What Color block?
Le Mans Master
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From: Unreconstructed, South Carolina
Originally Posted by bickel
Will be getting a new motor soon my body is red and I am going with red accessorys and chrome of course red wires what color shoud i do the block in????
Otherwise, paint block correct shade for your year C3 ... orange or blue.
Drifting
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From: Fairview Heights Illinois, near Saint Louis MO, STL C3 Shark
Originally Posted by jackson
Otherwise, paint block correct shade for your year C3 ... orange or blue.
Blue,
I think GM should have kept blue for V6 engines and 4 bangers. I never understood why they did that.
Le Mans Master
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From: In The Hardwoods Up North
Since you ask opinions.. I always liked the stock as possible look, never had anything against headers, intakes, carbs and chrome air cleaners, but that's where it ends for me.. Red wires/accessories ?? 
but as most say "it's your car"..
but as most say "it's your car"..
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by jackson
BLACK is best for heat transfer ... look at REAL endurance iron V8 (cup etc).
Otherwise, paint block correct shade for your year C3 ... orange or blue.
Otherwise, paint block correct shade for your year C3 ... orange or blue.
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by 2th farmer
I have always had an orange engine untill now. You know what they say.....once you go BLACK you never go back!
My mom always says that when she refers to this ladys daughter that used to work for my dad. The lady is now a crack *****.
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From: In The Hardwoods Up North
Originally Posted by 2th farmer
I have always had an orange engine untill now. You know what they say.....once you go BLACK you never go back!
