Correct engine color

[Mustanganatic]

I bought a '93 Cobra reman from Ford for my '66 and I want to paint it the correct engine color. It came in black. I looked at my other cars, but can't really determine the color, but haven't crawled under them. I believe the correct color is gray, but just want to verify that.
Thanks

 

[93Cobra#2771]

Yep, grey it is...

 

[93SVTCobra]

The engines in 93 Cobra's weren't painted.

 

[93Cobra#2771]

Well, disregard my statement then. Guess I'm just nuts! :lol:

(makes note to look more closely at engine)

Oil pans are painted though, right? I believe my oil pan is black.

 

[cobra186]

The oil pan and valve covers are black....... the heads and block are natural cast (ie unpainted). The timing cover and water pump are natural aluminium.

 

[93 COBRA]

The engines in 93 Cobra's weren't painted.

You beat me to it, I was just going to say - rust. :lol1:

 

[93Cobra#2771]

You know, mine's not very rusty.

43k miles and mild winters in TN will do that for you, I guess.

 

[LEE93COBRA]

You beat me to it, I was just going to say - rust. :lol1:

me too

 

[Mustanganatic]

Thanks guys for all the input. Since the motor is already black, I guess I'll paint it gray to mimic a bare metal paint. I've got some bare metal paints, but they aren't the high temp type. Can't wait to go zoom, zoom! Well, within reason... gotta watch out for our finest out there.

Mike

 

[PJM99]

I was shocked when I first saw that the engine was unpainted. WTF was Ford thinking?

 

[93Cobra#2771]

They were thinking "Looks, I just saved 2.39/car" :lol:

 

[Mustanganatic]

It's always been the bean counters vs. the car guys in the car manufacturing world. Sometimes, the good guys don't win.

Mike