Automotive Acronyms B

Acronym	Definition	Notes / What Is / Who Is
BAR	Bureau of Automotive Repair	State of California, Dept. of Consumer Affairs.
BCI	Battery Council International	Not for profit organization whose mission is to promote the interests of the international lead acid battery industry.
BARO	barometric pressure	Senses outside barometric pressure for the ECM
BAT	battery	12 volt car battery, automotive systems
BHP	brake horsepower	measurement of a engine's power to do work
BMC	Brake Manufacturers Council	Providing and maintaining, for the mutual benefit of all its members, communications as appropriate with federal, state and local governmental authorities, bodies and agencies, in short, authorities - such as NHTSA - with legislative or regulatory function whose actions may affect automotive brake parts or systems.
BPT	back-pressure transducer	Used with a EGR valve, detects exhaust back pressure in a manifold and convert it to a mechanical or electrical signal / function.
BTC	before top center	position of a piston inside of a motor
BTDC	before top dead center	position of a piston inside of a motor
Btu	British thermal units	Used as a unit of measurement in the heating and air conditioning industry.

Note: An Acronym is a abbreviation that is formed using the individual letter components in a phrase, name, organization or thing. Listings on this page are used throughout the automotive industry.

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