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Gold

A trophy.

Good Trip

Trip counters in which various monitors have passed testing under predetermined conditions. The fulfillment of specific test parameters during a drive cycle. Good trips are counted for MIL extinguishing and DTC erasure.

Goodies

1. Prizes and awards for race-car winners or show-car participants. 2. High performance equipment on an engine.

Goosed Moose

A car having a severe forward rake.

Gooseneck Hitch

A type of trailer hitch designed to tow more weight than a typical receiver hitch. The gooseneck hitch extends through a pickup truck's bed, and mounts over the truck's rear axle (or axles). Some designs have a gooseneck ball that can be removed for full bed access when the vehicle is not towing.

Gourd Guard

A helmet.

Governor

1. A device that controls another device, usually on the basis of speed or rpm. 2. A speed-sensitive mechanical assembly in the automatic transmission driven by the output shaft, to supply primary control of when shifting is to occur.

Governor Assembly

A vehicle speed-sensing device that produces governor pressure to force the transmission upshift and permit the downshift.

Governor Pressure

The transmission's hydraulic pressure, used to control shift points which is directly related to output shaft speed.

Governor Valve

A device attached to the output shaft and used to sense vehicle speed.

Gow Job

A term used in the early 1940s to identify a hot rod. Also gow wagon.

Gow Out

To accelerate quickly in a gow job.

Gow Wagon

A term used in the early 1940s to identify a hot rod. Also gow job.

GP

1. An acronym for general purpose. 2. An acronym for Grand Prix.

GPB

General purpose braided.

GPH

An acronym for gallons per hour.

Gph

Abbreviation for gallons per hour. A measurement commonly used to indicate the flow rate of a fuel pump. See also lph. Engines that have been modified to produce more horsepower may require a higher-flow fuel pump, as well as an adjustable fuel pressure regulator.

GPM

An acronym for gallons per minute.

GPS

An acronym for Global Positioning System. A global tracking system that tracks or locates the position of a sending device through global satellites. Used by individuals to locate there position any ware in the world and used by companies like trucking companies to track the position, speed, and milage of there vehicles.

Gps

See Global Positioning System.