nerraw117
1/2 ton status
I actually hate the chevy orange and ford blue. gloss black looks good.
CK5
Register an account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members.
Motor paint poll
- Thread starter buffblazer
- Start date
Thunder
3/4 ton status
Black is beautiful.
MTMike
1/2 ton status
Purple!
88trailblazer
1/2 ton status
Here is mine, but if the truck was blue i would have gone for Blue or Black.
not black!
only ever painted one motor black, the 2f in my Landcruiser. Sorry i ever did it, won't do it again. Looked sexy as hell until it got dirty for the first time, then just looked like a dirty old tractor motor. Never the same... can't just hose it off like a car body- too many nooks and crannies. Black just shows everything dirt related and hides all greasy oily messes that could have been prevented...
no more black for me.
only ever painted one motor black, the 2f in my Landcruiser. Sorry i ever did it, won't do it again. Looked sexy as hell until it got dirty for the first time, then just looked like a dirty old tractor motor. Never the same... can't just hose it off like a car body- too many nooks and crannies. Black just shows everything dirt related and hides all greasy oily messes that could have been prevented...
no more black for me.
Went with ruby red, not quite Chevy but looks cool. Cant wait to get some mud on her.
Last edited:
smalltowncowboy
1/2 ton status
the one motor i had built, they painted it grey. said it was so leaks could be detected easier. i read somewhere that black on the engine is suppose to help cool it easier but i dont know if theres any truth to it.
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
i don't think the color of the paint would make any diff in temp...sure a white shirt is cooler than black in the sun, but i don't think that works for engines, altho i have been told that chrome holds heat in...so no more chrome oilpans for me...
i do know that on some race engines they paint inside of water jackets w/ same kinda paint they paint inside of electric motors, that supossed to help heat transfer to the water, forgot its name, but i've seen them pour it in and turn engine all around to paint inside...its a thermal type coating...its in electric motors for same reason, to help transfer of temp to the housing and fins...dielectric paint....thats what it's called..just came to me...
i do know that on some race engines they paint inside of water jackets w/ same kinda paint they paint inside of electric motors, that supossed to help heat transfer to the water, forgot its name, but i've seen them pour it in and turn engine all around to paint inside...its a thermal type coating...its in electric motors for same reason, to help transfer of temp to the housing and fins...dielectric paint....thats what it's called..just came to me...
roadnotca
3/4 ton status
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
mattman4x4
1/2 ton status
I say traditional chevy orange just my 2cnts!
buffblazer
1/2 ton status
well i decided to go with orange, now im trying to decided if i should paint the intake orange also or leave it the bare aluminum that eldlebrock did. or paint it black. hmmmm
resurrected_jimmy
1/2 ton status
nekkid
NEK5
3/4 ton status
Until the freeze plugs rot out
