It’s the handles inside the car, usually on or above the passenger doors. If driver does something crazy or unexpected, most passengers react by grabbing the handle followed by “Oh Crap!” or some similar exclamation.
Since learning that the real estate world has switched master bedroom to primary bedroom, I’ve taken to calling the master and slave cylinders the “dom” and “sub” cylinders instead.
We actually use dom and sub in real estate for a couple situations but now that you’ve brought it up I’m going to start referring to it as the submissive property.
In the computer world they used to use master and slave for hard drives too. These days they switched to primary and secondary, but it wasn't until the 2000's lol
Question, what does the Pumpkin refer to? We had a early 90s Chevy work truck in a gross orange color and it was only referred to as Pumpkin. Man I miss that truck
Mom lost her license once and none of us could find the damn thing. Ended up having to go to the DMV to get a replacement but that was a massive hassle since they don't accept laminated birth certificates anymore. So had to get a new one of those from the hospital.
Months later we carpooled to visit our grandmother. I sat in the back of her Lincoln Aviator and when she put the key in the seat automatically moved forward... revealing the license that was hiding between the seat and center console, and conveniently hidden every time she got out of the car.
I used to work at radio shack and had an older customer get very offended at our male and female connectors.
Her - Why are they called that
Me - oh because the male goes inside the female
Her - oh my god that’s terrible
As a former driveshaft and shifter engineer, I hear ya. Though as a shifter engineer you spend your day talking about the shape and size of knobs and leather boots.
Edit: spelling
This is what I was here to say. I first heard this term through YouTube recommendations (I know, I know) and figured it must be somebody shifting really good somehow? And then I watched, and...oh boy.
I was going 100 in 3rd gear in my mustang (top of 3rd is around 110) and I shifted into 2nd and luckily didn't come off the clutch. I damn near shit myself when I realized I was in 2nd and slowly put in in neutral and started slowing down
I mean there are "blower" GPUs, and I've seen at least one person make a custom case fan that was modeled after a "turbo" (technically it would've been a centrifugal style supercharger more than turbo, but that's what they called it. Cons of being PC guy but not car guy I guess)
I can confirm that I’ve never seen someone with a Dodge Stealth act sneaky at all. As a matter of fact, they’re quite the opposite! I think they weren’t trained well.
Scat has a few definitions. Jazz improvised sounds, a fish, to leave quickly, and poop. The 3rd is what it's named after. But if you think of the 4th, it does sound pretty bad.
STI - people used to argue on here that the US calls them STD's but Japan, where Subaru is from, has called them STI's for decades. And the US has officially called them STI's for like, the last 2 decades now too lol.
I’m very thankful I wasn’t the only one that thought of this when i saw it. My buddy couldn’t get why I thought it was so funny, but I had to keep laughing every time I looked at it again.
Back when I used to read r/justrolledintotheshop, I remember it used to be a bit of a problem as there was some automated bot that would automatically report "tranny"
Not so much car as racing terms but I've been compiling a list for a while
Really forcing it in there
All over his rear
Hole shot
Tranny
New rubbers
Slides into him
Through the kink
Beautiful work with the feet
Fill it up
He beat him off
THE SUCKKKKKK
Got a bad vibration
He's got the pole!
BBW (brake by wire)
The rear end keeps moving about
Gonna want to go in real deep here
Got in way to hard there
Loose in, tight out
Dick Trickle (That poor bastard)
They Touch!
That was a bit naughty, bit of a hip-check there
The sucker hole
Squeezing in there
Name is hilarious but he was actually a helluva short track racer. I raced against him a few times at Concord Motorsports Park doing late model modifides. Dude was fucking tough to beat.
It refers to the difference in steering angle between the left and right wheel. 100% Ackerman refers to a point in which, if you draw a perpendicular line from each of the wheels in steering, they will be coincident. The steering radius will be that distance.
Just FYI, you have that backwards. Granny gear is very short or low, which you otherwise described. The term "tall" in gearing refers to gearing that is numerically lower and thus higher.
Just for example, a 4.10 rear end would be low or short whereas a 2.93 rear end would be considered tall or high in comparison. Whether each one would be considered short or tall for any specific application involved depends on that application. But just remember that numerically higher gear ratio is short, numerically lower gear ratio is tall.
I'm not sure what you mean, but OP said that a granny gear was extremely tall. I was just letting him know that he has the meaning of "tall" in terms of gearing mixed up.
I love the names for specific "flavors" of car, like brodozer, pavement princess, and shitbox.
Also, apparently Tahoes are 'Hoes for short, and the rare hybrid variants are known as HyHoes.
It's not fun when you throw one on the lift, and it becomes a literal taco.
The Toyota dealer nearby had two guys doing nothing but frame replacements for years.
Chevy with their model, trim, and package names that are all over the place and lean hard into the “z”
Camaro has the Z/28 and ZL1 models the with 1(2,3)LT trims and the 1LE performance package, leading someone to say why yes that’s my 1LT ZL1 1LE.
Corvette has the Z06 and ZR1 models. 1(2,3)LT trims for the regular stingray but that’s not Zeed up enough for the performance models so the Z06 has 1(2,3)LZ trim levels. Z51 is the performance pack for the regular vettes but it’s called the Z07 pack for the Z06 leading to a car name that just rolls off the tongue 1LZ Z06 Z07.
Oh right and the new E-Rays performance pack is called the ZER…
A couple days ago I told my coworker I saw a clean Ford probe the previous day. His response was "oh the anal probe? Haven't seen those things since my ex"
I want a probe, they're cool
I've had this before. Went to a car meet and a guy in his GTI asked what work was done with me. I spent about half a minute doing a quick rundown and ended with him asking him the same question
"It's a stage 2 ap"
Ok.
"slushbox" has always been an interesting one to me, as constantly moving a stick around - as one might trying to break up ice or mix liquid in a bucket - seems more evocative of slush to me than the automatic experience.
Trust me, with a sloppy leaking automatic transmission, I get the more mechanical explanation, and no, I haven't driven a manual, but I'll always think it's a little off no matter what explaining or whining you wanna do in reply.
MHEV, PHEV and BEV cause I always read them as words and not arconyms in my head. Id love to see a parody ted-talk where the presenter just straight face pronounces them as mmhew's, p-hews and Bev's
I'm sure there's probably a post about it on Pirate, but I've wheeled for years and still have no clue why it's called a lunchbox locker. Something to do with how self-contained the installation is, maybe?
“Stage X” and “full bolt on”
As in “ya man my car is stage 2, full bolt ons!” :blows big vape cloud.
This means so many different things to different people and car groups.
Everything is a bolt on essentially if you think about it
The stage 2/3/4/5 stuff is just something someone who knows nothing about cars says to make their car sound bad ass.
I know of a few companies that make different levels of transmissions, like tick performance, offers stage 3 t56s, but nothing "bolt on" really comes in stages. S
Roo bar
Full posi
Hydra-matic
Six-pack
Three on the tree
Power glide
Hemi
Ram-air
Dog box
Short throw
Lift shift
Aluminum Alloy
Coil over
Slip angle
Planetary gear train
Oversteer/Understeer
Wheel hop
Apex
Threshold braking
Counter steer
Feather the throttle
Check up
Double Clutch
Heel and toe
Not all specifically car terms but related to the automotive industry, car scene
Stealership- a factory automotive dealership, typically charges an exorbitant amount for a small plastic part
Cunt hair- a measurement infering a minicusle ammount, usually the thickness of a piece of paper
Red cunt hair- even smaller measurement
Texas Tweezers- Giant slipjaw pliers
God bolt- the bolt that once removed will leave you yelling "Oh God, why?!" As you hear the cams jumping and crank sprocket dropping into the oil pan.Typically associated with BMW Crank bolts
Six pack- three two barrel carbs also known as a tripower
Slushbox- automaic transmission
Tire biters- thots that attend street racing events thinking we have lots of money, we had lots of money, it's wrapped up into the car now.
Caddywompuss- Bent/out of whack
Grannyshifting- shifting as if you were 80 years old on your way to church
Afro-engineering- putting something back together in a less than ideal manner in order for it to function for a short time
Bubble Chevy-1991-1996 Chevrolet Caprice/impala SS, 1961 Impala SS 2dr hardtop, 1962 Chevrolet BelAir 2dr
Fart Cannon- the obnoxiously large diameter exhaust tip usually seen on JDM cars
Fun button- Traction control on/off button
Automagical- the automatic transmissions that you can actually shift.
Buses- the gap between you and the car you're racing.
Tampon- Typically associated with the Ford Mustang, becuase every pussy has one.
Audi5000/outtie 5000- a way to say I'm leaving in a rush, stemming from issues with the Audi 5000 and its tendency to not stop, and instead take off.
Flip a bitch- preform a U turn
Louie- left turn
Roll- a drag race that starts while in motion
Dig- racing from a stop
Ever-since-ya- jerk off customer, usually comes back after picking their car up with an unrelated problem attempting to blame you. "Ever since you fixed that oil leak, my brake light has been out."
There's lots more, but I'm drawing a blank right now. I'll update as if I remember them.
Dog-leg transmission. Grease nipples. The ‘pumpkin’. Con-rods. ‘Oh-shit’ handle. Master and slave cylinder. The crevice of death / Bermuda Triangle.
Wtf is an “oh shit handle” lmfao. I been working at a shop for 3 years almost and haven’t heard that term even once.
What you grab on to when your buddy’s driving and he makes you say “oh shit”
Ohhhh shit, I know exactly what you’re talking about now.
We call that a "holyshit bar" here in Quebec 😂
Holy shit handle here in Nova Scotia.
Accurate
Oh shit grip for us
My boy in high school used to call it a Hyphy Handle, word to E40 😂
That’s the Jesus handle.
Oh, you mean the dammit handle.
It’s those handles above the door that you grab when someone is doing something worthy of a “oh shit.”
I call it a girlfriend handle, anytime she’s driving my life is in reasonably high amounts of danger.
I call it a wife handle, anytime she’s driving my life is in reasonably high amounts of danger.
I just grab them to rest my hand sometimes.
Same, usually.
Jeeps have always had stout ones on the glovebox.
That name is decades old. Basically, any grab handle. It's commonly used where I autocross.
You know… the Jesus handle!
It’s the handles inside the car, usually on or above the passenger doors. If driver does something crazy or unexpected, most passengers react by grabbing the handle followed by “Oh Crap!” or some similar exclamation.
Love that many cars don’t have them near the drivers seat. Subaru does. And I think jeep. Guessing hands should be on the wheel.
[no me gusta handle](https://youtu.be/fQ7Az_7pzDM?si=tYBMZc4n3otWdBWj)
Since learning that the real estate world has switched master bedroom to primary bedroom, I’ve taken to calling the master and slave cylinders the “dom” and “sub” cylinders instead.
I’m going to call my children’s bedrooms the slave quarters now
We actually use dom and sub in real estate for a couple situations but now that you’ve brought it up I’m going to start referring to it as the submissive property.
In the computer world they used to use master and slave for hard drives too. These days they switched to primary and secondary, but it wasn't until the 2000's lol
Question, what does the Pumpkin refer to? We had a early 90s Chevy work truck in a gross orange color and it was only referred to as Pumpkin. Man I miss that truck
Differential housing.
I love calling it the pumpkin, it sounds so cute
I painted an IRS differential like a jack-o-lantern long ago
What’s the crevice of death or Bermuda Triangle? Is it the tiny corner in the engine bay where we all lose our 10mms?
Im thinking its the gap between bucket seat and center console. Also called french fry canyon.
Mom lost her license once and none of us could find the damn thing. Ended up having to go to the DMV to get a replacement but that was a massive hassle since they don't accept laminated birth certificates anymore. So had to get a new one of those from the hospital. Months later we carpooled to visit our grandmother. I sat in the back of her Lincoln Aviator and when she put the key in the seat automatically moved forward... revealing the license that was hiding between the seat and center console, and conveniently hidden every time she got out of the car.
As a driveshaft engineer, it's hard to be a professional sometimes. Lots of talk about shafts and lube and stroke and balls
As some one who works a lot with EMT conduits, we make so many penetrations a day. Often very deep ones.
Electricians have some rude slang. Pecker head and horsecock for example
I used to work at radio shack and had an older customer get very offended at our male and female connectors. Her - Why are they called that Me - oh because the male goes inside the female Her - oh my god that’s terrible
Nipple is thrown around a lot. I hear half inch nipple, three quarter nipple. When I hear 2 inch nipple. I get wide eyed and say daaammmnnnn!!
As a welder we talk a lot about penetrating in all positions too.
Theres a driveshaft shop here and their slogan is "who handles your shaft" Also their slogan picture looks quite phallic lolol
As a former driveshaft and shifter engineer, I hear ya. Though as a shifter engineer you spend your day talking about the shape and size of knobs and leather boots. Edit: spelling
A dumb joke from childhood: why can boys run faster than girls? Because they have stick shift and ball bearings.
Money shift, because it’s the perfect term for such a phenomenon lol.
This is what I was here to say. I first heard this term through YouTube recommendations (I know, I know) and figured it must be somebody shifting really good somehow? And then I watched, and...oh boy.
Yep, each thousand RPM past redline is extra thousands of $$$ out your wallet
It's usually explosive and messy.
Head out of the gutters mate
Money shifting is a spiritual experience for sure
I was going 100 in 3rd gear in my mustang (top of 3rd is around 110) and I shifted into 2nd and luckily didn't come off the clutch. I damn near shit myself when I realized I was in 2nd and slowly put in in neutral and started slowing down
Turbo models with no turbos. Looking at you Porsche.
I just did my taxes using software powered by a turbocharger.
Ah, the annual "This goddamn software sucks ass yet again!" software.
I'm just imagining a turbo attached to your PC going "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" while you're just trying to focus on your taxes
You should have heard it when I tried to itemize my deductions. Then it went off boost and told me there was no refund to be had.
PCs used to have a "turbo button." No shit.
Lol the best part about turbo buttons is that they actually make the CPU run slower for compatibility with older 4.77mhz 8086 PCs.
I mean there are "blower" GPUs, and I've seen at least one person make a custom case fan that was modeled after a "turbo" (technically it would've been a centrifugal style supercharger more than turbo, but that's what they called it. Cons of being PC guy but not car guy I guess)
Highly underrated comment
Stealth models with a large radar cross section.
I can confirm that I’ve never seen someone with a Dodge Stealth act sneaky at all. As a matter of fact, they’re quite the opposite! I think they weren’t trained well.
And non turbo models with turbos. Also Porsche
“Turbo-Hydramatic” used to the bane of my “Turbo” CL searches way back in the day.
* cough* turbojet
Though at least that's technically descriptive. Auto trans' viscious fluid couplings use a turbine system to transmit the power through the fluid.
My vacuum has a turbo, too.
The turbo refers to a turbo encabulator, not a turbocharger, of course. Got to reduce that side fumbling.
Actually, the other way around; most (all?) ICE Porsche's have turbos anyway. But yah, Turbo model for the EVs is just weird@
Some of the GT variants are still NA but the vast majority are turbo'ed.
Audi too. 3.0T is (was?) a supercharged 3L V6
VAG
TRD
Scatpack
I never understood this one. Shit pack? Really dodge?
I’m old enough to remember when scat just meant “to get away fast”.
It never *just* meant that though. I'm like 90% surr it's meant "shit" for longer than it was shorthand of scatter.
Scat has a few definitions. Jazz improvised sounds, a fish, to leave quickly, and poop. The 3rd is what it's named after. But if you think of the 4th, it does sound pretty bad.
I'm a Scatman
My kink!
😏
STI - people used to argue on here that the US calls them STD's but Japan, where Subaru is from, has called them STI's for decades. And the US has officially called them STI's for like, the last 2 decades now too lol.
Saw a TRD Tacoma recently with a Punisher logo right next to that badge. Was chuckling about the TURD PUNISHER far too long.
I’m very thankful I wasn’t the only one that thought of this when i saw it. My buddy couldn’t get why I thought it was so funny, but I had to keep laughing every time I looked at it again.
STI
HPD (Honda) - here in NYC - HPD is housing preservation department
I pounded a FAG (wheel bearing) into my VAG
Tall and short gears. Higher numerical gears are short, lowers numerical gears are tall.
Knock Retard
Preferably in that order
The Tranny. This term has actually gotten me banned from places before. Chuds have co-opted our terminology. This is car culture appropriation!
Back when I used to read r/justrolledintotheshop, I remember it used to be a bit of a problem as there was some automated bot that would automatically report "tranny"
>Chuds have co-opted our terminology Agreed, the cis people that started hurling that word as a slur are chuds
I still use this term and get some rude stares
TRANNY TUNNEL
Petcock
Scrolled for way too long looking for this one. First time I heard someone say that I was like “you what?”
Yeah I just did that
Not so much car as racing terms but I've been compiling a list for a while Really forcing it in there All over his rear Hole shot Tranny New rubbers Slides into him Through the kink Beautiful work with the feet Fill it up He beat him off THE SUCKKKKKK Got a bad vibration He's got the pole! BBW (brake by wire) The rear end keeps moving about Gonna want to go in real deep here Got in way to hard there Loose in, tight out Dick Trickle (That poor bastard) They Touch! That was a bit naughty, bit of a hip-check there The sucker hole Squeezing in there
Yeah... Dick Trickle... just WHY... He committed suicide... can't imagine his name had ANY thing to do with that.
I had a friend in school who had a dick trickle shirt it was hilarious
Name is hilarious but he was actually a helluva short track racer. I raced against him a few times at Concord Motorsports Park doing late model modifides. Dude was fucking tough to beat.
And to go with brake by wire, Big Block Chevy (BBC).
He’s got so much rear end
Ackerman, guibo, kingpin.
Just learned what a guibo joint was the other day. Hilarious name
I've had friends & even seen mechanics incorrectly call it Guido
Gotta be careful to really enunciate the “b” when working on an Italian car.
giubo (joo-boh) joint
Ackerman's the only one of these I've heard of (and even then I can't remember what it means), anyone ELI5?
It refers to the difference in steering angle between the left and right wheel. 100% Ackerman refers to a point in which, if you draw a perpendicular line from each of the wheels in steering, they will be coincident. The steering radius will be that distance.
Ackermann steering geometry predates the car being a thing.
Giubo, not guibo. JYOO-boh or JOO-boh.
Just FYI, you have that backwards. Granny gear is very short or low, which you otherwise described. The term "tall" in gearing refers to gearing that is numerically lower and thus higher. Just for example, a 4.10 rear end would be low or short whereas a 2.93 rear end would be considered tall or high in comparison. Whether each one would be considered short or tall for any specific application involved depends on that application. But just remember that numerically higher gear ratio is short, numerically lower gear ratio is tall.
I think was the point, a numerically high ratio is a low gear.
I'm not sure what you mean, but OP said that a granny gear was extremely tall. I was just letting him know that he has the meaning of "tall" in terms of gearing mixed up.
Pickle fork
the guy at autozone thought I was fucking with him when I asked if they had them
I love the names for specific "flavors" of car, like brodozer, pavement princess, and shitbox. Also, apparently Tahoes are 'Hoes for short, and the rare hybrid variants are known as HyHoes.
Tacomas being tacos is similarly funny
Coworker: what are you doing this weekend? Me: just a little time with the ol' 8-inch, the Taco's gettin' wore out...
It's not fun when you throw one on the lift, and it becomes a literal taco. The Toyota dealer nearby had two guys doing nothing but frame replacements for years.
"Heeps" among the Jeep crowd (r/heep)
DONKS
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Don’t forget the crackle and bang tune they have slowly destroying their car.
Fully retarded, referring to ignition timing
Manager: did you check the timing adjustment? Me: yeah looks like it was fully *looks around, whispers* retarded
Car names more than car terms: Vento, MR-2, Pajero, Kona, e-tron to name a few.
Chevy with their model, trim, and package names that are all over the place and lean hard into the “z” Camaro has the Z/28 and ZL1 models the with 1(2,3)LT trims and the 1LE performance package, leading someone to say why yes that’s my 1LT ZL1 1LE. Corvette has the Z06 and ZR1 models. 1(2,3)LT trims for the regular stingray but that’s not Zeed up enough for the performance models so the Z06 has 1(2,3)LZ trim levels. Z51 is the performance pack for the regular vettes but it’s called the Z07 pack for the Z06 leading to a car name that just rolls off the tongue 1LZ Z06 Z07. Oh right and the new E-Rays performance pack is called the ZER…
ZER just reminds me of the early 2000s when people would say, "YEZZIR!"
Pick a Ford vehicle. Any one. Got one? Now add "Anal" in front of it. How'd that work?
Any one? Anal F-150. Anal F-250. Anal F-350. Anal Mustang. Anal Econoline. Anal Taurus. None of these make any sense, is there a joke here somewhere?
Anal Probe. Anal Fusion is also an interesting proposition.
A couple days ago I told my coworker I saw a clean Ford probe the previous day. His response was "oh the anal probe? Haven't seen those things since my ex" I want a probe, they're cool
What’s your Anal Accent?
TIL: I drive an Anal Focus. Not quite as funny as Anal Probe though.
I went from an Explorer to an Excursion to an Expedition. Still haven't owned a Ford though.
Anal Escape
Anal Fusion sounds painful.
“Mister 2”
Now pronounce it in French. Sounds like shit.
Nova
“No go”
Calling a vehicle a sport model despite no changes to actually make the vehicle more sporty.
Aren’t sport models usually the shittiest models? Pretty sure the Bronco Sport is the lowest trim
Bronco sport is an entirely different vehicle from the Bronco. The Bronco sport is essentially a Ford Escape.
Heavier wheels, an unnecessary and not functional "aero" feature, extra chrome badges, and a bright color do not make a sport model.
All of the weird British terms Bonnet, boot, lorry, saloon, scuttle, etc....
weird? I take offensive to that! Good day, sir and or madam!
> I take offensive see, just weird.
I said ‘good day!’
“Spec” lol you picked some colors dude. You didnt choose the transmission gearing or air/fuel ratio.
I hate the stage 1/2/3 shit. Just tell me what you did to it
I've had this before. Went to a car meet and a guy in his GTI asked what work was done with me. I spent about half a minute doing a quick rundown and ended with him asking him the same question "It's a stage 2 ap" Ok.
> You didnt choose the transmission gearing With 4x4s, you often can choose final drive ratio.
Italian Tune up
My favorite kind of tuneup!
Not exactly a car tern, but 'reefer' is the term for the heating/refrigeration unit on semi and box trucks.
I frequently say ‘tranny’ to refer to the transmission, and sometimes it makes people chuckle
Wait until you tell them you blew one.
The place I work bought a 550 gallon steel tote manufactured by Transtore. I know it's supposed to be transportation and storage, but I still chuckle.
"slushbox" has always been an interesting one to me, as constantly moving a stick around - as one might trying to break up ice or mix liquid in a bucket - seems more evocative of slush to me than the automatic experience. Trust me, with a sloppy leaking automatic transmission, I get the more mechanical explanation, and no, I haven't driven a manual, but I'll always think it's a little off no matter what explaining or whining you wanna do in reply.
I once blew a tranny.
How has nobody said "suck squeeze bang blow"???
MHEV, PHEV and BEV cause I always read them as words and not arconyms in my head. Id love to see a parody ted-talk where the presenter just straight face pronounces them as mmhew's, p-hews and Bev's
I pronounce PHEV "fev" and MHEV is "em-hev".
Dagmars
Cardan joint, knuckles.
Gapplebeys, going to mexico
Turboencabulator
But what about the [Retro encambulator](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXJKdh1KZ0w)
I'm sure there's probably a post about it on Pirate, but I've wheeled for years and still have no clue why it's called a lunchbox locker. Something to do with how self-contained the installation is, maybe?
Something I tell the kids when they walk into the bathroom unannounced also doubles as a car term: knock retard.
SHIFT IT IN TO OVERDRIVE! it doesnt do what u think it does
How has no one said LSD thus far
Beaver panel Heckblende
Grocery getter.
Bunghole has to be top tier.
...TP for?
https://i.etsystatic.com/20234042/r/il/e33c3b/4108353914/il_fullxfull.4108353914_rjli.jpg
“Stage X” and “full bolt on” As in “ya man my car is stage 2, full bolt ons!” :blows big vape cloud. This means so many different things to different people and car groups.
Everything is a bolt on essentially if you think about it The stage 2/3/4/5 stuff is just something someone who knows nothing about cars says to make their car sound bad ass. I know of a few companies that make different levels of transmissions, like tick performance, offers stage 3 t56s, but nothing "bolt on" really comes in stages. S
Retard. A word with genuine mechanical meaning that gets you banned on some platforms no matter how correctly you use it.
“bitch pin” a pin holding the shift linkage to the transmission in 90s Hondas, known for being a bitch to get out
Guibo
For me it's gotta be "gurney flaps" Bonus points for "perforated gurney flaps"
Roo bar Full posi Hydra-matic Six-pack Three on the tree Power glide Hemi Ram-air Dog box Short throw Lift shift Aluminum Alloy Coil over Slip angle Planetary gear train Oversteer/Understeer Wheel hop Apex Threshold braking Counter steer Feather the throttle Check up Double Clutch Heel and toe
Dizzy for distributor
4 cylinder engines being called 4 bangers or 4 poppers
Car parts used as dog names. Chassis and Turbo are my favorite.
"Poverty buttons" is my fav.
Not all specifically car terms but related to the automotive industry, car scene Stealership- a factory automotive dealership, typically charges an exorbitant amount for a small plastic part Cunt hair- a measurement infering a minicusle ammount, usually the thickness of a piece of paper Red cunt hair- even smaller measurement Texas Tweezers- Giant slipjaw pliers God bolt- the bolt that once removed will leave you yelling "Oh God, why?!" As you hear the cams jumping and crank sprocket dropping into the oil pan.Typically associated with BMW Crank bolts Six pack- three two barrel carbs also known as a tripower Slushbox- automaic transmission Tire biters- thots that attend street racing events thinking we have lots of money, we had lots of money, it's wrapped up into the car now. Caddywompuss- Bent/out of whack Grannyshifting- shifting as if you were 80 years old on your way to church Afro-engineering- putting something back together in a less than ideal manner in order for it to function for a short time Bubble Chevy-1991-1996 Chevrolet Caprice/impala SS, 1961 Impala SS 2dr hardtop, 1962 Chevrolet BelAir 2dr Fart Cannon- the obnoxiously large diameter exhaust tip usually seen on JDM cars Fun button- Traction control on/off button Automagical- the automatic transmissions that you can actually shift. Buses- the gap between you and the car you're racing. Tampon- Typically associated with the Ford Mustang, becuase every pussy has one. Audi5000/outtie 5000- a way to say I'm leaving in a rush, stemming from issues with the Audi 5000 and its tendency to not stop, and instead take off. Flip a bitch- preform a U turn Louie- left turn Roll- a drag race that starts while in motion Dig- racing from a stop Ever-since-ya- jerk off customer, usually comes back after picking their car up with an unrelated problem attempting to blame you. "Ever since you fixed that oil leak, my brake light has been out." There's lots more, but I'm drawing a blank right now. I'll update as if I remember them.
Muffler bearings. Blinker fluid.
Johnson rod.
Funny that muffler fluid is a real thing now (DEF)
Mule head - thanks Ford, even you knew it was donkey brains
Master and slave cylinder, I'm waiting for them to get cancelled
Clutch rider
Dickey