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
HPDE - High Performance Driving Event SRDEC - Siegel Racing Driver Education Clinic ALK - Anti-Lift Kit TTIWOP - This Thread Is Worthless WithOut Pictures
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?
thats harsh...now im gonna go cry in my corner and :bowdown: to milo ....praying he wont actually ban me
I have heard it used as an acronym for Basic Performance Upgrades. This generally includes simple bolt ons.
ATM-Asynchronous Transfer Mode...LOL...Man, there are just as many acronyms in the auto world as there are in the telecomm industry. Mark
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...
yeah thats what i figured. i see it on all the forums and was just curious for an explanation. thanks.