TC has various meanings in the Automotive category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of TC in Automotive.
Also known as "traction control system," or "TCS." A safety feature that regulates wheel spin and prevents loss of control under acceleration by ensuring maximum traction and contact between the tires and the road (by adjusting brake pressure to one or more wheels, closing the throttle, or reducing the fuel supply to at least one or more cylinders).
AutomotiveA turbine designed to charge the diesel engine cylinders with air at a higher pressure utilizing energy from exhaust gas and hence increase the density of charge air above atmospheric pressure. The term turbocharging refers also to superchargers, turbo blowers, scavenge blowers which are mechanically or electrically driven.
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