Miata Acronyms

Acronym

Meaning

10AE

10th Anniversary Edition

AFAIC
AFAICT
AFAIK
As Far As I Care
As Far As I Can Tell
As Far As I Know
AFPR Auxillary Fuel Pressure Regulator
BEGI Bell Engineering Group Inc.
BOV Blow Off Valve

BRG

British Racing Green

BS "B" Stock (SCCA Auto-x Class)

BSP

BrainStorm Products

CAI

Cold Air Induction
Cold Air Intake

CR

Compression Ratio

CRI

Crazy Red Italian

CSP "C" Street Prepared (SCCA Auto-x Class)

DG<yy>

Deal's Gap <year>

DlrAlt

Dealer Alternative

DNF Did Not Finish

DRL

Daytime Running Light

ECU

Emission Control Unit
Engine Control Unit

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions
FI Forced Induction
Fuel Injection
FM
FMII
Flying Miata
Flying Miata II Turbo System
FTD Fastest Time of the Day
FWD Front Wheel Drive (aka WWD)

FWIW

For What It's Worth

FYI

For Your Information

GC Ground Control

GGGG

Great Gap Goodie Giveaway

GPS

Global Positioning System
Global Positioning Satellite

HD
HDHC
HDHCHT

Hard Dog
Hard Dog Hard Core
Hard Dog Hard Core Hard Top

HVAC

Heater, Vent, Air Conditioning
High Voltage Alternating Current

IAC In Any Case

IIRC

If I Remember Correctly
If I Recall Correctly

IMO
IMHO
IMPO
In My <insert> Opinion

Honest

Humble

Personal

Professional

IOW In Other Words

JR

Jackson Racing

KTW Keith Tanner's Windblocker

LBC

Little British Car

LE

Limited Edition

LMC

Limited Miata Content

LOL Laughing Out Loud
LS Laguan Seca
LSD Limited Slip Differential
LySergic acid Diethylamide

M1

89 - '97 Mazda Miatas, MX-5, Eunos Roadsters

M2

99 - '?? Mazda Miatas, MX-5, Eunos Roadsters

MAA

Miatas Across America

MAW

Miatas Around the World

MESM Miata Enthusiast Shop Manual

MCA

Miata Club of America

MIATA Make It A Topless Afternoon
MMM MM Marketing

MMU

Miata Monetary Unit ($100 USD)

MSU

Miata Spending Unit ($50 USD)

MSV

Miata Support Vehicle

NA Normally Aspirated
Naturally Aspirated
Not Applicable

NASA

National Auto Sport Association

NMC

No Miata Content

OBD
OBDII
On Board Diagnostic
On Board Diagnostic 2nd generation

OTM

Other Than Miata

OTOH On The Other Hand

PBC

Performance Buyers Club

PCA

Porsche Club of America

RB Racing Beat
ROTF(LMAO) Rolling On The Floor (Laughing My Ass Off)
RWD Rear Wheel Drive
RWHP Rear Wheel HorsePower

SC

SuperCharger

SCCA

Sports Car Club of America

SILVER The only true Miata color
STO Special Touring Option

TIA

Thanks In Advance

TTFN Ta-Ta For Now
TPS Throttle Position Sensor

TSD

Time, Speed, Distance

TSI

Turn Signal Induction
Turn Signal Intakes

TTYL Talk To You Later
Type To You Later
UMN Underground Miata Network
WTB
WTS
Want To Buy
Want To Sell
WOT Wide Open Throttle
WWD Wrong Wheel Drive (aka FWD)

YMMV

Your Mileage May Vary
Your Miata-age May Vary

YW You're Welcome