Abbreviations / Acronyms Used In This Forum

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A

AFAIC

As Far As I'm Concerned

AFAIK

As Far As I Know

AFM

Air Flow Meter

ABS

Antilock Braking System

AWS/RWS/4WS

All/Rear/Four Wheel steering

AYC

Active Yaw Control

B

BF

Boyfriend

BHP

Brake Horse power

Boots

Tyres

BOV

Blow Off Valve

BRB

Be Right Back

BTT

Back To (the) Top

BTW

By The Way

C

CF

Carbon Fibre

D

Decat

Removing Catalytic Converter

Dizzy

Distributor

Dog Box

Sequential Gearbox

DVLA

Driver (and) Vehicle Licensing Agency

E

EBC

Electronic Boost Control

ECU

Engine Control Unit

EGT

Exhaust Gas Temperature

EM

Electric Mirrors

EW

Electric Windows

F

FAO

For (the) Attention Of

FFS

For ***** Sake

FMIC

Front Mount Intercooler

FTSH

Full Toyota Service History

FWD

Front wheel drive

FWIW

For What It's Worth

FYI

For Your Information

G

GBox

Gear Box

GF

Girlfriend

H

HID (lights)

High Intensity Discharge

HKS (performance parts)

Hasegawa Kitagawa Sigma Automotive Company, Ltd.

HTH

Hope That / This Helps

I

ICE

In Car Entertainment

IIRC

If I Remember Clearly / Correctly

IMHO

In My Humble Opinion

IMO

In My Opinion

J

JDM

Japanese Domestic Market

K

L

LOC

Lexus Owners Club

LOL

Laugh Out Loud

LSD

Limited Slip Differential

M

MAF

Mass Air Flow

MAP

Mass Air Pressure

MBC

Mechanical Boost Control

Mk

Mark (as in Mk1 MR2)

Mod

Modifications

Moderator

Mr T

Toyota Dealer / Garage

Muppet

Stupid / Ignorant / Foolish

N

NA

Naturally Aspirated

NCAP

New Car Assesment Programme

NOS

Nitrous Oxide Systems

NP

No Problem

O

OEM

Original Equipment Manufacturer

OMG

Oh My God

Open-Diff

Normal Non-Slip Differential Gear

OT

Off Topic

P

P1 / P2

Phase 1 / 2 (Yaris Models)

PAS

Power Assisted Steering

PM

Personal Message

PMSL

****** Myself Laughing

Q

R

RCL

Remote Central Locking

Rev

Revision

Rims

Wheels

ROFL

Rolling On (the) Floor Laughing

ROFLMAO

Rolling On (the) Floor Laughing My **** Off

RWD

Rear wheel drive

S

Skins

Tyres

Slam / Slammed / Slammering

Lowering (a car)

SRS

Supplemental restraint System

Stabilisers

(L) Learner plates

STFU

Shut The **** Up

Stock

Standard / Un Modified

SVA

Single Vehicle Approval (test)

T

TNS

Toyota Navigation System

TOC

Toyota Owners Club

TRD

Toyota Racing Development

TRCTraction Control

TT

Twin Turbo

TTE

Toyota Team Europe

Tubby

Turbo

TVIS

Toyota Variable Induction System

U

UKDM

United Kingdom Domestic Market

V

VCD

Variable Central Differential

VVT

Variable Valve Timing

VVTL-I

Variable Valve Timing with LIFT Engine

VSC

Vehicle Stability Control

W

WI / WMI

Water (Methanol) Injection System

WOT

Wide Open Throttle

WRC

World Rally Championship

WTF

What The ****

X

Y

Z

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