Dictionary

kemp: A term describing a rod with a customized body.

knock offs: A special wheel system that is held in place with one large, quickly removed nut.

lean it out: To alter the fuel mixture to improve engine performance and use less fuel.

lemon laws: The Federal Lemon Law, or the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, protects vehicle buyers when a vehicle repeatedly does not meet quality or performance standards. Lemon laws are both federal and state. State lemon laws vary.

locker: A type of differential that helps prevent tire spin and distributes the engines torque evenly to the rear wheels.

loud petal: Another term for the accelerator petal.

louie: Slang term for a left-hand turn.

louvers: The vents or slots cut in and raised in various body panels, especially the hood and trunk areas.

lowboy: A rod that has no fenders or running boards that is lowered over the frame.

mag: A term short for a wheel made with amagnesium alloy; can also mean magneto, a self-contained ignition system.

MF layout: A vehicle that has its engine in the mid area with a front wheel drive such as the c. 1936 Cord Model 810 and the 1970 Citroen SM.

mill: Slang term referring to the engine.

molded: A type of custom job of filling and reshaping body panels and seams.

mood disks: Slang term for flat aluminum wheel covers.

mouse motor: A small block Chevy engine manufactured from 1955 to present day.

MR layout: A vehicle that has its engine in the mid-area with a rear wheel drive such as the 1966 Ford GT40 and the 1996 Lotus Elise.

muscle car: Muscle cars are generally mid-sized cars with large capacity engines that were manufactured in the United States between roughly 1962 and 1973, including the Dodge Charger and the Pontiac GTO.

N.O.S.: New Old Stock; parts that are the original parts supplied by the vehicle's manufacturer.

nail head: A 1950s Buick engine.

nerf: Slang term that is short for nerf bars that are used to ward off tires in open-wheel racing cars.

newstalgia: Refers to a rod style that mimics the 1950s and 1960s and employs modern power plants, components and body panels.

NOS: Nitrous Oxide System; gives an incredible burst of speed.

overbore: An engine block that has had its cylinder bore enlarge because it is badly worn or the owner wants more power.

overwind: To run an engine faster in RPM than its designed limits.