Glossary

Automotive Acronyms Entry 2 – SOHC

SOHC – Single overhead Cam: One camshaft per bank of cylinders, located on the cylinder head. Example: A DOHC I4 would have 1 cams, while a DOHC V8 would have 2 cams. Many people forget that it’s one cam per bank of cylinders – that’s very important. The majority of SOHC engines are of the [...]

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Automotive Acronyms Entry 1 – CVT

CVT – Continuously variable transmission: An automatic transmission with a nearly infinite number of gear ratios. In general, the more gears a transmission has, the better it can use it’s available power, and the better the fuel economy. With a nearly infinite number of gear ratios, the CVT delivers the best of both worlds.

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Automotive Acronyms Explained

I have a bad habit of using car-speak or techno-jargon here at Houston Cars. When I’m talking about a DOHC engine or the new HSD by Toyota, you may have idea what in the world I’m talking about. In light of that, I’m starting a series of posts that will help shed some light on [...]

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