Now whats this?

[sid131]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220456473014&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D%2509220456473014%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1

[simon131]

What do you reckon it is then Sid? Looks like a regular 2 litre 8 valve TC to me  Nothing too 'rare' about that (other than the coating of paint) and certainly more than 400 made! Probably closer to 400,000!

If it was a genuine Abarth engine (which incidentally there is no mention of in the advert) the asking price would be closer to ?10,000.

[sid131]

Hi Simon the seller seems to be away with it, in the second pic there is a b on the back cam plate perhaps Beta? they had the same engine? a standard 8 valve is what i thought but has the seller put bad pics on the hide the fact? it wont be sold at that price if he started the auction at say ?150 maby he might sell does actually say 131 abarth so bit of false advertising

   
Item Specifics - Car Parts & Accessories   
Type:    
Engines & Components
      Intended Use:    
Modification/ Enhancement
   
Subtype:    
Complete Engines
      Condition:    
Used
   
Manufacturer:    
Fiat
            
Model/ Series:    
131 abarth
            
   

[simon131]

You're quite right Sid, I missed the 131 abarth reference the first time round.

I think the B could also refer to the series of engine, as I believe it was the 131 B2.000 series used in the 131 Sport. To the uninitiated pulling a gearbox off of this engine that had Abarth cast into the linkage casing could lead them to believe that the engine was Abarth too - which of course it is not.

I wondered about the blurred pics too, and why post pics at all if they are this poor .

Lots of things point to this being an 8 valve tho, not least the position of the dizzy. Also the cams are too far apart.

[david]

I think your right nick, does look like fwd as looking at the blurry photo it has not got the big lump cast iron on the block for the bottom of the alternator that rwd blocks have, looks more like small bracket ala fwd.