nicked this off another site...though it would help some folk

 

ABS - Antilock Braking System

AFM - Air Flow Meter

BMEP- (Brake Mean Effective Pressure) - This is the average effective cylinder pressure that does useful work calculated from the brake horse power.

BOV - Blow Off Valve (See DV)

CAS - Crank Angle Sensor

CPS - Camshaft Position Sensor

DV - Dump Valve (See BOV)

ECCS - Electronic Concentrated Control System

ECU - Electronic Control Unit

FBU - Free Boost Upgrade

FMIC - Front Mounted InterCooler

FPR - Fuel Pressure Regulator

IC - Intercooler

JDM - Japanese Domestic Market

LSD - Limited Slip Differential

MAF(s) - Mass Air Flow (Sensor)

NVCS - Nissan Variable Cam System (found on SR20DET engines)

R200 - The type/size of diff internals used on S13s and 14s. 200=200mm crown wheel.

RWD - Rear Wheel Drive

T25, T28, T3 - Commonly used to describe a generic range of turbocharges. T25 fitted to S13, T28 fitted to S14, T3 mostly relates to Sierra Cosworth equipment, and also a larger size over a T28.

TPS - Throttle Position Sensor/Switch

WMIC - Wing Mounted Intercooler

Z32 - Chassis code for the '89 on 300ZX

Zorst - Slang for Exhaust

SMIC - Side Mounted Intercooler (See WMIC)

 

 

 

Nissan Engine Nomenclature

Normally first two letters identify engine family, two numbers identify cubic capacity, further letters identify other specifications.

 

Example

CA18DET - CA range of engines, 1.8 litre, Dual overhead camshafts, Electronic fuel injection, Turbocharged.

RB26DETT - RB range of engines, 2.6 litre, Dual overhead camshafts, Electronic fuel injection, Twin Turbocharged.

 

 

Nissan 200sx models and variants:

 

S13 actually refers to the CA18DET powered S13 Silvia ('88-'91).

RS13 is the correct chassis designation for the CA18DET powered 200SX, or early JDM 180SX ('89-'95 200SX, '89-'91 180SX)

PS13 refers to the SR20DET powered Silvia ('91-'94).

RPS13 refers to the SR20DET powered 180SX('91-'97)

S14 the '95-'97 200SX or Silvia(JDM) SR20DET powered. 197bhp.

S14a the '97 to 2000 200SX and Silvia (JDM) SR20DET powered. 197bhp.

S15 - Most recent 200sx model. Not available to UK market. 2.0 litre 'SR20DET' engine. Approx 250bhp

 

S13 is the common and accepted "nickname" for the RS13 200SX. The "P" means the car has the SR20DET engine, "R" means it has the fastback shell.

 

SilEighty (Sil80) hybrid derivative of the S13 Silvia and S13 180SX. It has the Silvia front body panels mated to the 180SX rear. Most are originally 180SX' built buy drifters who damaged the front panels and found the Silvia front cheaper to replace. Nissan made a limited production run of these cars set up from the factory for drifting.

OneVia another derivative of the S13 chassis'. This one has the Silvia rear with 180SX front panels.

 

Also,

 

Zenki - Early Model of Car

Chuki - Middle Model of Car

Kouki - Late Model of Car

 

(These dont just apply to Nissans, its a common Japanese term for "terms".. The "Former Term", or the "Latter Term" is how they are often translated)

 

US Models

 

The 'S' chassis was also available in the US under the name 240SX. The S13 was available as a Hatchback (same as the UK 200SX and JDM 180SX) and a Coupe (180/200SX front end with JDM Silvia rear end - aka Onevia). It was fitted the the KA24E engine - a normally aspirated, 2.4L, 4 cylinder, SOHC engine. Body and chassis parts are the same as the other S13 models. The S14 240SX shared the same body as the S14 200SX/Silvia and was fitted with the KA24DE engine. Again, body and chassis parts are the same.

 

Units and Conversions:

Nm - Newton Metres, units to measure torque.

BHP Brake Horse Power, unit of power

lbft Pounds foot, unit of torque

Kw KiloWatt, unit of power

Bar Unit of pressure

PSI Pounds per Square Inch, unit of pressure

 

1PS = 0.9863 bhp

1Nm = 1.35 Lb-ft

1kW = 1.34 bhp

1 Bar = 14.5 PSI

1 Atmosphere = 14.7 PSI

1 cubic inch (ci) = 16.387064 cubic centimeter (cc)

(for other units please refer to http://www.onlineconversion.com/)

Older ps13 silvias have the ca18det and the na version as well because i had one , diffrent model s13 silvias are jack/queen/king/RB stands for race bred just some extra info.

You missed HICAS.

High capacity actively controlled suspension.

"High Capacity Actively Controlled Suspension" according to wikpedia! doh!!!