small block chevy engine color?

No paint it any color you want. I see engines at car shows all colors and they have no trouble driving them………With heating problems……..md

it doesn’t matter what color, just make sure to use paint made for engine blocks, if you don’t the paint can easily peal off even over time

chevy orange ha ha its does not matter what color you pick just make sure its high temp. paint and the surface is clean grease, oil free

paint it semi-gloss black so when it starts to leak nobody will know.

The color doesnt matter, pick what you like from dupli color’s or VHT’s high heat engine paint line

You need to use a high heat, 500* min paint on the block, heads, water pump, intake, etc or it will burn off. Myself I likew dupli color’s engine paint

Be sure to wash and dry block good with brake parts cleaner or other type of grease/oil cutter to get any oil or grease off, and use a wire wheel/brush to get any rust off if it has any before painting

well paintin it wont make it run hot or anything if thats what your askin but if your gonna paint it… you need to go with ford blue so it will be fast

You should get high-heat engine paint, It will not burn off.
It shouldn’t matter what color it is or what shade.

Gump, what year is it? Ya see General Mtrs got ‘Busted ” for installing Oldmobile engines in Pontiacs back in the late 70′s early 80′s so GM went black and called all their engines a General Mtrs engine. So, hope this helps cause your small block before that was Chevy Orange. So for originality it could be either color depending on what yr it is. Or you can do as a lot of customizers are doing and paint it any color ya want