Thought I'd put a quick post up as I guess such things don't come around very often. In today's (28/02) Portsmouth Evening News there is a classified ad for a 40k mile 1360cc engine with new manifold and DCOE Webber carbs. Ad says excellent running order £250 ono. Let me know if you want the phone number and I'll oblige. (I should point out that I do not know the seller whatsoever but thought it could be of use to you Rapid/Estelle fans!)

:)Could be quite fun in the back of the Bugrat.

Ithink it will be a 136 engine not a 1360, and at that price i would want it painted, polished and delivered by helecopter

If you're lucky you can get an entire car with the engine for that sort of money.

Are you kidding? The Webers are worth more than that without the engine attached to them!

Must admit I've no idea what a Weber carb is

Due Choke Orizontale "E serie"

Basically, the sort of carburetors you'd find on a racing or high end rally engine.

Yes, I second that, the engine's worth a fraction of the carbs and manifold (the manifold itself is a pretty expensive item as I recall). And the 136 is the rarest Estelle/Favorit engine. If I thought I had any possibility of finding the time to drop it into my Favorit I'd be off down to Portsmouth tonight!

Yes, I second that, the engine's worth a fraction of the carbs and manifold (the manifold itself is a pretty expensive item as I recall). And the 136 is the rarest Estelle/Favorit engine. If I thought I had any possibility of finding the time to drop it into my Favorit I'd be off down to Portsmouth tonight!

but..but..but nearly all the favorits came with a 136 engine? and most rapids too! the rarest engine is probably the 125

but nearly all the favorits came with a 136 engine?

No, the 135 is much more common. It has a slightly lower compression ratio.

I've never even heard of a 125 - wassat?

but..but..but nearly all the favorits came with a 136 engine?

The convention was only those with an "e" at the end of the model were 136 I believe. So Le, LSe, LXIe, GLXIe.

L, LS, LXi, GLXi were 135.

as i understand it, the 135 and 136 engines are the same, but the 136 engine has flat top pistons giving a higher compression ratio and more power!

I still love the fact the even the newer fabia 1400s are still a varient of the same age old skoda lump!

the 136 engine is probably the most common engine you are going to come across in the uk as it was fitted in the rapid, favorit, and the felicia, just with different fuel supplies, carb, spi, mpi.

ive seen a few of these carbs come up over the last few years for between £50 and £150

No, the 135 is much more common. It has a slightly lower compression ratio.

I've never even heard of a 125 - wassat?

but, but, but... errr, no.

the 135 favorits are much, much rarer.

and i has one so there.

the 125 is an uber-rare estelle that was only produced in tiny numbers for poland or canada or somewhere like that...

Actually, with those carbs, I'd like to hope we're talking about a ported head, rally cam and GP A "slipper" pistons, and (subject to condition), and engine making 120bhp (DIN flywheel).

Actually, with those carbs, I'd like to hope we're talking about a ported head, rally cam and GP A "slipper" pistons, and (subject to condition), and engine making 120bhp (DIN flywheel).

I doubt it!

The convention was only those with an "e" at the end of the model were 136 I believe. So Le, LSe, LXIe, GLXIe.

L, LS, LXi, GLXi were 135.

The E at the end of the trim badge was only used on the later single point injected Favorits from 1994. This engine was the 136B.

The first Favorits [LX and LS] featured the 136 carbed engine. At roughly the same time the Favorit Estate was launced the 135 carbed engines were used in both hatch and estate cars.

The 135 engine was used in single point injected form for the Mk2 Favorits and in 1994 there was the option of the 136B engine [at a premium of £200]. Very late in the Favorits life the 136B engine became standard.

The Felicia L and LX had a 135 single point injected engine, and the LXi and GLXi had the 136B engine.

The multi point injected Felicia engines from 1997 on were called 135M and 136M.

The engine code for ALL these engines is stamped near to the water pump.

That'll be enough of my anorakism for now!

the 135 favorits are much, much rarer

I stand corrected. So I've got a rare car! Woohoo. Given the choice I'd have had a 136 but for £350 you get what you're given, don't you? And it's a sweet little motor when all's said and done, as good as any of the several Skods I've had over the years.