Gear Head Slang: List Your Favorites

[UncleS2]

I finally have one that's not already listed:

"Power Pack" heads, as possibly found on a small block Chevy V-8. According to those who knew way back then, my '57 Chevy had 'em- there were several different kinds of sbC heads, identified by small "picture-code"-castings on the front end of the head. The '57 also came with a Carter WCFB carburetor(I always thought of it as the world's oldest 4-barrel!

), complete with oil bath

air cleaner.

And btw- remember when "Hurst shifter" was a big deal?

And then there was Dad's old '58 Ford pickup that I learned to drive on- drove like "a square-wheeled oxcart".

 

[Papa Bear]

Mystery shifter and competition plus...

 

[Pablo]

Just reading the Summit or Jeg's catalog is enough!

 

[tom slick]

suicide doors
speed shifting
frenched lights
cal look
shaved trim or doorhandles
bagged
slammed
competition rake

 

[Drew99GT]

I can't stop laughing about the "3/4 race cam" bee ess.

Another one you here..........."I got a some cam work"..........what the [censored] does that mean? You either have a new cam or you don't. Or you either have new rockers or you don't etc.

 

[tdi-rick]

Originally Posted By: MarginCalled
Bonnet, boot, car park, petrol head, bugger, roo, and any other word that comes out of an Aussie's mouth. Pure hilarity. I don't know how they can talk to each other without breaking up into laughter!


I don't get it ??

 

[Chris142]

Originally Posted By: TallPaul


ONE LEGGER for an open differential (non posi-traction rear end)
This always leads to a TIRE FIRE.

 

[Shaman]

alky - methanol injection, or methanol fueled
WOT - wide open throttle
punched - bored engine
P&P - port and polish
dyno queen - supr... i mean any car that can't put the power down.
snail, hair dryer - turbo
ppssshhtt - the sound of a BOV
BOV - blow off valve
BPV - bypass valve (recirculates)
pump gass - gas from the pump, with a turboforums misspelling
bhp - brake horsepower
torque monster - anything that makes torque
from a roll - racing from a set speed (see dyno queen and Supra)
from a dig - racing from a stop
holeshot - launch from a stop
give the dig - allow opponent to start race
brake boosting - using your brakes to build boost
reverse burnout - for FWD cars. Put it in reverse to gain speed backwards, then shift to first and hit the gas
FF - Front engine, front wheel drive
FR - front engine rear wheel drive

that's all for now.

 

[kingrob]

What exactly is your definition of speed shifting? I've heard it described a number of different ways, nothing consistent from one person to the next. I was under the impression that it was basically starting off in second and getting the RPM's up high enough to skip gears between shifts.

 

[TallPaul]

I thought speed shifting was shifting without letting your foot off the accelerator pedal--or is that Power Shifting?

 

[Pablo]

"Dialed in."

 

[moribundman]

Everyone dials out for good some day.

 

[TooManyWheels]

The two most obvious terms haven't been mentioned yet, but they are hiding in plain site. They have been accepted into mainstream language, so most of us don't think of them as offbeat anymore.

HOTROD

DRAGRACE

 

[OVERKILL]

Originally Posted By: TallPaul
I thought speed shifting was shifting without letting your foot off the accelerator pedal--or is that Power Shifting?


That's power-shifting.

 

[tdi-rick]

Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Originally Posted By: TallPaul
I thought speed shifting was shifting without letting your foot off the accelerator pedal--or is that Power Shifting?


That's power-shifting.


or flat shifting here.

Not good for the engagement dogs.......or the engine on one without rev limiter......

 

[BuickGN]

When setting up a race, terms that always get thrown around are:

"On motor" No nitrous

"Squeeze" Nitrous

"On tire" Slicks

"The move" The race is started by the car that gets the move. The other car reacts to his movement.

"Space" Headstart

"Chase is a race" If one guy jumps before the race is started and the other guy instinctively goes too but backs off, it's still a race.

"It's just a little V6" My saying just to annoy people that seems to work surprisingly well.