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Reviewed ALL engines and parts in the game. Engines renamed to real-life equivalents. Part names (EN-US) corrected and made more descriptive, in many case substantially so.
(mod formerly titled Better English Part Names)

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This is Version 2 of the mod, initially named Better English Part Names - Extended

This is an English localization file with many changes.

  • Reviewed ALL engines and parts in the game.
  • Vanilla made-up engines renamed to real-life equivalents (all of them are based on real-life engines).
  • Part names (EN-US) corrected and made more descriptive, in some case substantially so.
  • Added real life names to all unique parts I could identify.
  • A/B/C changed to reflect part location (left/right, upper/lower etc) or function.
  • All part names which refer to specific car names in the localization file (these are mainly interior parts) changed to match the Authentic Car Names V3 mod by SterlingC32.
  • Also included is a revision of all mission descriptions by SterlingC32 with fixed grammar and generally better language as the original translation is pretty bad.
  • various minor and major translation errors changed here and there (only if I noticed them, I haven't done a full review of all texts)
  • As of version 2.0 the "basic" version is no longer included or supported, the changes are too extensive to maintain two versions. If the current version is too much for you stick with the previous one, or keep both, you can switch between them any time from the Language menu.
  • The new filename is RealEnginesAndPartsEN.txt, meaning you can keep your default English file (or the one from the older version) so you can switch to it from the Language menu in case you need for some reason.

I dare say you can learn a lot from the added information in this mod. I have done EXTENSIVE research, I've been to OEM part sites, Ebay part and engine auctions, I've read articles and blogs. If I was charging $ for this work I'd charge at least $1000 for the time spent, although it was worth it to me, I learned a lot and I hope you do too.

INSTALLATION

The file goes into

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Car Mechanic Simulator 2021\Car Mechanic Simulator 2021_Data\StreamingAssets\Localizations
Obviously if your Steam installation folder is different you should account for that.

Then in the game go to Settings - Language and select RealEnginesAndPartsEN


DETAILS

See Change Notes for a full list of the changes (interior parts are not listed since every car-specific interior part name is changed).

ENGINE NAMES

Every vanilla engine with a made-up name is based on a real-life engine. Sometimes the power ratings match the real engine, sometimes not. I did a lot of research to try to find the real engines and found almost all. Note that the game wiki does give some of them but in some cases I disagree and have found what I believe is the correct engine.

  • I3 DOHC - I3 1.0L DOHC DI Fox // Ford Fox engine
  • I3 DOHC Turbocharged - I3 1.0L DOHC DI Fox EcoBoost // that's how Ford calls their turbo engines

  • I4 DOHC BFM - I4 2.0L DOHC TFSI Turbo // Audi TFSI engine
  • I4 DOHC 4x4 - I4 2.0L DOHC TFSI Turbo AWD // I prefer AWD for cars and 4x4 for trucks with transfer cases

  • I4 DOHC TAE - I4 1.6L DOHC 4A-GE // Toyota AE86's legendary 1.6 4A-GE
  • I4 DOHC AQC - I4 1.8L DOHC GDI // Mitsubishi Sirius GDI engine, not sure of the exact model, decided on 1.8L based on the engine performance
  • I4 DOHC Turbocharged - I4 1.8L DOHC GDI Turbo // it's the same as AQC just turbo

  • I4 SOHC ABT - I4 1.8L SOHC FWD // I could not in fact find the real-life equivalent of this engine, assigned it 1.8L displacement based on its performance; I suspect it is a VW/Audi motor like the others but could not find it
  • I4 SOHC BMJ - I4 1.8L SOHC RWD
  • I4 SOHC 4x4 - I4 1.8L SOHC AWD

  • I4 SOHC Diesel - I4 1.9L SOHC TDI TurboDiesel // VW TDI engine; sadly in the game it only comes in RWD in the Valsen / Volvo; so you can't make a proper Golf TDI

  • I5 DOHC ADI - I5 2.2L DOHC 20V AAN Turbo // Audi AAN 2.2L; engine NOT used in any car

  • I6 OHV - I6 OHV 300 // this is a Ford 300 Inline-6 engine

  • I6 DOHC - I6 2.0L DOHC 3M // this is the engine of the Toyota 2000GT

  • I6 DOHC BU2 - I6 3.0L DOHC 2JZ-GE // if you don't know what 2JZ is drop everything you're doing and go read about it
  • I6 DOHC BU2 Turbo - I6 3.0L DOHC 2JZ-GTE Twin-Turbo

  • I6 DOHC FMW - I6 2.5L DOHC BMW M50B25 // pretty self-explanatory

  • V6 DOHC AKY - V6 3.0L DOHC ASN // Audi ASN 3.0L V6 engine; engine NOT used in any car, BUT it has an AWD transmission (notice a pattern? a lot of these engines are Audi)

  • V6 DOHC AKZ - V6 3.0 DOHC L7X // this is a Renault V6 engine, from the Clio V6, mid-mounted RWD
  • V6 DOHC CHG - V6 3.0 DOHC L7X RWD // same but front-engine/RWD, goes in not Renaults but so what, the game devs were too lazy to make another V6 I guess

  • V6 DOHC NSN - V6 3.5L DOHC VQ35DE // the engine of the Nissan 350Z; while in the game it is in fact a VQ37 engine, this one goes in the 350Z and has VQ35 power rating, so I named it accordingly.

  • V8 SOHC FME - V8 4.6L SOHC 2V Modular // Ford Modular engine as found in the Crown Vic, also Mustang GT and many other cars

  • V8 DOHC AXK - V8 5.4L DOHC Modular // I had mistakenly assigned this as DOHC DI before but in fact the fuel rail goes to the intake manifold, so it's not DI. I have now concluded that this engine is based on the 5.4L Ford Modular DOHC engine series. N/A versions make close to its in-game 400hp power rating, and real life S/C versions in the Ford GT and Mustang GT500 make around 550hp which is close to its in-game S/C version (580hp). The supercharger model is that of the GT500 TVS supercharger. The parts for this engine are called just (V8) in the game, I've changed that to V8 DOHC M0D.
  • V8 DOHC 4x4 - V8 5.4L DOHC Triton // Ford's truck line of Modular engines is called Triton
  • V8 DOHC Supercharged = V8 5.4L DOHC SVT Supercharged // SVT is Ford's high-performance division
  • V8 DOHC AXK-TRS = V8 5.0L DOHC Koenig Twin-Turbo // since this goes in the Hammerdal Strale / Koenigsegg Agera, it must be Koenigsegg's 5.0 twin-turbo engine. Interestingly enough the real engine is also based on the Ford Modular, so it actually fits pretty well
  • V8 DOHC AXK-TRS M = V8 5.0L DOHC Koenig Twin-Turbo M // mid-mounted version of the above, this is the actual version that's in the car in the game; the above version is just available for modders
  • V8 DOHC AXK-SCRS M = V8 5.0L DOHC Koenig Supercharged M // this doesn't exist IRL but in the game it's the engine of the top model Hammerdal Strale / Koenigsegg Agera, so let's imagine it's a supercharged version of the Koenigsegg 5.0

  • V8 OHV CGM - V8 6.2L OHV LS3 // if you don't know what LS3 is drop everything you're doing and go read about it
  • V8 OHV CGM M1D - V8 6.2L OHV LS3 M // mid-mounted LS3
  • V8 OHV CGM-SC M1D - V8 6.2L OHV LS3 Supercharged // front-mounted LS3 supercharged
  • V8 OHV CGM-SC M1D - V8 6.2L OHV LS3 Supercharged M // mid-mounted LS3 supercharged

  • V10 OHV MT8 - V10 5.2L OHV R8 // here we're making an exception from real engine naming; this engine goes in the Audi R8 clone, but is NOT the actual Audi V10. It has the Audi V10 performance numbers but mechanically (and visually) it's a clone of the Dodge Viper V10 which is OHV, but also an 8L. So I've named this frankenstein accordingly - an OHV with the displacement of the real Audi engine.

  • V12 DOHC MRN - V12 5.7L DOHC Lamborghini // this is the engine of the Lamborghini Diablo (the Bizzarinni), mid-mounted RWD
  • V12 DOHC MRC - V12 5.7L DOHC Lamborghini RWD // this is the same engine but with a front-mount / RWD setup
  • V12 DOHC ARZ - V12 4.7L DOHC Tipo F130B // this goes in the Ferrari F50 (Cortona I think); however its model is a clone of the Lamborghini V12 (talk about irony... the devs really could have put a little more effort here).

For the older OHV engines I do not give litres because the displacement is in the name (in cubic inches). They are also a little harder to identify because unlike most newer engines, the game models aren't 100% identical copies of their real life counterparts.

  • V8 OHV - V8 OHV 350 Small-Block // marked as "v8_zz" in the game files - there's a Chevy ZZ series of crate engines. Also there's a strong resemblance to a Chevy 350 small block crate engine.

  • V8 OHV SS - V8 OHV 409 Big-Block // marked "v8_409" in the game files. There's a Chevy 409 Big Block engine.

  • V8 1carb OHV - V8 OHV 351W Single-Carb // I compared this to the Windsor engine in the Ford DLC (in 2018) and it's almost identical. So I've called it 351W.
  • V8 2carb OHV - V8 OHV 351W Dual-Carb
  • V8 2carb OHV Supercharged - V8 OHV 351W Dual-Carb Supercharged

  • V8 OHV 6P - V8 OHV 440 SixPack
  • V8 OHV MAG - V8 OHV 440 Magnum
// The game wiki states this is LT-1. While it does bear some resemblance (but so do basically all American OHV V8s), I have concluded that this engine is the Chrysler 440. EDIT: the wiki was updated to reflect this, about the same time I released this mod so maybe somebody saw it.
// - This engine has V8 OHV C block as base, which in the files is marked as "v8_hemi..."
// - the 6P model is marked as "v8_sixpack..." in the files. There was a 440 Sixpack engine. Also visually looks like it.
// - the MAG model is marked as "v8_magnum..." in the files. There was a 440 Magnum engine.
// - various visual similarities; biggest of all to me is the rocker arm assembly which is 100% copied from the 440 engine.
// - the funny thing here is that the LS3 uses OHV C pistons

  • CHRG-e E1 - R240 // Renault ZOE's electric motor
  • eDen-1H - EEM 305 // visually it's a copy of the e-Golf motor, but the original designation for it is EEM 85 meaning 85KW, wheras the motor in the game is 305KW so I named it appropriately
  • Proton e-R - left as is, was unable to find the real life model

I have also added litres and extra description to all licensed DLC engines but there's no point in listing them.

If you personally disagree with a change just open the file, search for the string you don't like and replace it. Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments.