[Kemper007]

The main thing is to get it absolutely clean, and I mean not pulling anything on a white towel...clean!!! I have good luck with base coat clear coat. I have never had any problems. It may not be much on heat transferring, But it is durable anywhere on your engine, except headers...lol, and you can pick any color you want!

[Awesome Bill]

paint it what ever color you like, this is an area of choice verses power or the ability of the block to release or hold heat! Bowman Solids are killer

[72 firechicken]

I personally like black, with a hi temp clear coat, which hepls the paint from fading when chemical cleaners are used such as brake cleaner, although If the engine is used in competition, and you spring an oil leak it can be hard to isolate, which can cost you the race.

[want-a-be]

Make sure you use a good primer before painting. Helps a lot if you're oil free also. Years ago I started painting the rear of the block, the part thats inside the bellhousing, white. This helps alot to prove, or disprove, an oil leak in the bell housing area. It's hidden in the bellhousing behind the flywheel, or flexplate, anyways. So it doesn't matter what color it is. White just shortens the guess work of oil leak problems.

Don

[Awesome Bill]

Originally Posted by want-a-be

Make sure you use a good primer before painting. Helps a lot if you're oil free also. Years ago I started painting the rear of the block, the part thats inside the bellhousing, white. This helps alot to prove, or disprove, an oil leak in the bell housing area. It's hidden in the bellhousing behind the flywheel, or flexplate, anyways. So it doesn't matter what color it is. White just shortens the guess work of oil leak problems.

Don

Yeah that is pretty good, but we don't have leakers! One thing, never power coat a block, this seals it and the air will not be able to work as well to remove heat. Clear coat of any kind tends to turn yellow and ugly that is a no no. Bowman Solids, best paint ever, with or without primer, just has to be clean.

[want-a-be]

Nor do I. But I have seen guys take engines out and look over the area only to find out the oil filter or some dry sump line was leaking and it was sucked into the bell housing area. Which prompted them to take the tranny, or engine, out to fix the leak in there, only to find out it was something else. Doing this helps in the diagnostics of it before you take things apart.

Don

[lun40119]

Orange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Awesome Bill]

Originally Posted by lun40119

Orange!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

X2, can't beat it.

[Mattsv8_03]

here is the motor i painted for the blazer.
its duplicolor metalcast red.
im doing the turbo motor in blue

[lun40119]

Edelbrock Carb................................