hi im new here and see lots of acronyms out there clb DIC, FRC

ive figured out some and been told what others mean..

is there a list of acronyms and what they mean?

i want to copy them so i can figure out what you corvette guys are talking about..

thanks
sj

 

Me too . ..

 

CLB - column lock bypass
DIC - driver information center
FRC - fixed roof coupe (or flying roof coupe) ...or fuel rail cover (depending on the context of course.)

Welcome to the forum!!

 

FRC= Fixed Roof Coupe or what used to be called a "Hardtop;" HUD Heads up Display ; DIC Driver Information Center --displays fuel, gages, Odometer etc.

 

CLB = column lock bypass ..........a device that is installed to preclude the functionality of locking the steering wheel. The steering wheel has the potential not to unlock.


FRC = fixed roof coupe ..........the Z06 is one of three models. The other two models; coupe and convertible have the feature of having the roof removed


DIC = digital instrument cluster .........the digital read out above the steering wheel at the bottom of the instrument cluster. It displays the various readings available from the various menus available e.g., fuel, gages,

 

thanks guys.. if there is a list of them all out there please post it.. there seems to be tons of them being used...


for all of us newbies.. we'd appreciate it

sj

ps great sight lots of info all i need is the car... spring of '05 cant get here fast enough..

 

We have our own language, it takes a little time.

 

here you go this is just off the top of my head Not really found these in an old post

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
CF - Carbon Fiber
COH - Corvettes of Houston
DILLIGAS - Do I Look Like I Give A S---
DILLIGAF - A more emphatic version of DILLIGAS
FI – Forced Induction
FRC – Fixed Roof Coupe
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)
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
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
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
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

 

These are some old ones, but since you asked:

HUD- Head Under Dashboard - you drank way too much.
FRC - Freakin' Replacement Cost - something suffered at a dealer
DIC - Damn Idiot Code
Z51 - One more than a Y50
Z06 - My car is badder than your car
[IMB][/IMG] - Secret cult of CF members who can post pictures
MODS - Money Out the Door Syndrome
RWHP - A fictitious number arrived at by believeing and summing up the ads for improved HP from all the stuff you just bought
FWP - RWHP times your credit card number
COLD AIR INDUCTION - Breathing in Montreal
BODY CONTROL MODULE - Depends
FIXED ROOF - What you have to do after you forget to fasten the latches.
SWAY BARS - No thanks. I'm straight.
MEMORY SEATS - Sharon Stone's, Bo Derek's.
X-PIPE - Not anymore. Gave that stuff up for scotch.
MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS - What TV weather people use to predict air.

 

Zilla's list should keep you busy for a while learning all those.

 

And there will be a test next Tuesday.

 

Zilla, that's a great list!

 

Don't forget IB4TL! In before the lock!

 

IB4TL?

 

Zilla & Cajun....unbelievable.

 

 

Well, there's also FTN but I got out of the Navy so long ago it has sorta lost meaning......

 

FRC can also mean fuel rail covers

 

Zilla, you the man!

 

Zilla is sleepy whem he's typing all the acronyms ; on the other hand, CAJUN just finish inspecting the HOOTERS.