ABS -- anti-lock breaking system AC -- air conditioning
AEM -- Advanced Engine Management (aftermarket parts manufacturer)
AFC -- air/fuel controller
AFR -- air to fuel ratio
AT -- automatic transmission
ATF -- automatic transmission fluid
Autotragic -- Nissan automatic transmission
BAN -- To be "banned" or removed from a forum
BTW -- by the way
BRB -- be right back
CAI -- cold air intake
Cat-back -- exhaust system from the catalytic converter to the tail pipe
CD -- Coefficient of drag
CEL -- check engine light
CF -- carbon fiber
CVT -- Continuously Variable Transmission
Debadging -- removing emblems and badges from the car
DRM -- Downshift Rev Matching
DS -- Drive Sport (sport mode) Faster shifts
Dyno -- dynamometer (measures torque and horsepower) also used to refer to non-synthetic oil
E-brake -- emergency brake
ECU -- electronic control unit
EGT -- exhaust gas temperature
EMS--engine management system
FAQ -- frequently asked questions
FI -- Forced Induction (supercharger or turbocharger)
FPR -- fuel pressure regulator
FSTB -- front strut tower brace
FTMFW -- for the mother f'ing win
FTW -- for the win
FTL -- for the loss
FNG -- Effin New Guy
FWIW -- For what it's worth
GAB -- Ghetto Air Box
HID -- high intensity discharge
HLSD -- helical limited slip differential
HP -- horsepower
HPDE -- High-performance Driver's Education/High-performance Driving Event
IIRC -- if I remember correctly
IMO -- in my opinion
JDM– Japanese Domestic Market
K&N -- air filter brand
LSD -- limited slip differential
LTB -- lower tie bar
MAF -- mass air flow sensor
Manumatic -- Manual shift mode (option on autotragic transmissions)
MOD -- modify/modification, moderator, or Minister of Doom (NICO moderator)
MPG -- miles per gallon
MPH -- miles per hour
MT -- manual transmission
N2O -- nitrous oxide
N/A -- naturally aspirated (no turbo or supercharger, to naturally “suck in the air”)
NISMO -- Nissan Motorsports (“aftermarket OEM parts”)
NNA -- Nissan North America
NOS -- Nitrous Oxide Systems also used as an abbreviation for nitrous oxide
OEM -- original equipment manufacturer
OT -- off topic
PCV -- Positive Crankcase Ventilation (valve)
PITA -- pain in the arse
PIAA -- aftermarket light manufacturer
POS -- piece of s**t
PSI - Pounds per square inch
PW -- Post Whore; someone who posts without reason to up the post count. For a perfect definition check out this thread.
RHD -- Right Hand Drive
RPM -- revolutions per minute
Rice -- an ugly or unnecessary mod i.e. To have a bone stock car with stickers all over it. To attach a HUGE wing to the back of a car. Watch the Fast and the Furious, most of those cars look “rice”
RSB -- rear sway bar
RSTB -- rear strut tower brace
R/T -- reaction time
RTFM/RTFA -- Read the effing manual/article
RTPP -- Read the Previous Posts
SC -- supercharger
SES -- service engine soon
SFC -- subframe connectors
Shaving -- removing emblems and badges from the car
Sig -- signature at bottom of posts
SRI -- short ram intake
STS -- short throw shifter
Tach -- tachometer gauge to display RPM’s
TB -- throttle body
TC -- torque converter/traction control/
TCM -- transmission control module
TDC -- Top Dead Center
TL;DR -- Too long; didn't read
TQ -- torque
Tree -- set of lights at the starting line at the drag strip
TSB -- technical service bulletin
TT -- Twin Turbo
UDP -- under drive pulley
VB -- valve body (the part that is modified when you get a VB mod aka "a shift kit")
VDC -- Vehicle Dynamic Control (Traction Control)
VIN -- Vehicle Identification Number
VLSD -- Viscous limited slip differential
VTC – Variable timing control
VQ -- Nissan engine
WAI -- warm air intake (more commonly misunderstood as a CAI)
WOT -- wide open throttle
WTF -- what the “F”
2/4/6 POT -- 2- /4- /6-piston calipers
60' - time it takes to reach 60 feet at a drag strip
1320 -- Number of feet in 1/4 mile; sometimes used when referring to such
Skyline Abbreviations
First Generation 57 - 63
As some f you may know, this was Prince Skyline.
ALSIS-1
ALSID-1
ALSIS-2
ALSID-2
BLSIS-3
BLSIS-3
BLRA-3/R21B
S21
Second Generation 63 - 68
S50D-I
S50S-I
S54B-II
S54A-II
S57D
In 1966, Skyline became Nissan Prince Skyline
Third Generation 68 - 72 C10
C10
GC10
PGC10 (First Skyline GT-R)
PC10
KPC10
KPGC10(GT-R HT)
Fourth Generation 72 - 77 C110
C110
GC110
KPGC110(Second Generation Skyline GT-R)
Fifth Generation 77 - 81 C210
C210
EGC211
BC211S
Sixth Generation 81 - 85 R30
R30
DR30
FJR30
DR30JFT
DR30XFT
DR30XFE
HR30JFT
HR30GAE
DR30JFS
DR30XFS
DR30XAS
HR30HFT
Seventh Generation 85 - 89 R31
R31
Eighth Generation 89 - 94 R32
R32
BNR32(Third Generation Skyline GT-R)
Ninth Generation 93 - 98 R33
R33
BCNR33 (Fourth Generation Skyline GT-R)
Tenth Generation 98 - 02 R34
R34
BNR34
Eleventh Generation 02 - 07 V35
V35
Twelfth Generation 06 - current V36
V36
294 HP and 305 lb/ft TQ 
Bone stock aside of a Cobb catted Down Pipe and
an Accessport tune done by Tim Bailey at Surgeline
<-- So... are you down with the brown?
