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[jaq1967]

Has anybody done one for motor parts yet as I was confused what a muffler was until I found out it was an exhaust! I thought a muffler was somebody who liked a bit of muff (like as in England!).

But seriously. We have radiators, exhausts, HT leads, manifolds etc...in England. In america you call them different things! (Intercooler, Muffler, Hot Wires and Headers etc...). The list goes on and there is so much Jargon. It is all so confusing for a novice like me and wondered if there was a glossey of terms and componants and what they do exactly I could go to?

I would love to know what an SAFC is, or what a ratio meter does and what the hell I do or put an adjustable fuel pressure regulator wirh fuel pressure meter! It wouldn't be so bad if I could find a manual in the UK that covers my Celica in detail as Haynes don't even produce one over here!!!

HELP...and body got some ideas on this???

(I'm an enthusiastic novice - godda start somewhere!) lol...

Jaq1967

(OK...I posted this elsewhere which I think was a mistake!)

[KAMiX]

Ermm A muffler is a component of your exhaust system (and look it up in an english dictionary), designed to reduce noise - you also have piping and a cat. converter to reduce pollution

There are probably motor glosseries around somewhere, but do searches on the net for what you dont understand and it'll all come. Best way to learn about your engine/car is to go outside and start removing bits and playing around with it

and then there are those of us who just sit there and stare at their car/engine/bodykit/exhaust for long periods of time !!

[aaronc222]

QUOTE (jaq1967 @ May 2, 2003 - 3:52 AM)

But seriously. We have radiators, exhausts, HT leads, manifolds etc...in England. In america you call them different things! (Intercooler, Muffler, Hot Wires and Headers etc...). The list goes on and there is so much Jargon. It is all so confusing for a novice like me and wondered if there was a glossey of terms and componants and what they do exactly I could go to? I would love to know what an SAFC is, or what a ratio meter does and what the hell I do or put an adjustable fuel pressure regulator wirh fuel pressure meter! It wouldn't be so bad if I could find a manual in the UK that covers my Celica in detail as Haynes don't even produce one over here!!!

Radiator does not equal intercooler. We still call it a radiator. An Intercooler is for cooling the hot air that a turbo produces.
Exhaust/Muffler are interchangable(the terms).
HT leads I've never heard, but your comparison to Hot Wires(never heard of, but I get what you mean) would be Plug Wires(aka Spark Plug Wires or Ignition Wires).
Manifold here would refer to the stock exhaust manifold(upgraded would be headers), or the intake manifold.

As for the SAFC, it is an electronic device made by Apexi of Japan for controlling the Air/Fuel mixture.
Ratio meter helps determine if your air/fuel mixture is lean(not enough fuel) or rich(more fuel than needed).

I would go on, but it's too early in the morning to really think. If you have any more problems, feel free to pm me.

This post has been edited by aaronc222: May 2, 2003 - 6:59 AM

[jaq1967]

Cool...thanks for your feedback.

Will PM when stuck! Ta.