Automotive Glossary


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Trip Computer

A computer built in to some vehicles. It allows the display of different values such as average fuel consumption and estimated time of arrival at a destination.

Trunion

A pivoting assembly consisting of a rod and bearings.

Trunking

General name for large pipes or tubes usually used to carry air.

TSP

Throttle Solenoid Positioner

Tuned Intake Pressure Charging

A system of intake air management that maximizes the flow of air into an engine by using the reciprocating air resonance in the manifold at different engine speeds.

Tungsten

Steel grey heavy metallic element with very high melting point. Used for light bulb filaments.

Turbine

The driven member in a turbocharger, turbine engine and torque converter. The turbine consists of a set of blades on a central boss and shaft and is driven by exhaust gases in a turbocharger or turbine engine and by liquid from the impeller in a torque converter.

Turbocharged

Engine with a turbocharger, which is an exhaust driven device that pumps in extra air.

Turbocharger

Air supply pressure charger driven by the engine's exhaust gas flow.

Turn angle sensor

A device that measures and outputs a signal proportional to the angle that a vehicle is turning.


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