What color should my engine be? I have a 1965 Dodge Dart, with a Slant Six, 225. It is currently painted plymouth blue, but we don't believe that that it is right, However, under the seals it is red, and this is NOT the original engine, so we are really clueless!
Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Lindsey, Young Aprentice to the Master Mopar Man, William

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Wild 1 AKA William Robertson
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65 Dart 270 2 door post /6 stock
89 dodge diplomat
66 Plymouth Barracuda
70 Challenger 451 ( Sold )
95 Chy New Yorker ( Stock )

You can get this in a rattle can from dealers, especially Mopar Perf dealers.

Lou

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Home of Slant6-powered fun machines since 1988

I know Red is the correct color, but I kinda like orange. Chevy Orange is a good-looking color paint. M/P orange is kinda crappy, so I just get Chevy Orange. It has more pigment, and is easier to find.

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'66 Cuda 225/4spd
'66 Dart GT convertible 225/auto
'64 Dart GT 340/4spd

Well Red is the stock color for slants prior to i think mid 70'sI did mine blue with anodized red valve cover and white intake and exhaust manifold.
Here is a picture.

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Jedi, I really like that paint you used on the valve cover. Where do you get that paint?

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'66 Cuda 225/4spd
'66 Dart GT convertible 225/auto
'64 Dart GT 340/4spd

I voted ricers just for the sake of being a chode

Fastest.........Dodge Viper baby

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'74 Duster w/ HEI ignition, beat to snot suspension, A904, 8.25" 3.55 SG rear, still being tuned up and gets 17 MPG

Know how they always build a better idiot? That's me

I got it at Canadian tire. It was about 7 bucks for 1 spray can. I would imagine place like autozone or maybe even walmart in the states would sell it.

I'm going to paint mine Hemi Orange. If you want a great looking job, check out POR-15's line of engine paints. They can be brushed or sprayed on and I'm told they hold up well. www.por-15.com

The thing about HemiOrange, at least as far Mopar Performance paints go, is there's very little pigment in the paint. So it takes a lot of paint to cover any thing. If you could take that color and have it duplicated at a Ditzler, or DuPont store and get a pint or a qt., that would be a better situation.

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'66 Cuda 225/4spd
'66 Dart GT convertible 225/auto
'64 Dart GT 340/4spd

I tried to paint my engine with a can of MP Red that I got from a Chrysler dealer. Like bud said it didn't have a lot of pigment and didn’t' cover very well.

I thought it might have been that the can was really old.

I ended up using the basic red engine paint from Duplicolor. It looked really good when I put it on. It’s been a couple of years and it is showing its age. I have had problems with dirt and stuff heating into the paint. It also tends to stain. (Do not use Calix manifold dressing on your manifold).

I live in Florida an am thinking that it was probably pretty humid and rainy at the time of year I painted it. So it might not have cured properly.

My friend at the body shop says it is probably because they don't put a hardener in rattle can paint. Plus I put it on pretty thick.

If I do it again I will probably use the POR15 engine paint. I did my trunk and floorboards with the standard black stuff and it came our really nice. I would also use their manifold paint.

John