I have just come back from the SEMA show (largest trade show in the world) in Las Vegas and visited the Cosworth USA stand to enquire about YB spares and the guy there said that they have now started production of all aluminium YB block and handed me one (it was light). He said that it saves 51 lbs in weight over the regular one and has head bolts that go all the way down to the bottom of the block advantage being the probs with different expansion rates between current steel and alloy head don't apply so better headgasket life. Just thought I would share that with you unless of course it is common knowledge and I am the only guy that didn't know it!

 

You could also post this in GD.

 

There is a video out there showing you how to make it but i cant find it so i found this 1 and i even belive it to be the same people.

Just over 10 minutes to make 1 and then they will charge your as ŁŁŁŁ lol

Very impressed though

Long winded video but worth while watching imho.

Bit makes me laugh is the machine even engraves the company name and details on the block after its done!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmiIeAkE-o

 

How much horsepower and RPM can you safely produce with this aluminium block?? Is it linered?

 

been out for ages

 

found myself strangely hypnotised to that v8 making video

 

Well goin to a car show in Las Vegas is good one to tell the the missus i just hope you tasted some of the other things to do over there ,say no more .

 

I seen these alloy blocks in the fastford mag advertised months ago. Im sure they are about 5grand to buy.

 

Burton power Ł3995

 

http://cosworth.com/shop_item.php?productid=470

 

they are $5000 for us. so with the conversion rate you'd be better off ordering one from cosworth USA. it would come out to 2500 gbp then.

 

Wonder how reliable they are though?