WH928

is there a 928 acronym dictionary? i agree rhys

Ed Hughes

Did YOU even bother to read any of the first couple of pages? You may want to read the referenced sticky at the top of the page. Pay particular attention to where it says to "read it, so that you don't look like a dolt". Good thing they went easy on the wording there....

V-Fib

Acronyms and Terminology- General, Internet and 928-Specific
Compiled by Thom

928 Community:

WWWPD - What Would Wally Plumley Do
WWJBD - What Would Jim Bailey Do

Model 928, Porsche and car enthusiast specific:

A/C = Air Conditioning
A/T = Automatic Transmission
AAV = Auxiliary Air Valve
ABS = Anti-lock Braking System, Anti-Block System, Anti Blockier System
AFC = Air Flow Control
AFM = Air Flow Meter
ALB = Anti Lock Brakes
API = American Petroleum Institute
ATF = Automatic Transmission Fluid
Big 4 = 928 International, 928 Specialists, Motorsport, 928 Motorsports
BTDC = Before Top Dead Center
CAT = CATalytic converter
CIS = Continuous Injection System
CO = Carbon monOxide
CO2 = Carbon diOxide
CTS = Coolant Temp Sensor
DE = Driver Education (track event)
ECU = Electronic control unit. Brains.
EGR = Exhaust Gas Re-circulation
Fins = shark trim, such as front and rear spoilers
FSM = Factory Service Manual
HTD = High Torque Design (round tooth timing belt vs. square tooth)
HVAC = Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning system
LH = Luft Heiss = Air Hot (hot wire air flow meter system)
LSD = Limited Slip Differential
M/T = Manual Transmission
MAFS = Mass Air Flow Sensor
MAP = Manifold Air Pressure
MM = Millimeter
MY = Model Year
NOX = Nitrous OXide
OB = Old Bugger, an older 928, model year 1978-1980
OBC = Old Bugger's Club, see above
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer
OT = Off Topic
OXS = OXygen Sensor
PCNA = Porsche Cars North America
PET = Porsche Parts and Technical Manual
PN = Part Number
PO = Previous Owner
PPI = Pre-Purchase Inspection
PSD = Porsche Sperr Differential
PSD = Positiv Sperr Differential. A microcomputer controlled locking differential found on later 928's
PSM = Porsche Stability Management
R&D = Research & Development
R&R = Remove & Replace, Rest & Relaxation
RDK = ReifenDruck Kontrollsystem
RMB = Rear Muffler Bypass
RMVIYS = Results May Vary In Your State
RPM = Revolutions Per Minute
RRFPR = Rising Rate Fuel Pressure Regulator
Shark = Porsche 928
SITM = Sharks In The Mountains
TB = Timing Belt
TBF = Thust Bearing Failure
TC = Torque Convertor
TDC = Top Dead Center
TPS = Throttle Position Switch
TT = Torque Tube
TUV = German vehicle inspection
TXV = Thermal eXpansion Valve
V8 4C 32V = V shaped 8 cylinder 4 Camshafts 32 Valves
VIN = Vehicle Identification Number
WOT = Wide Open Throttle
WP = Water Pump
WUR = Warm Up Regulator-control pressure regulator
WYAI = While You're At It
WYIT = While You’re In There
WYAIT = While You're Already In There
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary, Your Momma May Vomit, Your Mechanic May Vary, Your Model May Vary. Courtesy of Ed Ruiz: “As the first to start using YMMV (YMMV), it means my opinion or comment may be different than yours because your condition, experience, or situation may be different than mine. YMMV.” Ed also claims to have invented the internet.

Email and internet forums usage:

AFAIK = As Far As I Know
AMFAP = As Much Fun As Possible
BBL = Be Back Later
BRB = Be Right Back
BTDT = Been There, Done That
BTW = By The Way
DDT = Don’t Do That
DITY = Do IT Yourself
DIY = Do It Yourself
DRT = Dead Right There
FWIW = For What It's Worth
GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike
HTH = Hope This Helps
ID10T = Eye Dee Ten Tee error
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
KISS = Keep It Simple Stupid
LNBSASW = Loose Nut Between Seat And Steering Wheel
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
OT = Off Topic
OTOH = On The Other Hand
PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard
PITA = Pain In The A$$
PMS = well, let's not go there...
QED = Quite Easily Done
ROFL = Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My A$$ Off
RTFM/RTM = Read The Friggin' Manual / Read The Manual
SWAG = Super Wild A$$ Guess, Scientific Wild A$$ Guess
TIA = Thanks In Advance
TTCA = The Target Changed Again
WAG = Wild A$$ Guess
YAFI = Yet Another Failing Idea

For a more complete list, try http://www.netlingo.com

Blue:

BFD = Big Frigin’ Deal
FM = Fudge Me
FUBAR = Fudged Up Beyond All Recognition
NFG = No Frigin’ Good
NFW = No Friging Way
OMFG = Oh My F&*#ing Goodness
POS = Piece Of Shot
SNAFU = Same as Normal All Frigged Up
SOL = Shoot Outta’ Luck
SSDD = Same Stuff Different Day
TS = Tough Stuff
WFO = Wide Frigin’ Open
WTF = What The Fun
WTHDIF = What the H@#!! Did I forget?
__________________
Randy Venier
San Diego, California
'94 928 GTS - Midnight Blue Metal

heinrich

Warren there is a 928 acronym dictionary. Paypal 100 bucks to projekt928 at y ahoo and I'll make you one

cooleyjb

Seeing as how the VP is such a VIP, should we keep the PC on the QT, 'cause if it leaks to the VC, he could end up a MIA and we'd all be put on KP

SeanR

I've not laughed this hard in quite a while.

Thanks for the entertainment guys.

CJW (Carple Jerkers Wrist) will live forever.

Alan

I guess when you have invested enough time that you know all the acronyms - you can start to feel more confident that the time to start posting advice to others might actually be getting close....

H (and many more of us) will thank you for waiting...

The magic decoder ring does exist - right where it should in the FAQ... you have to at least pay those dues (and this does count as FTFM).

What did you expect... we've all been there...

Alan

Alan

Randy - brutha - you must be gettin old.... you missed that!

Alan

Panzer9

If you need rehab help, there's a wonderful doctor I could recommend- Dr. Jack Mehoff

RngTrtl

Well, you did shell out the 17 bones, so you get a vote. However this is a strange Czar-like democracy here. And the concensus from the senate floor is a resounding "Hell No!". The motion has been denied, get over it.

bdstott

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tdelarm

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Emickelsen

Hope I did this right. I can't believe no one has brought this up yet.

Newbie Link

BTW, LMFAO. WTG !!

Evil Patrick

ROFL!

tdelarm

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