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Sand Hole

An unwanted hole in a sand-cast part.

Sandbag

1. To legally secure equipment without having to pay for it. 2. To hold back in the staging area of a drag race in an attempt to select a specific opponent during eliminations. 3. To hold speed down in drag racing in an attempt to fall into a favorable bracket during final eliminations. 4. To deliberately run slower in road- or oval-track racing in an effort to conserve fuel and/or to psych the competitors. 5. A bag filled with sand that is used to help shape metal panels.

Sandblast

To clean metal part surfaces by forcing abrasives, usually fine sand, against it with compressed air.

Sanitary

A very clean or well prepared show or race car.

Sano

A term short for sanitary.

SAR

Supplemental air restraints.

SAS

Spark advance solenoid.

SATC

An abbreviation for Semi-automatic temperature control.

Saturated Desiccant

A drying agent that contains all of the moisture it can hold at a given temperature.

Saturated Drier

A drier, accumulator-drier, or receiver-drier having a saturated desiccant.

Saturated Point

The point at which matter mush change states at any given temperature and pressure.

Saturated Switch Injector

A fuel injection system that produces a spiked square wave signal with variable pulse width or on time.

Saturated Temperature

The boiling point of a substance at a particular pressure.

Saturated Vapor

A term that indicates that the space holds as much vapor as possible and no further vaporization is possible at that particular temperature.

Saturation

The point of maximum magnetic field strength of a coil.

Sauce

Racing fuel.

Save

To copy data from a temporary area to a more permanent storage medium.

SAW

An acronym for Spark Angle Word. Which is the message sent on the SPOUT or EST line from the Electronic Control Unit to the Ignition Module for the control of the ignition timing. "OR" An acronym for submerged arc welding.

Sb

[1] Antimony An element with the atomic number of 51 [2] A designation for lubricating oil that is acceptable for medium-duty engine operated under mild conditions [3] An abbreviation for small block engine.

SBC

Single bed converter.