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Ignorant to Abbreviations

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hondo402000

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Since I am new to Brittish lingo I thought I would ask the questions about abbreviations, what do NOS, LBS, IRS and any more all can think about stand for /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif
 
NOS = New Old Stock
LBS = Pounds? Or maybe you mean LBC which = Little British Car
IRS = Independent Rear Suspension
DHC = Drop Head Coupe
FHC = Fixed Head Coupe
RHD = Right Hand Drive
LHD = Left Hand Drive

This post is going down hill fast. I'm outta here.

Dave

Dave
 
Here's a few more generalized acronyms...

ACRONYMS

AFAIK - as far as I know
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BH - big hammer
BMW - Bavarian Motor Works
BOV - blow off valve
BRG - British racing green
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BSP - brainstorm products
BTDT - been there done that
BTT - back to top
BTW - by the way
CAI - cold air intake
CIOEA - cut it out, enough already
CTA - check the archives
DA - Dealer Alternative
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ECU - electronic control unit
ETG - exhaust temp gauge
EYHO - eat your heart out
FI - forced induction (turbo/supercharge)
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FM-ECU - Flyin' miata ECU
FPG - fuel pressure gauge
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FTD - fixin' to die
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FWIW - for what it's worth
HBD - has been drinking
HDHB - Hard Dog Hard Bar
HDHC - Hard Dog Hard Core
HDHCHT - Hard Dog Hard Core for hardtop
HDS - Hard Dog Sport
HDSDD - Hard Dog Sport Double Diagonal
HTH - hope this helps
IIRC - if I recall correctly
IMHO - in my humble opinion
IMNSHO - in my NOT SO humble opinion
IMO - in my opinion
IOW - in other words
J/K - just kidding
JR - Jackson Racing
LOL - laughs out loud
MGF - Morris Garages model F
MOMO - Moss Motors
MS - more of same
MSU - Miata spending unit
MSV - Miata support vehicle
N/A - naturally aspirated
NOS - nitrous oxide
OBD II - Onboard Diagnostic II
OCP - open circuit potential
OEM - original equipment manufacturer
OTM - other than Miata
OTOH - On the other hand
PBC - Performance Buyers Club
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PO- previous owner
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RB - racing beat
ROFL - rolling on the floor laughing
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SOP - seat of pants
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SUV - sports utility vehicle
TCTS - to change the subject
TGIF - thank God, it's Friday
TIA - thanks in advance
TMF - two Miata family!
TMI - too much information
TPS - throttle position sensor
VBG - very big grin
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WOT - wide open throttle
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WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get
YMMV - your mileage may vary
 
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One thats show up here all the time that got left out:

DPO = Dreaded Previous Owner

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Always thought that meant Dumb Previous Owner /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/yesnod.gif
 
Martx-5,
I'm still rolling around on the floor with some of those acronyms! The only thing I can say is that you have way too much time on your hands... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
 
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Here's a few more generalized acronyms...

ACRONYMS

BMW - Bavarian Motor Works...

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Having owned one, I thought that stood for "Break My Window".
 
Was going to start a new thread, but in review it looks like this one is already denegrated to my level.
My Bride and I went to see "Run For Your Wife" last evening. It is a play written by Ray Cooney which was performed by one of our local amatuer theatre groups. It is full of acronyms for adult things which are hilarious in context. Some examples are NWW and CDWBSWMT. It's very British humor which is a seperate appreciation from LBCs.
 
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said immediatly after something just shot out of something being dissasembled followed by ....

and, why didn't i keep this place cleaner and more organized, as a spring just shot into a can of miscellaneous springs.
rob

Sorry, Rob - Check Basil's latest announcement above. Mickey
 
HEY BAS - HELP!

Regarding your announcement about using asterisks and dashes to circumvent profanity, how about this thread? Kinda hard to clean this one up!

Mickey
 
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