the lingo - list of common terms

[FAST EDDIE]

lcas, lower controll arms
ps arms power steering version steering knuckles
ze supercharged 4age
4agte turbo 4age

[dave2221]

should differentiate years made for zenki and kouki

[Tim.duncan]

RCA = roll center adjuster
NCRCA= Negative camber roll center adjuster

these eliminate bump steer that is introduced when you lower the frount of the car

[GAKI86]

(lambo) did that for a reason, i knew ppl would pick it up!!!

ae86

zenki = 1983 - 1985
kouki 1986 - 1987

[sun_moon]

forgive me for sounding dumb, but i cant work out the logic behind this one, and have always wondered. can anyone explain it to me ?? thanks much !

[Jip86]

Garrett GT28RS 350hp "Disco Potato" ball bearing turbo

"It was developed by Garrett in the US for a project car called the Disco Potato with an SR20 powerplant.The car's power was impressive, 280 hp at the wheels, but not earth-shattering. The driving experience however, was. Throttle response was excellent, turbo lag virtually non-existent, and the tyre-smoking horsepower was outstanding. The turbo spooled up early, making so much torque, that the best quarter-mile time (13.7 at 104.5 mph) was achieved launching in second gear."

The Disco Potato car was a B15 Sentra - apparently people think it looks like a potato.

The Disco part of the name came from it's paint job - it was painted in that colour changing/chameleon paint - hence disco colours.

So yeah, from that point on the turbo was known as the disco potato!

[trueno85]

Zenki = From Aug. 1983 to Jul. 1985

Kouki = From Aug. 1985 to Jul. 1987

[sun_moon]

wow !! i didnt know there was so much story behind it... thanks for shareing that !

[doony]

edit e7 can also include the infamouse t18, te72

[GAKI86]

mens hairdryer = turbo? (heard it a few times)
orange juice trolley = any cars powered with 2 liter engine

i get bagged all the time by bogans at work for driving a pos 1.6 corolla

btw pos = piece of shit