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3KGT 3000GT

3/S 3000gt/stealth

A/F Air Fuel (ratio)

A/T Automatic Transmission

ABS Antilock Braking System

AFC Air Fuel Convertor

AT Automatic Transmission

BDC Bottom Dead Center

BHP Brake HorsePower

BOV Blow Off Valve

CAI Cold Air Intake

CARB California Air Resource Board

CCA Cold Cranking Amps

CEL Check Engine Light

CKP Crankshaft Position Sensor

CL Closed Loop

CMP Camshaft Position Sensor

CPS Crankshaft Position Sensor (CKP)

CR Compression Ratio

DAC Digital Analog Convertor

DIS Direct Ignition System

DSP Digital Signal Processor

DOHC Dual OverHead Cam

DSM Diamond Star Motors (Mitsubishi/dodge/Chrysler)

ECU Engine Control Unit

ECT Engine Coolant Temperature

EGR Exhaust Gas Recirculation

EGT Exhaust Gas Temperature

EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory

EEPROM Electrically Erasable PROM

EVAP EVAPorative emission control system

FCD Fuel Cut Defencer

FMIC Front Mount InterCooler

FPR Fuel Pressure Regulator

FTW For the win

GS grand sport

GST grand sport turbo

GSX grand spot all wheel drive

HO2S Heated O2 Sensor

HP Horsepower

HVAC Heating, Venting, Air Conditioning

I/E/H Intake / Exhaust / Header

IAC Idle Air Control (ISC)

IAT Intake Air Temperature

IC InterCooler

IMO in my opinion

ISC Idle Speed Control (IAC)

ITC Ignition Timing Convertor

LIC Lower Intercooler Pipe

LSD limited slip differential

LOL laughing out loud

LMAO laughing my ass off

LMFAO laughing my f***ing ass off

M/T Manual Transmission

MAF Mass Air Flow

MAP Manifold Absolute Pressure

MAT Manifold Air Temperature

MBC Manual Boost Controller

MFI Multiport Fuel Injection (MPI)

MT Manual Transmission

MPI MultiPort fuel Injection (MFI)

N2O Nitrous Oxide

NOS (Holley brand) Nitrous Oxide Systems

NA naturaly aspirated (N/T = non-turbo)

O2S Oxygen Sensor

OBDI On Board Diagnostics I (95 cars)

OBDII On Board Diagnostics II (96+ cars)

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OL Open Loop

PCM Powertrain Control Module

PSI Pounds per Square Inch

Rice deacals on cars, big wings, anything that was in f&f, 2f2f, tricef&toykof... the thrid one.

RS rally sport

SAFC (Apexi) Super Air Fuel Convertor

SATAN Your local mitsu. dealer

SFI Sequential multiport Fuel Injection

Shens calling on shenanigans

SOHC single over head cam

SRS Safety Restraint System

STB Strut Tower Bar (or Brace)

TB Throttle Body/Timming belt

TCM Transmission Control Module (Automatics only)

TDC Top Dead Center

TQ Torque

TPS Throttle Position Sensor

TT Turbo Timer

UIP Upper Intercooler Pipe

UDP Under Drive Pulley

WTF What the f***

WOT Wide Open Throttle

Cyl 1, cyl 2, cyl 3, cyl 4, ect.- number give to a piston/combustion chamber dictated by the line of the fuel injectors, example: the first fuel injector that gets fed gas from the fuel line would be feeding cyl. 1, the last injector in the fuel rail that’s at the end by the shared valve feeds cyl 4.

14b, 16g, 20g, evoIII16g, big 16g, small 16g, 12g, T3, T4, t3/t4, GT28R GT35R ect... are all turbos

I would like to thank my boys: superinflamo, oldskoolturbo, theengineer, sebba, davidmitsurock, 00marage, and a big thanks to Juan Laguna.

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