Monday, 16 January 2017

Comprehensive Hot Rod Dictionary For Hot Rot Fans

Ready to relive your days as a young gearhead? Just take a run through this list of “hot rod” terms and you will be sure to visit the old days of automotive performance and customization.

A-bone:  Model A Ford

  • Bang Shift:  To quickly shift a standard transmission
  • Belly Pan:  Metal sheeting underneath a street rod, to streamline the bottom of a rod
  • Billet:  Aftermarket dress up components usually machined out of a solid “billet” of aluminum
  • Binders:  Brakes
  • Blown Engine:  A engine that has a Supercharger
  • Blower:  The supercharger
  • Bobbed:  Shortened fenders
  • Boost:  The intake manifold pressure generated by a Turbocharger  or Supercharger
  • Boots:  Tires
  • Bored and Stroked: Engines that have had their cylinder walls enlarged and the crankshaft throw lengthened
  • Bottom End:  Refers to the lower portion of an engine and usually includes the crankshaft, flywheel, bearings and connecting rods Read More: AutosVoice.com

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