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Peak Inverse Voltage (PIV)

The maximum reverse voltage which a semiconductor junction can withstand without permanently damaging the junction.

Peak Out

The engine speed at which maximum horsepower is developed.

Peak-inverse Voltage

Also called peak-reverse voltage This is the rating of a diode that indicates the maximum amount of voltage in the reverse direction that can be applied to the device with out dammage.

Peak-to-peak Amplitude

The signal amplitude measured between the maximum positive and negative peaks excursions of an ac signal.

Peak-to-peak Voltageg

The voltage measured from the maximum point of a signal to its minimum point.

Peaked

A body panel having raised beading for a styling effect.

Peal-and-hold Injector

A peak-and-hold injector is typically used for TBI and some port low-resistance injector systems.

Pearlescent Paint

A color paint with fine mica particles blended into the pigment.

Pedal Clearance

The amount of downward brake-pedal movement, 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) or so, before the pushrod contacts the piston.

Pedal To The Metal

The accelerator pedal pressed all the way to the floor.

PEDES

Pressure operated-elect divert and elect-switching.

Peel

To leave streaks of rubber on the pavement during hard acceleration.

Peel Rubber

A term used for lay rubber; the same as to peel.

Peel Test

A destructive method of testing that mechanically separates a lap joint by peeling it.

Peen

1. To shape metal by pounding it. 2. The ball-shaped end of a hammer head.

Peg

1. A pin at the top end of a speedometer or tachometer to prevent instrument damage. 2. The highest possible reading on a speedometer.

PEL

An acronym for permissible exposure limit.

Pellet Thermostat

An engine-coolant thermostat having a wax pellet as a power element, which grows when heated and shrinks when cooled, connected through a piston to a valve.

Pellet-bed Catalytic Converter

A General Motors catalytic converter design having a stainless steel shell and a bed of catalyst-coated ceramic pellets that can be replaced using special vibrator/aspirator equipment.

Pen

To draw or design.