What color are the cool kids painting their engine blocks these days?

[uflnuceng]

Man... that's a long title. Anyway, I'm interested in getting my engine block, valve cover and maybe even my cylinder head powder coated. This is for the E34 M30 that I got from Permit



What should I do for the block? Or should I lose my mind and my financial restraint and get something like this? Yes, I know I don't have an S14, but I'm just thinking about paint.

[Spaz]

i've alwasy loved body colour blocks, intakes and valve covers.

[Sean]

I did my block in a gray - meant to have it in dark gray, but the engine shop misunderstood me, methinks.



It'll end up matching my factory color pretty closely - so I'm kind of thinking it'll look pretty good! And, I'll get to see if there's any leaks! lol

[Avus E30]

I've done some custom valve covers for several guys and theyve been quite satisfied. they were all a bit different but still quite nice.







I have a blank m30 valve cover that permit was going to have me do before he sold it but I was quite busy. It's ready for whatever you would like to do. PM me if you would like.

[NC325iC]

those look sweet avus

[Avus E30]

thanks man. They are all somewhat similar but I am interested in trying some new stuff so anyone thats interested in something talk to me and I can figure out how to do what theyd like

[MR 325]

GM blue or some shit, wewt.

[Spaz]

thats chrysler blue foo :P

[BeirBrennerE30]

black block... cf valve cover

[uflnuceng]

Sent you a PM Avus...

[Avus E30]

PM sent back.

[egk2]

Black.

[Beej '86 325es]

Do you guys powdercoat these blocks or just spray them? I would think spray paint would become a mess quickly. I imagine it probably costs a small fortune to powdercoat a block.

[egk2]

I just media blasted my block until it was bare, primered it and sprayed it
with high quality engine enamel.

http://207.97.241.136/PRODUCTS/PrimerPaintsCoatings/HiTemperaturePaints/BLACKVELVET/tabid/146/Default.aspx

[nando]

Do you guys powdercoat these blocks or just spray them? I would think spray paint would become a mess quickly. I imagine it probably costs a small fortune to powdercoat a block.

I've spraybombed engine blocks in the past, it's really not that bad. never had any of it come off.

my block was covered in several layers of rust, which I had to chip off with a screwdriver, then I wire brushed the whole thing and painted it with black engine enamel (which I happened to have lying around from several years ago). it's not perfect, but I don't really care what the block looks like.