Originally Posted by
andyrs500
please dont get me wrong! i LOVE a yb engined car
they are truly awesome,ive owned a few! i am not taking anything away from them, as far as i am concerned a race engine for the road, total genius! BUT after seeing v8 powered sierras,twin turbo 24v v6s and even 12v v6 turbos is the 2.0 cosworth engine still the daddy? i am sure people will jump on me and call me all sorts of names!
but would you have a 4 cylinder or a 6 or 8 cylinder car? ybs have levelled out at 500 bhp
which i would be more than happy with!
but with v8s being limitless? what would you have?please be nice ( i love ybs)
Yes a straight 6 v6/v8 can provide a greater scope for faster reliable acceleration, greater torque/power band, and a faster performing car in a straight line than the yb.
But they will never compete with a staight 4 when it comes to track days, rallying and the twisties. So if you want to compare engines then they have to be similar piston configuration, i4 vs i4, i6 vs i6. v8 vs v8, The exception is rotary but I don't like them.
The yb was a homologation engine for rallying and touring cars, when rally cars really shared a connection with the car on the forecourt.
Detuned in road spec and very strong as standard. For its time it was the greatest 4 cylinder engine way ahead of it time, but unfortunately Ford never continued to refine it, and lost their way and forgot how to make a 4 cylinder turbo, until now.
with the ecoboost.