ABS = Antilock Braking System
BOV = Blow Of Valve - VTA = Vent To Atmosphere
FMIC = Front Mounted InterCooler
TMIC = Top Mounted InterCooler
DCCD = Driver Control Centre Differential
LSD = Limited Slip Differential
ECU = Electronic Control Unit (computer
ITC= Ignition Timing Controller
STI = Subaru Technical International
RPM=Revolution per minute
MPH= Miles Per Hour
MAF= Mass Air Flow Sensor
PPP = Prodrive Performance Pack
I/C=intercooler
D/P = down pipe
DECAT-Decatted Exhaust Pipe
BHP= Break Horse Power
OB=Octane Booster
JDM=Jap Domestic Market
MAP = Manifold Air Pressure (sensor
MBC = Manual Boost Controller
RB5 = A limited edition Impreza produced in 1999? (was it?)
VIN = Vehicle Identification Number
P1 = Limited Edtn Prodrive Impreza
WR1=Limited Edtn NewAge Impreza
555=sponsors of the Subaru World Rally Team
SWRT=Subaru World Rally Team
NM's (of torque)= Newton Metres
TPS=Throttle Position Sensor
MY= My Year of Car (Example MY99 would be a 1999 year of registration)
GANGY= Green anorak no girl friend yet… for all the other spotters out there
WRC= World Rally Car
WRB= World Rally Blue
PSI= Pounds per squair inch (measure of pressure)
USDM= US domestic market
VC= viscous coupling
VDC= vehicle dynamic control …………Subaru version of Yaw control
WRB= world rally blue
WRC= world rally championship
WRX= world rally experimental
WTB= want to buy
WTF= what the Funck
YMMV= your mileage may vary
TT= twin turbo
TT= turbo timer
TSB= technical service bulletin
DIFF=Differential
TDC= top dead centre
T/C = turbo charger
TACHO= tachometer
SOHC= single overhead camshaft
SEMA= speciality equipment markerters association
PS= German measure of horse power= Pherdestdrke
PSI= pounds per square inch
R&D= Research and development
RHD= right hand drive
RON= research octane number
RS= rally sport
RWD = rear wheel drive
RTFM= read the flipping manual
RWHP= Rear wheel horse power (Rolling road measure)
RR= rolling road
SAE= society of automotive engineers
S/C= super charger
SEDAN= saloon
MAS= mass air flow meter
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NA= normaly aspirated (non turbo)
NASIOC= North American Subaru Impreza owners club
Nm= Newton Meters (a measurement associated with torque)
NOS= Nitrous oxide supplier
NOX= Nitrous oxide
O2= Oxygen
OEM= original equipment manufacturer
HID= high density discharge lights
IAC= idle air control
ICE= in car entertainment
JTCC= japanese touring car chapionship
KPH= kilometers per hour
Kw= Measurement of power (Kilo-watt)
LHD= left hand drive
EFI= Electronic fuel injection
EGR= exhaust gas recirculation
EJ20= engine 2.0 litre
EJ25= engein 2.5 litre
FHI= Fuji Heavy Industries (Subaru parent company)
FF= Front engined front wheel drive
GT= Grande Tourismo
H-4= horizontaly oposed four cylinder engine (boxer engine)
Boxer= see above
Cd= Coefficient drag (measurement of drag)
CE= check engine light
CV= constant velocity (joint)
Diff= Differential gear
DOHC= double overhead camshaft
DYNO= Rolling road measuring device
EBC= electronic boost controller
5MT= five speed gearbox
6MT= Six speed gearbox
AT= Automatic transmission
BAR= barometric pressure measurement 1bar=14.7 PSI at sea level 1 atmosphere
USDM =US domestic market
22B = Not an acronym, but a special model Impreza released in 1998
VVT = Variable Valve Timing
DC = Direct Current
AVC = Actuator Valve Controller (the thing that bleeds off air that goes to the wastegate actuator