Re: TLA Lexicon - Updates

[Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>]

Keep those updates coming.  Here's the accumulated wisdom from the past week.

SUV: Sport-Utility Vehicle.  Large pondering vehicles that reside in the
left lane doing 65, noted for their fine handling and excellent gas
mileage.  They are the yuppie-mobile of the 90's and beyond.  So popular
our buddy Al wants to tax them extra. Usually driven by a clueless person
with a cellphone stuck to one ear.  At stoplights, said clueless person can
often be seen reading the newspaper.  Unfortunately, this phenomenon does
not stop when the lights go green.  Some say this is a vehicular example of
Darwin's laws.  We'll see......

KOW: Knock On Wood
DIY: Do It Yourself
IME: In My Experience
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary
OTOH: On The Other Hand
724 (say seven twenty-four or seven by twenty-four): 7 days a week, 24
hours a day.  Also 247
FTR: For The Record
BTW: By The Way
obo: or best offer

EC: European Car magazine.  From the people who also publish SCC (Sport
Compact Car)
K&N: Company that makes filters: air, fuel, oil.  Also K+N
KKK: Company that makes turbochargers.  Alternately, abbreviation for Juha
Kankkunnen (4-time! WRC Champion).  Has nothing to do with Southern
American Red-Necks with a white sheet fetish.

IM: Intake Manifold
EM: Exhaust Manifold
MC: Master Cylinder.  Also, M/C
IC: InterCooler.  Also, I/C.
Cat-back: Everything in the exhaust system AFTER (not including) the
catalytic convertor
Michelin Man Hose: Rubber hose that connects IC with throttle body
Waffle: Rubber hose/plenum that connects air intake box with throttle body
WGFV: WasteGate Frequency Valve
ISV: Idle Stablization Valve
WOT: Wide Open Throttle switch

Scoobie or Scoobie-Doo: Subaru (affectionate term)

Avant: Audi for StationWagon
w - stationWagon
NF: Engine code.  Used in the 5K(Q) from 10-86 to 12/88. Has old-style
one-piece IM for 4KQ-style CIS-E.
NG: Engine code.  Has 2 piece IM, injectors in IM and setup for CIS-E III.
Also used in the  87 CGT.


Cheers,
	Richard
	88 90Q - <insert pithy witticism here>
	88 Golf GTi - PRO Rally