As Originally Posted by BEANCOOKER

ABS -- anti-lock breaking system

AC -- air conditioning

AEM -- Advanced Engine Management (aftermarket parts manufacturer)

AFC -- air/fuel controller

AFR -- air to fuel ratio

AT -- automatic transmission

ATF -- automatic transmission fluid

Autotragic -- Nissan automatic transmission

BAN -- To be "banned" or removed from a forum

BTW -- by the way

BRB -- be right back

CAI -- cold air intake

Cat-back -- exhaust system from the catalytic converter to the tail pipe

CD -- Coefficient of drag

CEL -- check engine light

CF -- carbon fiber

CVT -- Continuously Variable Transmission

Debadging -- removing emblems and badges from the car

DRM -- Downshift Rev Matching

DS -- Drive Sport (sport mode) Faster shifts

Dyno -- dynamometer (measures torque and horsepower) also used to refer to non-synthetic oil

E-brake -- emergency brake

ECU -- electronic control unit

EGT -- exhaust gas temperature

EMS--engine management system

FAQ -- frequently asked questions

FI -- Forced Induction (supercharger or turbocharger)

FPR -- fuel pressure regulator

FSTB -- front strut tower brace

FTMFW -- for the mother f'ing win

FTW -- for the win

FTL -- for the loss

FNG -- Effin New Guy

FWIW -- For what it's worth

GAB -- Ghetto Air Box

HID -- high intensity discharge

HLSD -- helical limited slip differential

HP -- horsepower

HPDE -- High-performance Driver's Education/High-performance Driving Event

IIRC -- if I remember correctly

IMO -- in my opinion

JDM– Japanese Domestic Market

K&N -- air filter brand

LSD -- limited slip differential

LTB -- lower tie bar

MAF -- mass air flow sensor

Manumatic -- Manual shift mode (option on autotragic transmissions)

MOD -- modify/modification, moderator, or Minister of Doom (NICO moderator)

MPG -- miles per gallon

MPH -- miles per hour

MT -- manual transmission

N2O -- nitrous oxide

N/A -- naturally aspirated (no turbo or supercharger, to naturally “suck in the air”)

NISMO -- Nissan Motorsports (“aftermarket OEM parts”)

NNA -- Nissan North America

NOS -- Nitrous Oxide Systems also used as an abbreviation for nitrous oxide

OEM -- original equipment manufacturer

OT -- off topic

PCV -- Positive Crankcase Ventilation (valve)

PITA -- pain in the arse

PIAA -- aftermarket light manufacturer

POS -- piece of s**t

PSI - Pounds per square inch

PW -- Post Whore; someone who posts without reason to up the post count. For a perfect definition check out this thread.

RHD -- Right Hand Drive

RPM -- revolutions per minute

Rice -- an ugly or unnecessary mod i.e. To have a bone stock car with stickers all over it. To attach a HUGE wing to the back of a car. Watch the Fast and the Furious, most of those cars look “rice”

RSB -- rear sway bar

RSTB -- rear strut tower brace

R/T -- reaction time

RTFM/RTFA -- Read the effing manual/article

RTPP -- Read the Previous Posts

SC -- supercharger

SES -- service engine soon

SFC -- subframe connectors

Shaving -- removing emblems and badges from the car

Sig -- signature at bottom of posts

SRI -- short ram intake

STS -- short throw shifter

Tach -- tachometer gauge to display RPM’s

TB -- throttle body

TC -- torque converter/traction control/

TCM -- transmission control module

TDC -- Top Dead Center

TL;DR -- Too long; didn't read

TQ -- torque

Tree -- set of lights at the starting line at the drag strip

TSB -- technical service bulletin

TT -- Twin Turbo

UDP -- under drive pulley

VB -- valve body (the part that is modified when you get a VB mod aka "a shift kit")

VDC -- Vehicle Dynamic Control (Traction Control)

VIN -- Vehicle Identification Number

VLSD -- Viscous limited slip differential

VTC – Variable timing control

VQ -- Nissan engine

WAI -- warm air intake (more commonly misunderstood as a CAI)

WOT -- wide open throttle

WTF -- what the “F”

2/4/6 POT -- 2- /4- /6-piston calipers

60' - time it takes to reach 60 feet at a drag strip

1320 -- Number of feet in 1/4 mile; sometimes used when referring to such

pshh what, no HICAS lol

Dasoupdude wrote:pshh what, no HICAS lol

haha and what happened to ptu?