Okay I'm from the C4 forum and trying to learn the C5 lingo . For instance M6, FRC etc. I know ZO6, Z51 but not some of the other stuff, did a search but not finding what I need. Could you guys point out a link or explain some of the main option codes eg. vert, targa top, packages, major changes during year to year C5 production etc.? Looking at buying a second vette and trying to learn the C5s. Thanks for your help

 

Welcome to C5 Gen! Here's a link that you might have known about, but it should help with all the production numbers, colors, options, RPO codes, etc....

http://corvetteactioncenter.com/specs/

As far as the list of the abbreviations, there are so many, but this might help....

A4 – 4-speed Automatic Tranny
AB - Auto Buffs
AFAIK - As Far As I Know
AH – Corvette Active Handling
ARE - Agostino Racing Engines
BBL - Be Back Later
BFD - Big...Fat... Deal
BFN - Bye For Now
BOHICA - Bend Over, Here It Comes
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 Assisted Gear Selection
CF - Carbon Fiber or Corvette Forum (depends on context)
CLB – Column Lock Bypass
COH - Corvettes of Houston
DIC – Driver Information Center
DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A S---
DILLIGAF - A more emphatic version of DILLIGAS
FI – Forced Induction
FRC – Fixed Roof Coupe, Fuel Rail Cover, Factory Race Car
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
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....
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
LMAO - Laughing My <ahem> Off
LPE - Lingenfelter Performance Engineering
LTFSA - Leave The Fine Settings Alone
MN12 – Z06 6-speed
MN6 – Corvette 6-speed
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
OMG – Oh My God
OTL - Out To Lunch
OTOH - On The Other Hand
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
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
RPO – Regular Production Option
RSN - Real Soon Now
RTFM - Read The Fine 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
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TIC - Tongue In Cheek
TMTOYH - Too much time on your hands
TMUI - Too much useless information
TPTB - The Powers That Be
TPS – Tire Pressure Sensor
TPM – Tire Pressure Monitor
TSTO - To Stupid To Operate
TTFN - Ta Ta For Now
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
WAD - Working As Designed (... is a feature, not a bug)
WAG - Wild A-- Guess.
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[/QUOTE]

 

There will be a test n da morning!

 

There's a wealth of information here on the Forum. Take your time, follow some posts, and do some searching.
Having said that, the information will have more meaning when you own one.
Good luck.

 

Wow ask for abbreviations and you guys go all out. I use the forum alot for my 96 LT4. But I think what is throwing me alittle is the fixed roof deal. I'm assuming that it is not removeable? But I think I seen some vert with removeable hard tops that look almost identical? A Z06 is only available in a FRC? I'm looking for a six speed in iether in a vert or a targa top coupe preferrably black.

 

Welcome to C5 Land. There are FRC's that are non ZO6. Those FRC's were made pre 2001 and came with 345HP, and I believe just from 99-00 then in 01 the Z06 came out...and the rest of the FRC's were Z06's The coupe's have the only removable hard-tops that I know of, unless someone modified a stock Vert(soft top). The 01 Z06 had 385HP and the 02-04 Z had 405 HP.

All FRC's (Z06 or not) were Six Speeds.

And you are correct the FRC does not have a removable top (hence "fixed roof coupe")

 

Hello and welcome.
Your getting better every day.
The aftermarket hard top , for a vert, looks smiular to a FRC.
Its a good time to be shoping for a C5, as its a buyers market. Large numbers of good low milasge cars on the market. Do some more searching and ask your questions. If these guys can't answer them The'll make something up.