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Old 15-02-2009, 07:26 AM
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I bought a 205 cossie block that has the letters YLB at the front, i have another that says YBB whats the differens?
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Hello!

I bought a 205 cossie block that has the letters YLB at the front, i have another that says YBB whats the differens?
post up some pics if you can - they are probably just batch numbers of sorts
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Here you go, the red ring is for something else
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/matsin/saak.jpg
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Originally Posted by matsin
Here you go, the red ring is for something else
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a19/matsin/saak.jpg
put the IMG link into here

have you got pictures of the exhaust & inlet side of the block?
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Looks a nice bottom end with the pocketed pistons and long studs

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Looks a nice bottom end with the pocketed pistons and long studs

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yeah long studded which means 200 block, but i think he was more interested in the answer to his question:

"I bought a 205 cossie block that has the letters YLB at the front, i have another that says YBB whats the differens?"
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
yeah long studded which means 200 block, but i think he was more interested in the answer to his question:

"I bought a 205 cossie block that has the letters YLB at the front, i have another that says YBB whats the differens?"
I didn't answer the blokes question as i don't know the answer.
But it is a nice bottom end.

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Originally Posted by cossie4i
I didn't answer the blokes question as i don't know the answer.
But it is a nice bottom end.

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nope, nor do i

but yeah nice 10 studded block

i expect they are batch numbers maybe?

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Steve: Thanks

Matt: Here are some more pictures



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i suspect they are just batch numbers, but in all honesty, i'm not sure

how have you longstudded a 205 block? i didnt think it could be done safely?
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Originally Posted by LHD220Turbo
i suspect they are just batch numbers, but in all honesty, i'm not sure

how have you longstudded a 205 block? i didnt think it could be done safely?
it´s not long studded, arp bolts for 205 block
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Originally Posted by matsin
it´s not long studded, arp bolts for 205 block
i see! - it looked like long studs, sorry
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