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A Y engine yould not be prcaticle for several reasons, first it is too tall this would raise the center of gravity and the hood height of the car, secondly your intake and exaust manifolds would look somthing like a maze. But the question remains Y would you want to use that shape, it has no advantages over other engine designes It is still longer than W, it is taller than any of the others, it still requires counter balencing (unlike the horozontaly opposed engines). The optimum street car engine configuration is the boxer hands down, it has the lowest center of gravity possable, it is as short as the V engines and it has a less recipracating mass than even the inline engines.
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