Refresher Course On Acronyms
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Seeing a lot of questions on the common acronyms used on the Forum, so here is a list for reference.
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Common Acronyms A4 – 4-speed Automatic Transmission (C5’s & C6’s) “A6” – 6 speed Automatic Transmission #4L65-e (steering wheel shifter- C6’s starting 2005) AB - Auto Buffs AFAIK - As Far As I Know AH – Corvette Active Handling ARE - Agostino Racing Engines BBL - Be Back Later BCM – Body Control Module (Column Lock, Horn, Anti-Theft, etc.) BFD - Big...Fat... Deal BFN - Bye For Now BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes Again BPP - Breathless Performance Products BRB - Be Right Back BSOD - Blue Screen Of Death - the windows "Crash" screen BSM - Body Side Moldings BTW - By The Way CAGS - Computer Aided Gear Selection CF - Carbon Fiber COH - Corvettes of Houston DBS – Dead Battery Syndrome DBW – Drive By Wire DIC – Driver Information Center DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A S--- DILLIGAF - A more emphatic version of DILLIGAS DILYSI – Drive It Like You Stole It DLR – Daytime Running Lights DSOM – Daytona Sunset Orange Metallic EBTCM – Electronic Break & Traction Control Module EGR – Exhaust Gas Recirculation FI – Forced Induction FRC – Fixed Roof Coupe or Flying Roof Club or Fuel Rail Covers FSU – Fuel sending unit FUBAR - "Fixed" Up Beyond All Recognition FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt - BS intended to scare you about a product. FWIW - For What It's Worth FYI - For Your Information g - grin - usually in brackets or angles <g> or [g] bg - big grin vbg - very big grin vbseg - very big stuff eating grin gd&h - grinning, ducking and hiding gd&r - grinning, ducking and running gd&r,vvf - grinning, ducking and running, very very fast GMAB - Give Me A Break GMAFB - a vehement version of Give Me A Break <g> H/C – Heads Cam Pkg HSIK - How Should I Know HT - Hardtop (related to FRC) HUD – Heads Up Display IAC - In Any Case IAE - In Any Event IANAL - I Am Not A Lawyer IBIWISI - I'll Believe It When I See It IB4TL= In Before The Thread Lock INAL - I'm Not A Lawyer IMO - In My Opinion IMHO - In My Humble Opinion IMMHO - In My Most Humble Opinion IOW - In Other Words IYKWIM - If you know what I mean JFYI - Just For Your Information JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion JMO - Just My Opinion KMA - Kiss My ...Ahem.... LAPD – Los Angeles Performance Division LEO – Law Enforcement Officer LG – LG Motorsports LOL - Laughing Out Loud LMAO - Laughing My <ahem> Off LMB – Le Mans Blue LPE - Lingenfelter Performance Engineering LTFSA - Leave The Fine Settings Alone MAF – Mass Air Flow MN12 (M12) – Z06 6-speed MN6 – Corvette 6-speed MTI – Motorsport Technologies, Inc. NBD - No Big Deal NCM – National Corvette Museum NOYB - None Of Your Business NOYDB - A forceful version of NOYB <g> NOYFB - A an even more forceful version of NOYB <g> NRN - No Reply Necessary OIC - Oh, I See OEM – Original Equipment Manufacture OMG – Oh My God OTL - Out To Lunch OTOH - On The Other Hand PCM – Power Train Module PFM - Pure Freaking Magic PIMP - Peeing In My Pants (laughing so hard....) PITA - Pain In The A** PMFBI - Pardon Me For Butting In PMFJI - Pardon Me For Jumping In PMJI - Pardon My Jumping In POS - Piece of S--- PTB - Powers That Be R8C – Nat’l Corvette Museum Delivery Option RNA - Ring, No Answer (communication or telephone term for a problem) ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing ROTF - Rolling On The Floor ROTF,L - Rolling On The Floor, Laughing RSN - Real Soon Now RTFM - Read The Fu..in Manual RYFM - Read Your Fine Manual SOTP - Seat Of The Pants SNAFU - Situation Normal, All "fixed" Up SW - Specter Werkes TANJ - There Ain't No Justice TANSTAAFL - There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch TC – Corvette Traction Control TDNBW - This Does Not Bode Well TFPT – Thanks for posting that/this TIA - Thanks In Advance TIC - Tongue In Cheek TMTOYH - Too much time on your hands TMUI - Too much useless information TOCF – The/Those Other Corvette Forums TPTB - The Powers That Be TPM - Tire Pressure Monitors TPS – Tire Pressure Sensors TR – Torch Red TSTO - To Stupid To Operate TTFN - Ta Ta For Now TTS – This Thread Sucks TTT – To the Top (when posting to a thread to bring it back to the top) TTYL - Talk (or Type <g> ) To You Later UABFH - Use A Bigger Freaking Hammer! VE - Vette Essentials or Volumetric Efficiency WAD - Working As Designed (... is a feature, not a bug) WAG - Wild A-- Guess. S/O – Significant Other STFU – Shut The Frig Up SWAG - Super or Scientific WAG WAM - World According to MSFT (MicroSoft) WGAS - Who Gives A S--- WGAF - A more emphative version of WGAS WOA - Work Of Art WOT - Wide Open Throttle WSMM - Well Shut My Mouth (Southern Computers Only) WTH - What The H--- WTF - What The F--- WCC - West Coast Corvettes WYSIWYG - What you see is what you get Y2K - year 2000 YHIHF - You Heard It Hear First YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary
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Good list to refer back to.
Great list....now we just need to add one for all of the tuner acronnyms like:
VE Volumetirc Efficiency ?
MAF Mass Air FLow ?
...someone care to make a complete list so I can follow the tuner posts? I would be forever in your debt!
VE Volumetirc Efficiency ?
MAF Mass Air FLow ?
...someone care to make a complete list so I can follow the tuner posts? I would be forever in your debt!
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Originally Posted by roscoe118
CAGS - Computer Aided Gear Selection (???)
Needing a new one anyway
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Originally Posted by hrdse
Great list....now we just need to add one for all of the tuner acronnyms like:
VE Volumetirc Efficiency ?
MAF Mass Air FLow ?
...someone care to make a complete list so I can follow the tuner posts? I would be forever in your debt!
VE Volumetirc Efficiency ?
MAF Mass Air FLow ?
...someone care to make a complete list so I can follow the tuner posts? I would be forever in your debt!
To assist I've included the two you provided. At least it's a start
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Originally Posted by clutchdust
DILLIGAS?
BTW, you forgot one.
<J/K>: just kidding
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BTW, you forgot one.
<J/K>: just kidding
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Originally Posted by slazenby
Another helpful one from tech support folks:
RTFM -- Read the Manual
RTFM -- Read the Manual













