I know someone's painted their engine tin silver, vaguely remember seeing a shot in an unrelated thread.

Anyone got a picture or two?

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OK.. not bad, kinda like that. Seems the one I remember had carbs and the car was white. Had a simple clean look. Just can't remember who's it was.

Anyone else?

I like the silver tin as it reflects much more light than the factory black an it is a little easier to find those small dropped screws etc. Got a nice clean lookClick to view attachment

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No carbs but its white...

Yea those are good points.. I'm leaning this way. Thanks for posting the pics!

THAT'S IT! the picture I remember seeing... if that's your car, kudos to you on a great engine compartment! You got a build thread?

Think you live in a hot climate,stick with factory colour or add heat to your engine you most likely don't need.

Yes its my car and thank you Build thread link is in my signature.

...hmm, that's an interesting thought. I am in Texas after all, and adding any heat source is not something I'd care to do. Not sure there's actually enough of a concern tho. On the other hand, maybe that's why you rarely see silver tins . What's the general consensus on the added heat thing??



Duh, should have looked in your sig first.
Falcor, I know you're in Sweden - but for the heck of it.. what's you take on the extra heat thing?

Theoretically, a black surface will emit more heat than a silver surface but the tins are cooled by the fan then the engine is running and the airflow easily makes any difference in heat emission a moot point as far as I'm concerned. I dont think anyone has had overheating issues that has been proven to originate from the choise of paint on the engine tins.