Engine tags

okey peoples here i go .. still a somewhat newb so work with me :p

what are all the differen't types of tags that go into identifying an engine. I already know that like the first two letters or so are the engine serise, and then the liters, and then usually the E .. electronic fuel injection, D or S .. DOHC or SOHC, and then the T or TT that stands for Turbo or Twin Turbo.

But recently i saw some others that had the last 2 RS .. does that mean like rotery serise or something ..

So i guess what im asking is like all the different tags some one would need to know in order to identify all or most engines and features .. thnx

um there are so many different tags between manufacturers. a lot of the letters mean different things for different companies.

some examples:

toyota:
1zz-fe: 1zz-first in the zz series, f-twin cam economy, e-electronic control
3s-gte: 3s-3rd in the s series, g-twin cam performance, t-turbocharged, e-electronic control

nissan:
i found this- http://www.freshalloy.com/cars/nissan/nissan_engines.html

oOo hmm i didn't know that .. i thought that they all used the same terms between each other ..

So then basically what i'd have to go do is just read on every companies engine models ?? is there like a certain place in specific i can go to or is it just up to google-ing it .. thnx

we whent over a few in this thread - http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=311728

d d d d d daaaaamn ... lol :iceslolan

thnx .. that didn't come up when i did the forums search .. im saving this to refer back to it laterz

well now that mai question was pretty much answered .. i guess is there anything else i should know when remembering these tags ??

they are good to know when you want to make someone (who thinks they know about cars) feel stupid. especially import kids.

haha i'll keep that one in mind for sure :grinyes: