Commonly Used Acronyms

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  1. Alex

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    4EAT - Four speed automatic transmission
    5EAT - Five speed automatic transmission
    5MT - Five speed manual transmission
    6MT - Six speed manual transmission

    ABS - Antilock braking system
    AFAIK - As far as I know
    AFRs - Air Fuel Ratios
    AKA - Also known as
    ALK - Anti-Lift Kit
    ALS - Anti-lag system
    ATM- At the Moment
    AVCS - Active valve control system
    AWD - All Wheel Drive

    BHP - Brake Horespower
    BOV - Blow off Valve
    BPV - Bypass Valve
    BTW - By the way
    Bump - To move a topic up to the most recently commented

    CAI - Cold Air Intake
    Cat - Catalytic convertor
    Cd - Coefficient of drag
    CEL - Check Engine Light
    CDM - Canadian Domestic Market

    DCCD - Driver Controlled Center Differential
    Diff - Differential
    DIN - Deutsche Industrial Norm, radio dimension standard
    DSM - Diamond Star Motors
    DP - Downpipe

    EBC - Electronic boost controller
    ECU - Engine Control Unit
    EDM - European Domestic Market
    EFI - Electronic fuel injection
    EGT - Exhaust gas temperature
    EM - Engine Management

    FHI - Fuji Heavy Industries
    FMIC - Front Mount Intercooler
    FS - For sale
    FTW - For the Win
    FWD - Front wheel drive
    FWIW - For what it's worth

    GTG/G2G - Get To Gether

    H4 - Horizontally opposed 4 cylinder engine
    HID - High intensity discharge
    HP - horsepower
    HPDE - High Performance Driving Event

    IAM - Ignition Advance Multiplier (part of the ECU's engine control scheme)
    ID - Inner diameter
    IIRC - If I recall correctly
    IMO - In my opinion
    IMHO - In my humble opinion
    IWS - ImprezaWRXSTi.com

    JDM - Japanese Domestic Market

    KPH - Kilometers per hour

    LHD - Left hand drive
    LMAO - Laughing my a$$ off
    LOL - Laughing Out Loud
    LSD - Limited slip differential

    MAF - Mass air-flow sensor
    MAP - Manifold absolute pressure sensor
    MBC - Manual boost controller
    MIL - Malfunction indicator lamp (same as CEL)
    MPH - Miles per hour
    MT - Manual transmission
    MY - Model/Year

    NA - Normally aspirated
    NABISCO - A box of crackers
    NASIOC - North American Subaru Owner's Club
    nvh - Noise, Vibration, and Harshness

    O2 - Oxygen
    OBD-II - On board diagnostics II
    OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
    OMG - Oh my God
    OT - Off topic

    PCV - Positive crankcase ventilation
    PITA - Pain in the arse
    Pot - brake piston
    PSI - Pounds per square inch

    RCH - politically incorrect unit of finite distance measurement
    RHD - Right hand drive
    ROFL - Rolling on the floor laughing
    ROFLMAO - Rolling on the floor laughing my a$$ off
    RPM - Revolution per minute
    RTFM - Read the f@#$ing manual


    SAE - Society of Automotive Engineers
    SCC - Sport compact car magazine
    SCCA - Sports car club of America
    SEMA - Specialty equipment marketer's association
    SOA - Subaru of America
    SRDEC - Siegel Racing Driver Education Clinic
    SRP - Sedona Red Pearl
    STi - Subaru Tecnica International

    TB - Throttle body
    TBE - Turbo Back Exhaust
    TCU - Traction Control Unit (the computer that controls the DCCD's action)
    TMIC - Top Mount Intercooler
    TPS - Throttle position sensor
    TDC - Top dead center
    TSB - Technical service bulletin (from SOA)
    TT - Turbo timer or Twin turbo
    TTIWOP - This Thread Is Worthless WithOut Pictures
    TTT - To the top, aka bump
    TY, thx, tx - Thanks or thank you

    UP - Uppipe
    USDM - US Domestic Market

    VIN - Vehicle identification number

    WBO2 - Wide band Oxygen sensor
    WFO - Wide f*ckin open!!!
    WHP - Wheel Horsepower
    WOT - Wide open throttle
    WRB - World Rally Blue
    WTF - What the F*ck

    YMMV - Your mileage may vary
    YGM - You've got mail

    Open to suggestions as well, just reply to the thread.

    Cheers :D
     
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    nice :bigthumb:
     
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    HPDE - High Performance Driving Event
    SRDEC - Siegel Racing Driver Education Clinic
    ALK - Anti-Lift Kit
    TTIWOP - This Thread Is Worthless WithOut Pictures
     
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    ATM- At the Moment

    GTG - Get ToGether

    WFO - Wide f*ckin open!!!
     
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    being sorta new to the subie world..i just found out a few months ago that wrb meant "world rally blue"lol what are the other acroymns i keep seeing? MY, CGM, etc? i'm assuming their colors or model types too?
     
  6. monk

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    MY = model/year
    CGM = crystal gray metallic


    Alex, WTF does FTW mean?
     
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    For The Win

    or F*ck The World

    or Free the Whales
     
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    BTW = Ban The Wrxin8or :D
     
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    :rofl:
     
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    :eek:hnoes:
     
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    DWNAMA?

    Do We Need Any More Acronyms?
     
  12. wrxin8or

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    thats harsh...now im gonna go cry in my corner and :bowdown: to milo



    ....praying he wont actually ban me
     
  13. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

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    foolish tiajuana weekend?

    for the wankers?

    oh i got it now... fuck the wombat!
     
  14. FTZ

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    Thank you Nasioc

    IDP=In da Pooper
     
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    no love for the 4EAT or 5EAT in the new Legs?
     
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    scuby drew techos ftws!!EEEE

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    no love for VTEC......

    or

    omghi2u
     
  17. Alex

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    dont you mean, omghai2u drew?
     
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    ok call me a noob, but does SOG stand for subaru of georgia?
     
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    Ha ha. No it's stands for Silly Old Girls!




    JK........ Subaru of Gwinnett.
     
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    ah thanks :)
     
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    what does BPU stand for
     
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    I have heard it used as an acronym for Basic Performance Upgrades. This generally includes simple bolt ons.
     
  24. monk

    monk <b>The Kitchen Ninja!!!!</b>

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    BFTD - back from the dead, this thread is...
     
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    ATM-Asynchronous Transfer Mode...LOL...Man, there are just as many acronyms in the auto world as there are in the telecomm industry.

    Mark
     
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    whats the meaning behind teh? I know it is the, but .....?
     
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    teh is just a misspelling of "the"...no meaning behind it, just that it became common when people would type really quickly and not proofread what they type...
     
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    yeah thats what i figured. i see it on all the forums and was just curious for an explanation. thanks.
     

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