Let's make a list for the new guys


FB, FC, FD---these refer to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation cars (taken from the VIN number)

BPU (Basic performance upgrades) i.e. intake, exhaust, etc.

G, GS, GSL, GSL-SE---trim levels for 1st gen (FB) cars (79-85)

SE, GXL, GTU, GTUs, Turbo II (TII), AE (anniversary edition) ---trim levels for 2nd generation cars (86-91)

R1, R2---sport and touring packages for 3rd genertaion car (93-95)

just a few off top of my head...help me out guys, i gotta go to work!

 

BAC Valve - By Pass Air Control Valve
TPS- Throttle Positioning System
MAF- Mass Air Flow sensor

ummmmmmmmm i cant think of anymore

 

Just a slight sode note, the "FB" moniker has kinda stuck.&nbsp The Japanese enthusiasts call all 1st gen's "SA22C."&nbsp Don't argue with me on it - this is just how it is.&nbsp Shorten to "SA"...


This term originally came from the Supra group?


Wrong forum section? Was here really a "G" model?&nbsp I always thought it was S/GS/GSL/GSL-SE?


Yeah, we have quite a few good web pages out there that cover this.&nbsp Do I have to be trite and mention "search"?


Wrong forum section?
You might as well add PEP/PEG and all the little acronyms for colors - BB, CYM, MB...



-Ted

 

Ted, you KNOW that I must argue with you now that you have written that.

SA: 79-80
FB: 81-85

Both 1Gens, different VIN nicknames.

However, I do agree that this thread is beating a dead horse.

 

Oh, I know about the VIN's, but tell a Japan guy "FB", and he'll give you a weird look...they know "FC" and "FD", but they call ALL their 1st gens over there "SA's."



-Ted

 

im sure that will come in handy when this server is moved to japan.

 

yeah, i have read tons of japanese car tunning magazines, and i think they only use SA22 for the chassic code for 1st gen RX-7

and also although i am not japanese,i will definitely give a weird look when i heard the term FB.

and from my old turbo 2, a 87 one, some of the parts number/code actually has FB on them...and on the same part of my current FC (89), the part is label FC

 

I just see a lot of new guys asking what various terms meant so i figured we could make em a little compilation to search. I could be wrong about G, it may very well be S, which would actually make more sense Stop being so technical Ted!

 

dibt firget BOV blow off valve, and VTEC (very terrible engine control)

 

hahhahahah very terrible engine control
that's very funny but i totally disagree on that

 

OMP - Oil metering Pump
TB - Throttle Body

 

ACV - Air control Valve
TPS - Throttle posistion sensor
CAS - Crank Angle Sensor
EGT - Exhaust Gas Temp.
WOT - Wide open throttle
A/F - Air / Fuel mixture in the engine
IC - Intercooler
TMIC - Top mount intercool
FMIC - Front mount intercooler
SMIC - Stock mount intercooler
ABS - Anti Lock brakes
Mazduh - Mazda
EGR - Exhaust gas recirculation
PD - Pulsation Dampener
PS - Power Steering


TID - Turbo inlet duct

Turbo
WG - Waste gate
Turbine - Part of turbo in the exhaust stream
Compressor - Part of turbo that forces air into engine

James