Some technical vocab please!

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TheBlack240
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Someone plese explain to me some of the terms if not all the terms i am reading around. like MAF, FAF, OBDI, OBDII. Someone elplain to me all these terms! Thank you


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MAF (Mass Air Flow), FAF (?), OBDI (On Board Diagnostics) 1995 and older, OBDII (On Board Diagnostics 2) 1996 and newer.

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is there anymore abreviations? thanks!

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just a couple

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Thanks alot man!

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Mannnnnn.................................You good!:-)

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believe it or not that is not all of them. Some of the stuff used on this board does not fall in that list nor on any official list

Examples are

CAI= cold air intakeMAF= Mass Air Flow sensorAFM=Air Flow Meter [same as MAF]CTS= Coolant temp sensor


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