What color to paint new engine?
 

So as many of you may know, I'm re-powering my boat with a Vortec headed SBC. while I'm getting things together, I figured I'd pick your brains to figure out what color I should paint my engine. I will be installing chrome valve covers and an aluminum intake. I always loved Chevy orange, but that's for cars.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

BTW, pictures are a plus!!

Marine engines are painted black.

Is there any certain type of paint I should use over any other?

Find a color that matches the paint scheme of the boat! Raise the hatch and "imagine" what color would be cool staring back at you. Boats are fun, engines should be as wild and outrageous as the boat.
My boat is red, orange and yellow with black and silver accents. Motors are "electric yellow"!!!

All hotrodded sbc's in boats should be all black. Stainless F/A is okay.

A 305/210HP Decal would be great too.

Helps when a BBC boat slower than you is busting your ballz.

:evilb:

Where's ya'll artistic side!!! LOL!
I had a blown SBC (black by the way) in a runabout. Had the jump seats, whole nine yard. Had a small pad on top you could open and look in. About the only thing that showed was the factory square aluminum air cleaner cover that said "Mercury 260 hp" on it. Man I had fun with that boat!

I've always been big on making "sleepers." I don't like to advertise. I do have a hatch with a small opening to check things out. This is mine.....

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/a...pscbea8e6f.jpg

I'm thinking of having the sides of the boat either wrapped or painted black.

http://i893.photobucket.com/albums/a...psf3547b56.jpg

In the process of changing the motor in my boat this fall/winter

89 Wellcraft Eclipse
http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/_m...0e93.jpeg.html

Chevy 350 bored .030 over with mild cam painted Ford blue
http://s1324.photobucket.com/user/_m...8028.jpeg.html

^^That's nice and clean!!^^

I think the Chevy gods are rolling around because of the Ford blue on a SBC!! Lol

But serous, it does look clean!!

Hey now! Now I'm not running a SBC but I was considering powder coating the valve covers Ford Racing Wrinkle blue. It's more of a flat color but it definitely looks like a great marine Color. And the rest of the engine and heads will be done in either Pearl Blue or black with Cast Aluminum Color Intake.