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I have been thinking of starting this thread for awhile now because, when I first joined, I had no idea what was being said in a lot of the posts on here. It can be kind of intimidating for somone with no prior knowledge of Subies or of cars in general. Hopefully this guide will help some of our ever-growing list of new members enjoy this site to its fullest. Maybe it will also help me to figure out those few terms that I dont know yet.
WORK IN PROGRESS (SUGGESTIONS WELCOME) PLEASE POST DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS YOU WISH TO BE ADDED.
Acronyms (Subaru/Auto Related):
0 = 1.6L (not certain about this one)
2 = 1.8L
4 = 2.2L
6 = 2.5L
8 = 2.0L
4EAT – Four Speed Electronic Automatic Transmission
5MT – Five Speed Manual Transmission
5EAT – Five Speed Electronic Automatic Transmission (includes Sportshift)
6MT – Six Speed Manual Transmission
ABS – Anti-lock Braking System
AFR (or A/F) - Air to Fuel Ratio
ALK - Anti Lift Kit
ALS - Anti Lag System (EM trick to keep the turbo spooled when off the throttle)
A/R - Area to Radius ratio
AT – Automatic Transmission
ATDC = After Top Dead Center (relative to piston location)
ATF – Automatic Transmission Fluid
AVCS – Active Valve Control Sysem
AVLS – Active Valve Lift System
AWD – All Wheel Drive
AWHP - All Wheel Horse Power
AWTQ - At Wheel Torque
BBK - Big Brake Kit
BHP – Brake HorsePower (measured BEFORE transmission)
BOV – Blow Off Valve
BPV - By-Pass Valve
BTDC - Before Top Dead Center (relative to piston location)
CAI - Cold Air Intake
CBE = Cat Back Exhaust
CC - Cruise Control
CEL - Check Engine Light
CF – Carbon Fiber
Cf -- drag coefficient or coefficient of drag (airflow resistance)
CO2 – Carbon Dioxide
DP -- Down Pipe
DC -- Double Clutch
DCCD -- Driver Controlled Center Differential
DOHC – Dual Overhead Camshaft
DRL = Daytime Running Lights
EBC – Electonic Boost Controller
ECT - Electronically Controlled Transmission
ECU – Electronic Control Unit (engine control unit)
EDM - European Domestic Market
EFI – Electronic Fuel Injection
EG33 – Subaru 3.3 litre 6-cylinder engine code (SVX)
EG – Subaru 6-cylinder engines (up through mid to late 90’s) (also Evergreen Subaru, see below)
EGP or EGBP - Exhaust Gas Pressure or Exhaust Gas Back Pressure
EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature
EJ – Subaru 4-cylinder engines (early 90’s and newer)
EJ20 – Subaru 2.0 litre 4-cylinder engine code
EJ205 – Subaru 2.0 litre turbo engine (US WRX)
EJ22 – Subaru 2.2 litre 4-cylinder engine code
EJ25 – Subaru 2.5 litre 4-cylinder engine code
EJ255 – Subaru 2.5 litre turbo engine (US Forester XT, Baja Turbo)
EJ257 – Subaru 2.5 litre turbo engine (US WRX STi)
EM - Engine Management
EMS = Engine Management System
ESM - Electronic Stability Management
ESP - Electronic Stability Program
EWG - external wastegate
EZ – Subaru 6-cylinder engines (post EG series H6 engines)
EZ30R – Subaru 3.0 litre 6-cylinder engine code (BL/BP Legacy and new Outback)
FDR - Final Drive Ratio
FHI - Fuji Heavy Industries
FMIC - Front Mounted Intercooler
FWD – Front Wheel Drive
FSB -- Front Sway Bar
GD = 2002+ Impreza
GF = 5-door Impreza
GG = Impreza Wagon
GM = 2-door (old gen, '93-'01) Impreza
GC - 4 door model year '93-'01 Impreza
H4 – Horizontally Opposed 4 cylinder (boxer)
H6 – Horizontally Opposed 6 cylinder
HF - High Flow (usually used in conjunction with a catalytic converter)
HID – High Intensity Discharge (headlights)
HT-- Heal and Toe
IC -- Intercooler
IWG - Internal Wastegate
JDM – Japanese Domestic Market
LHD = Left Hand Drive
LSD – Limited Slip Differential
MAF or MAS – Mass Air-Flow Sensor
MAP – Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
MBC – Manual Boost Controller
MBT - Minimum Best Timing
MIL – Malfunction Indicator Lamp (CEL)
MRP - Manifold Relative Pressure
MT – Manual Transmission
MY – Model Year
NOS - Nitrous Oxide
OBD - On Board Diagnostics
OE – Original Equipment
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
OL/CL - Open Loop / Closed Loop
P&P -- Port and Polish of cylinder heads to improve airflow.
PPG -- Pfitzner Performance Gearbox
RHD = Right Hand Drive
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
RSB -- Rear Sway Bar
RWD – Rear Wheel Drive
SOA – Subaru Of America
SOHC – Single Overhead Camshaft
SPT = Subaru Performance Tuning
STi (pre-06) / STI = Subaru Technica International
STM - Stability Management
SWRT = Subaru World Rally Team
TCS - Traction Control System
TDC = Top Dead Center (relative to piston location)
TMIC - Top Mounted Intercooler
TBE -- Turbo Back Exhaust
TGV - Tumble Generator Valve
TQ - Torque
TR - Tuner Ready (aka '06 WRX TR)
TSB - Technical Service Bulletin
TT – Twin Turbo
UDP – Under Drive Pulley
UP -- Up Pipe
USDM -- United States Domestic Market
VDC – Vehicle Dynamic Control
VIN – Vehicle Identification Number
VTA - Vent to Atmosphere
VTD – Variable Torque Distibution
WGA - Wastegate Actuator
WHP – Wheel HorsePower
WOT – Wide Open Throttle
WRC = World Rally Championship (competiton or WRC Spec cars)
Acronyms (Forum/1337 speak/Internet Related):
A full list would be too large to fit into this post. You can find a good list in the third post of THIS thread, or you can look up the term in question on google. For the purposes of this post I will add acronyms that are more specific to this site or are commonly used by its members.
BFH - Big F--king Hammer
EG - Evergreen Subaru, a Subaru dealership in Auburn
FTW - For the Win (the thing that preceeds FTW is thought by the poster to be the excellent or the best of tis kind)
FTL - For the Loss (the thing that preceeds FTL is thought by the poster to be the horrible or the worst of its kind)
FTMFW - For the Motherf--king Win (see FTW above)
LDR - Last Ditch Racing
NABISCO - play on words referring to the website NASIOC.com
NASIOC - North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club - website: www.nasioc.com
NEFR - New England Forest Rally
Subaru Factory Paint Color Acronyms:
CGM - Crystal Grey Metallic
JBP = Java Black Pearl
OBP - Obsidian Black Pearl
SRP= Sedona Red Pearl
SRR - San Remo Red
SS= Spark Silver
RBP= Regal Blue Pearl (i think)
UGM= Urban Grey Metallic
WRB - World Rally Blue
Slang (Subaru/Auto Related):
AutoX – Autocross
Blobeye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Bugeye - A model year '02-'03 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Cat – Catalytic Convertor
Catback -- Catback (after the Catalytic Converter) exhaust section
Cateye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Diff – Differential
Droopeye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Hawkeye - A model year '06-'07 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Fozzy - Subaru Forester
Peanuteye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Pinks --certain STI parts... springs, swaybars, injectors, timing belts. Due to their color.
Pot -- (ie. 4-pot brake) pistons on caliper.
RallyX – Rallycross
Rex - WRX
Saabaru - Saab + Subaru
Scooby - Subaru
I hope this helps someone at some point.
WORK IN PROGRESS (SUGGESTIONS WELCOME) PLEASE POST DEFINITIONS OF THE TERMS YOU WISH TO BE ADDED.
Acronyms (Subaru/Auto Related):
0 = 1.6L (not certain about this one)
2 = 1.8L
4 = 2.2L
6 = 2.5L
8 = 2.0L
4EAT – Four Speed Electronic Automatic Transmission
5MT – Five Speed Manual Transmission
5EAT – Five Speed Electronic Automatic Transmission (includes Sportshift)
6MT – Six Speed Manual Transmission
ABS – Anti-lock Braking System
AFR (or A/F) - Air to Fuel Ratio
ALK - Anti Lift Kit
ALS - Anti Lag System (EM trick to keep the turbo spooled when off the throttle)
A/R - Area to Radius ratio
AT – Automatic Transmission
ATDC = After Top Dead Center (relative to piston location)
ATF – Automatic Transmission Fluid
AVCS – Active Valve Control Sysem
AVLS – Active Valve Lift System
AWD – All Wheel Drive
AWHP - All Wheel Horse Power
AWTQ - At Wheel Torque
BBK - Big Brake Kit
BHP – Brake HorsePower (measured BEFORE transmission)
BOV – Blow Off Valve
BPV - By-Pass Valve
BTDC - Before Top Dead Center (relative to piston location)
CAI - Cold Air Intake
CBE = Cat Back Exhaust
CC - Cruise Control
CEL - Check Engine Light
CF – Carbon Fiber
Cf -- drag coefficient or coefficient of drag (airflow resistance)
CO2 – Carbon Dioxide
DP -- Down Pipe
DC -- Double Clutch
DCCD -- Driver Controlled Center Differential
DOHC – Dual Overhead Camshaft
DRL = Daytime Running Lights
EBC – Electonic Boost Controller
ECT - Electronically Controlled Transmission
ECU – Electronic Control Unit (engine control unit)
EDM - European Domestic Market
EFI – Electronic Fuel Injection
EG33 – Subaru 3.3 litre 6-cylinder engine code (SVX)
EG – Subaru 6-cylinder engines (up through mid to late 90’s) (also Evergreen Subaru, see below)
EGP or EGBP - Exhaust Gas Pressure or Exhaust Gas Back Pressure
EGT - Exhaust Gas Temperature
EJ – Subaru 4-cylinder engines (early 90’s and newer)
EJ20 – Subaru 2.0 litre 4-cylinder engine code
EJ205 – Subaru 2.0 litre turbo engine (US WRX)
EJ22 – Subaru 2.2 litre 4-cylinder engine code
EJ25 – Subaru 2.5 litre 4-cylinder engine code
EJ255 – Subaru 2.5 litre turbo engine (US Forester XT, Baja Turbo)
EJ257 – Subaru 2.5 litre turbo engine (US WRX STi)
EM - Engine Management
EMS = Engine Management System
ESM - Electronic Stability Management
ESP - Electronic Stability Program
EWG - external wastegate
EZ – Subaru 6-cylinder engines (post EG series H6 engines)
EZ30R – Subaru 3.0 litre 6-cylinder engine code (BL/BP Legacy and new Outback)
FDR - Final Drive Ratio
FHI - Fuji Heavy Industries
FMIC - Front Mounted Intercooler
FWD – Front Wheel Drive
FSB -- Front Sway Bar
GD = 2002+ Impreza
GF = 5-door Impreza
GG = Impreza Wagon
GM = 2-door (old gen, '93-'01) Impreza
GC - 4 door model year '93-'01 Impreza
H4 – Horizontally Opposed 4 cylinder (boxer)
H6 – Horizontally Opposed 6 cylinder
HF - High Flow (usually used in conjunction with a catalytic converter)
HID – High Intensity Discharge (headlights)
HT-- Heal and Toe
IC -- Intercooler
IWG - Internal Wastegate
JDM – Japanese Domestic Market
LHD = Left Hand Drive
LSD – Limited Slip Differential
MAF or MAS – Mass Air-Flow Sensor
MAP – Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor
MBC – Manual Boost Controller
MBT - Minimum Best Timing
MIL – Malfunction Indicator Lamp (CEL)
MRP - Manifold Relative Pressure
MT – Manual Transmission
MY – Model Year
NOS - Nitrous Oxide
OBD - On Board Diagnostics
OE – Original Equipment
OEM – Original Equipment Manufacturer
OL/CL - Open Loop / Closed Loop
P&P -- Port and Polish of cylinder heads to improve airflow.
PPG -- Pfitzner Performance Gearbox
RHD = Right Hand Drive
RPM - Revolutions Per Minute
RSB -- Rear Sway Bar
RWD – Rear Wheel Drive
SOA – Subaru Of America
SOHC – Single Overhead Camshaft
SPT = Subaru Performance Tuning
STi (pre-06) / STI = Subaru Technica International
STM - Stability Management
SWRT = Subaru World Rally Team
TCS - Traction Control System
TDC = Top Dead Center (relative to piston location)
TMIC - Top Mounted Intercooler
TBE -- Turbo Back Exhaust
TGV - Tumble Generator Valve
TQ - Torque
TR - Tuner Ready (aka '06 WRX TR)
TSB - Technical Service Bulletin
TT – Twin Turbo
UDP – Under Drive Pulley
UP -- Up Pipe
USDM -- United States Domestic Market
VDC – Vehicle Dynamic Control
VIN – Vehicle Identification Number
VTA - Vent to Atmosphere
VTD – Variable Torque Distibution
WGA - Wastegate Actuator
WHP – Wheel HorsePower
WOT – Wide Open Throttle
WRC = World Rally Championship (competiton or WRC Spec cars)
Acronyms (Forum/1337 speak/Internet Related):
A full list would be too large to fit into this post. You can find a good list in the third post of THIS thread, or you can look up the term in question on google. For the purposes of this post I will add acronyms that are more specific to this site or are commonly used by its members.
BFH - Big F--king Hammer
EG - Evergreen Subaru, a Subaru dealership in Auburn
FTW - For the Win (the thing that preceeds FTW is thought by the poster to be the excellent or the best of tis kind)
FTL - For the Loss (the thing that preceeds FTL is thought by the poster to be the horrible or the worst of its kind)
FTMFW - For the Motherf--king Win (see FTW above)
LDR - Last Ditch Racing
NABISCO - play on words referring to the website NASIOC.com
NASIOC - North American Subaru Impreza Owners Club - website: www.nasioc.com
NEFR - New England Forest Rally
Subaru Factory Paint Color Acronyms:
CGM - Crystal Grey Metallic
JBP = Java Black Pearl
OBP - Obsidian Black Pearl
SRP= Sedona Red Pearl
SRR - San Remo Red
SS= Spark Silver
RBP= Regal Blue Pearl (i think)
UGM= Urban Grey Metallic
WRB - World Rally Blue
Slang (Subaru/Auto Related):
AutoX – Autocross
Blobeye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Bugeye - A model year '02-'03 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Cat – Catalytic Convertor
Catback -- Catback (after the Catalytic Converter) exhaust section
Cateye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Diff – Differential
Droopeye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Hawkeye - A model year '06-'07 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Fozzy - Subaru Forester
Peanuteye - A model year '04-'05 WRX or STI characterized by THIS style of headlights
Pinks --certain STI parts... springs, swaybars, injectors, timing belts. Due to their color.
Pot -- (ie. 4-pot brake) pistons on caliper.
RallyX – Rallycross
Rex - WRX
Saabaru - Saab + Subaru
Scooby - Subaru
I hope this helps someone at some point.
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