engine color

71 sassygrassgreen · Post by **71 sassygrassgreen** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:18 am

hey guys! i always thought that high performance engines were orange , but i see pictures of lots of cars with the greenish blue engines. anyone know what engine specifies what color. thanks for your time

mopar71 · Post by **mopar71** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:20 pm

ENGINE PAINT APPLICATION GUIDE
EARLY ORANGE
66-67 HEMI
MAX WEDGE
HP ORANGE
70 -71 340
70-71 383 (W/Holley)
69 383 (W/ Carter)
69-71 HEMI,
69-71 440 HP
ENGINE TURQUOISE
68-69 383 (W/Holley)
65-68 383 (W/Carter)
68 440-4 HP
69 440 LP
MOPAR BLUE
69 340
72-74 340-360
340 built after 4/71
70-74 383 (W/Carter)
(except some 70-71 W/air)
70-74 440 LP
72-74 440 (W/Carter)
ENGINE RED
65-68 273/340, & 318

This is from totally auto inc.

http://www.totallyautoinc.com/

gionni · Post by **gionni** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:25 am

mopar71 wrote:ENGINE PAINT APPLICATION GUIDE
EARLY ORANGE
66-67 HEMI
MAX WEDGE
HP ORANGE
70 -71 340
70-71 383 (W/Holley)
69 383 (W/ Carter)
69-71 HEMI,
69-71 440 HP
ENGINE TURQUOISE
68-69 383 (W/Holley)
65-68 383 (W/Carter)
68 440-4 HP
69 440 LP
MOPAR BLUE
69 340
72-74 340-360
340 built after 4/71
70-74 383 (W/Carter)
(except some 70-71 W/air)
70-74 440 LP
72-74 440 (W/Carter)
ENGINE RED
65-68 273/340, & 318

This is from totally auto inc.

http://www.totallyautoinc.com/

thats right!

my RR with the 340 H.P. is 6/71 and the engine is already blue...

RS23-71 · Post by **RS23-71** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 2:35 am

I have owned 2 mopars.

71 Dodge Charger 500, 383 c.i. with carter carb... light blue
71 Plymouth GTX, 440 Hp (cant remember original carb) orange