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Old 17-08-2006, 05:30 PM
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A mate of mine asked me what the YB stands for when referring to a cosworth engine, i didnt know the answer.

Any one know?
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Old 17-08-2006, 05:34 PM
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cosworth used to name things so we could understand by now its just a code YB or FB for my engine
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usually "YOU BASTARD!!!!!" for when it breaks
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usually "YOU BASTARD!!!!!" for when it breaks
thats about right
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In Moonies case its 'Yo Baldy'
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usually "YOU BASTARD!!!!!" for when it breaks
thats about right
Well on Dave's old EsCos engine the code was YC meaning ''you cunt''
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usually "YOU BASTARD!!!!!" for when it breaks
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I think its mechanics description. i.e. : YB = " yep,buggered !! "
FB= " FuBar "..
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In Moonies case its 'Yo Baldy'
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In Moonies case its 'Yo Baldy'
Could have said Yoooooge Bonce
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Originally Posted by sidewayz
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usually "YOU BASTARD!!!!!" for when it breaks
thats about right
Well on Dave's old EsCos engine the code was YC meaning ''you cunt''
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Dont think it means anything at all. Cosworth did some pinto engines in the early 1980s and named them YAA so when making the next model it was named YB...
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yb was the series of engine

then they added letters for the version of engines

e.g.

YBD = RS500 engine etc
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