Car Glossary - Blackcamaro.com
(Acronyms for now, more to come!)
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| 2OTL - Two On The Left exhaust, used to be an SLP
option, somewhat "legendary". A4 - 4-speed Automatic tranny ARE - Agnostino Racing Engines - well respected for H/C packages and crate engines ATAP - Autotap - OBD-II computer link ABL - Air Box Lid ASR - Acceleration Slip Regulation CAGS - Computer Aided Gear Shifting/Selection - refers to the 1-4 forced shift CAI - Cold Air Intake/Induction CAT - Catalytic Converter CME - Center Mounted Exhaust - part of the new 345HP package. DD - Dual/Dual - current SLP Second Sticker exhaust offering, replaced 2OTL. DR - Drag Radials - Racing Tires EGR - Exhaust Gas Recirculation ET - Elapsed Time - refers to quarter mile or eighth mile drag time. FRA - Free Ram Air mod - instead of FTRA or CAI FRC - Fuel Rail Cover FT/LBS - Foot Pounds - measure of torque FTRA - Fast Toys Ram Air - similar to CAI FWHP - Flywheel (sometimes Front Wheel) Horsepower GMAF - Grantelli's version of the MAF H/C - Heads and Cam - usually refers to a package HP - Horsepower HPP or HPP3 - Hypertech Power Programmer KBDD - Kenny Brown Double Diamonds - type of SFC LCA - Lower Control Arm LE - Limited Edition - refers to the 35th anniversary option available for the 2002 Camaro LM - SLP Loudmouth Exhaust LS1 - 1998 and up Z28/SS/C5 engine LS6 - Corvette Z06 Engine LSD - Limited Slip Differential LT - SLP Long Tuned Headers LT1 - Previous Z28/SS/some vettes engine M6 - 6-speed manual tranny MAF - Mass Air Flow (sensor) MOD - Aftermarket modification/upgrade MPH - Miles Per Hour - in this context usually at the ET. NA - Naturally Aspirated - no Super, Turbo, or Nitrous NOS or NO2 - Nitrous Oxide OE - Original Equipment - factory parts OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer - makes original equipment or up-to spec duplicates ORP - Off Road Pipe - Replaces CAT PHR/PHB - Pan Hard Rod/Pan Hard Bar (APHR/APHB = Adjustable) RT or R/T - Reaction Time - Time after 3rd yellow light goes off that you leave the starting line RWHP - Rear Wheel Horsepower SOTP - Seat Of The Pants (Or Step On The Pedal) - refers to noticibility of a mod or HP STB - Strut Tower Brace SFC - Sub Frame Connector T/A - Trans Am - Firebird trim line TB - Throttle Body TCS - Traction Control System TT - Twin Turbo WOT - Wide Open Throttle And of course SS - Super Sport SLP - Used to be "Street Legal Performance", now just "SLP Engineering" SLP PP - SLP Performance Parts FORD - Fix Or Repair Daily |