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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    I think it look’s better the wrong way around, as it’s now on a rear mounted not front mounted.

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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    The Lancia Thesis plenum I got is the same as the cf3 Alfa plenum, bolts straight on with no modification required. As you can see in the linked thread I’ve put it on a cf2 engine with just a bit of swapping the fittings at the throttle body end. The fitting I blanked now runs the vacuum for the fuel pressure regulator. The Kappa plenum has the different size and shape throttle body flange.
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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    I best make sure I padlock the bonnet on my V6 Thesis next time I'm attending an event...
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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    I still haven't seen the Thesis Richard.... I must get out more!

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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    Gents there are also the Lancia Thema components, which results in the following arrangement; You will note that the Thema plenum is shaped to accommodate the dual flap throttle body (something I originally missed, and necessitated re-purposing of the original 164 plenum!!)
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails V6 parts.jpg   cam cover name plate.jpg   Abarth cam cover 2.jpg   Blue Lancia.jpg   Lancia cam Covers.jpg  

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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    John. Looks great.
    So it looks like?
    The Lancia plate can be unscrewed from the valve cover
    You machined the plenum and somehow got HF logo on (how?)
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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    I eventually ended up with this arrangement, the Abarth HF badge came from ebay, and the Stratos badge was laser cut. Lancia STRATOS KEYRING HF RALLY RX 3.0 | eBay UK
    I think I still have the original 3.0 V6 LS plenum in my boxes of spares
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Plenum2.jpg   Abarth HF badge.jpg   Abarth Plenum end.jpg   Abarth Plenum.jpg  
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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    Steve, yes, the Lancia Plate can be unscrewed from the valve cover.
    The Thema (& Thesis) collection is in five parts, the two valve covers, the ignition lead cover, and the decorative strip (yellow on my car)
    There is a chap on ebay Germany that has three of the parts;
    Ventildeckel Zyl. 4-6 Valve Cover Lancia Thema 3.0 V6 126 kw 60564956 | eBay.de
    Ventildeckel Zyl. 1-3 Valve Cover Lancia Thema 3.0 V6 126 kw 1993 60572921 | eBay.de
    Abdeckung Leiste Ventildeckel Valve Cover Lancia Thema 3.0 V6 126 kw 1993 | eBay.de
    He is the chap I got mine from,
    the fifth is the HT Lead support tray F?hrung Z?ndkabel Support Spark Wires Lancia Thema 3.0 V6 60564957 | eBay.de
    there is also this plenum on ebay Germany that could be used as a basis
    N V stutz ansaugkr?mmer v. f?r ALFA ROMEO 164 (164 ) 2.0 V6 TURBO 1987 -1998 | eBay.de
    or this one
    ALFA ROMEO 916 GTV Spider ORIGINAL Ansaugkr?mmer 3.0V6 12V 60591769 | eBay.de
    My plenums were milled, the first (24v) just to relieve the space for the HF badge, and the second (12v) to allow for the HF Badge, and the laser cut Stratos font.
    Both badges were then epoxy glued into position, with appropriate high temperature stuff, and have never given any indication of moving since.
    Hope this helps, if you need any more info, let me know
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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    I managed to get hold of a Thesis plenum, and then just machined off the Alfa Romeo off the over cover and then machined in V6 24V (enough thickness to remove the original writing and then machine in the v6 24v, after all it is just a cover), then just powder coated. It would be equally possible to keep the alfa plenum with V6 24V on it and then machine in whatever you wanted on the other cover. Click image for larger version. 

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    Re: Lancia Busso engine Plennum Cover wanted

    Thanks, I hadn't found this once despite me looking. However it certainly is different to the Alfa one fitted to mine.

    See picture of one for sale on ebay

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/317130353...102727.m162921

    Quote Originally Posted by Guy Mayers View Post
    I think this has been for sale in Italy for a while.....

    https://www.ebay.it/itm/335774023885...Bk9SR-Spz6e6Zg

    You may have to persuade the seller to ship it to the UK or to someone you know in the EU who can ship it onwards?

    No throttle body and the shape of the inlet looks different to the 12v I'm familiar with. Others will comment on its uyshape compared to the 24v one I'm sure.

    Guy

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