456 Engine Adornment?

Its standard on the US models only. Its a slightly different engine.

 

Not lost my friend. The Exchanges cover was only on US models made after 2000.

See here:
http://www.eurospares.co.uk/partTable.asp?M=1&Mo=367&A=1&B=19285&S=

 

actually it is on all North American Cars: includes Canada
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Same thing!



I take that back. Dont want to offend my Canadian buddies!

 

I had read somewhere (maybe here on FerrariChat) that it contained some kind of cooling lines. Maybe someone else can shed more light on it.

 

very interesting: it does seem there is more going on under that cover. The Euro doesn't have the protection cover, and the older GT/GTA looks like the later Euro models.

Not sure what is under that cover....but I know who to ask...will post later.

 

That cover hides the return fuel cooler and it came standard with the M.
If you own a GT, you have probably noticed the fuel tank is under pressure when you open the cap to refill.
That is due to the excess fuel returning warm (from the engine heat) back to the tank, as not all the fuel pumped by the fuel injection pump is used by the engine, particularly when power output of the engine is low.
The problem gets worse as the fuel level goes lower in the tank as the fuel gets cylcled through the pump onto the engine and back to the tank ever so rapidly.
To solve this problem the M came with a heat exchanger between the fuel and the freon of the A/C, so the fuel returns cool to the tank.

 

Americans are more fussy than us Europeans!

 

I believe this modification is standard on all M cars, not just on those for the NA market, although I am not completely sure on this.

 

No, only on North American cars like Canada & US. Euros don't have it.

 

agree. However, look at some of the 'other' left off features of Ferrari cars in Euro vs NorAm: side lights, bumber differences, and the re-entry of the 456 due to safety standards in the NorAm which is why they skipped the 1996 model.