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Get Off It

To release the accelerator and slow down. Also known as get out of it.

Get Out Of It

To release the accelerator and slow down. Also known as get off it.

Get With The Program

To perform a task properly.

Giga

The prefix representing the number 1,000,000,000.

GIGO

An acronym for Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Gilhooley

To spin out on a dirt track.

Gilmer Belt Drive

An accessory drive system using a cogged belt to ensure positive engagement, such as with a supercharger.

Gingerbread

Non-functioning visual ornamentation, such as chrome.

Girdle

A heavy-duty, main-bearing support for a racing engine.

Gladhand

Connectors between tractor and trailer air lines.

Glass

1. A term used for fiberglass-reinforced plastic. 2. A hard, brittle, transparent substance composed of silicates mixed with potash or suds and lime; used for windows in a vehicle.

Glass Beadier

An apparatus for using air-propelled glass beads to clean parts.

Glass Wrapped

A term used to refer to a vehicle with a fiberglass body.

Glass-bead Cleaning

The cleaning of parts and panels using glass beads propelled with the use of compressed air.

Glass-bead Test

A method of determining the absolute rating of a filter and its efficiency by introducing a measured quantity of glass beads of varying, but known, diameter, as a contaminant into the fluid, which is then filtered through the element.

Glasspack Muffler

An absorption muffler that uses fiberglass as a sound-deadening material.

Glaze

A smooth, glossy surface.

Glaze

A car care product that is considered an alternative to polish and wax. It's typically used on show cars, because it provides a deep, "wet look" shine and hides swirl marks well. However, it does not last as long as a wax.

Glazed

Polished by heat and friction to a hard, smooth, shiny surface, unlike the original surface finish.

Glitch

An intermittent, high-speed erroe in a circuit.