL - Wheel
w/o - Without
W/P - Water Pump
WSM - WorkShop Manual
X
Y
Z
Other stuff
lol - laughing out loud
lmao - laughing my a$$ off
roflmao - roll on floor laughing my a$$ off
j/k - just kidding
btw - by the way
FYI - For your information
fwiw - for what it's worth
iirc - if I remember correctly
GF - girl friend
HTH - hope that helps
TTT - to the top of recent posts
PITA - pain in the a$$
nm - never mind
omg - oh my gosh
TIA - thanks in advance
WTF - what the fu**
RTFM - read the f'ing Manual
ID-10-T
IMO - In mY opionion
NP - No Problem
.02 - 2 cents worth
OMG - Oh my God
Last edited by bgstew6; 09-11-2007 at 04:37 PM.
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