Hot Rods SBC's that are anything but orange.

My anchor.......

 

Before and after.
From Chrysler Super Blue to BMW Red.

 

Love those valve covers!

 

One of the best I've seen was black, in an all black '32 roadster, unfortunately no pics- sorry.

 

they're from Speedway

 

six cylinder blue and red in the other car.

 

^^^^^^^...Love it!....Green...

 

From our own house:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...-aluminum-radiator-cooling-efficiency.151362/

What we need to consider is how black absorbs heat quicker (to the outside in our case) and the fan blowing over it takes the heat away. What color is an air cooled bike engine? Most are satin black. Think convection...

 

Black absorbs heat white reflects what you have to remember is what color the backside of the paint is.

 

WOWWWWW!!!!! THAT POPS

 

I almost NEVER paint them orange! WHY???? I'm building a Kustom, not a boring stocker!
How about Candy Magenta, to match the flames on this Yellow Pearl Packard (yeah, weird color combo, not MY choice!)

 

Baby Blue engine in a 55 Chevy, to match some e striping on the car.

 

Lavender engine in a Candy Eggplant 47 Chevy.

 

Brite red, same color as the 57 Chevy.

 

Champagne Beige Pearl engine in a British Sapphire Pearl 57 Chevy engine bay.

 

Candy Teal engine in a Candy Teal 69 Camaro, sorry for the OT car!

 

My buddy has a pink 350 with black covering the pink. I got flamed over a thread I started asking if a pink SBC was something special. The consensus was that it might be a Mary Kay car junkyard save. No pictures sorry.

 

I think by the time you account for coolant, coolant flow and pressure, ignition and valve timing, and the other couple dozen factors that affect cooling I'm pretty sure the color of the paint on the block makes about 0.001% difference.
Back to the photos! I like red and gold, but most of the ones posted so far look great!

 

In my 48 coupe

Speedy

 

I've never saw a factory radiator painted white.

 

can't see but it is gold...lol

 

I guess I'm the only one who noticed the heads on this engine with the twin towers; rare heads. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

this is my 54 fauxmoble green small block

 

Here's mine


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Seen at Cobo a year ago

 

I saw one that was chromed one time. (No pics.)

 

A black one with some red accents in my 39 Tudor. TEB

 

Thank you!

 

I like a black motor, in a black car.

 

A lot of cool looking motors but I still like orange best...