Crinkle black finish

Pretty sure that it (the vast majority) should be (satin) crinkle black with the top of the "Ferrari" lettering bare (I'm having a vague recollection that someone might have posted that some very early Mondial8 were bare from the factory):

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I've got about a half dozen different 308i-2V engine pics that I've saved over the years, but all of the intake plenums look like they've been repainted (even this pic I posted -- it looks a little too "glossy" and too fine, and too uniform, of a crinkle IMO). This "new" one at Maranello Concessionaires is the same pattern, and shows the more satin, larger crinkle, non-glossy finish that matches what is left on the bottom of yours (but even it needs to be repainted). Click on the individual pictures to get a larger, better look:

https://www.ferrariparts.co.uk/part/ferrari/118071

 

If you look at a new 2Vi throttle body at Maranello Concessionaires, it's unpainted, and all of the 2Vi engine photos I have show it being unpainted.

 

An 81 came from the factory with a wrinkle black plenum.

1980 models were bare unpainted aluminum, but it is your car so you should do whatever looks best to you.

Mine, decidedly not OEM:

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It's been a while; I don't recall right off the top of my head (If no one else chimes in to answer, remind me and I'll see if I can dig in my receipts / records).

I was pretty much forced into buying it at the time since the OEM corrugated tube had a hole worn into it via contact with the underside of the deck lid.

DM

 

When they first came out with the bare aluminum plenum chamber it was really disliked and many were painted wrinkle black very early on.

 

VHT makes the crinkle finish black in a rattle can and it works well if you follow the directions and spray on a nice warm sunny day. You'll also have better long term results if you put a primer coat on first.

 

I was going to say the "size" of the crinkles is dependent on the application....it's in the instructions..

 

I'll be out in the garage tomorrow, and I will look in my receipts file.

 

It looks like the one from Superperformance; I have one with red instead of black.

 

The biggest challenge I see is how to keep it clean without the additives in the local water supply changing the color to a milky white overtone.

 

Looks like I bought the intake tube from a company in Alabama called Motovanti back in 2005.

Their website was motovanti.com, but they appear to no longer be around.

DM

 

Nice job! I made a video of how I restored by 85 QV plenum. The steps are the same, though I used red crinkle powdercoat. Posting here in case it helps anyone in the future...