hey fellas,

how hot do engines get?

 

I'm not sure the steady rate of my mustang, but I'm guessing its similar... My jeep settles right around 210 F

 

so a paint that can with stand 500 degreese would do just fine right...

 

Oh absolutely...paint for that temperature should be completely fine.

 

Which part you painting? The heads will get quite a bit warmer than that, especially by the exhaust ports.

 

i will be painting the entire engine ford blue...... and the engine compartment black

 

Just use engine enamel and you'll be fine. If you want to paint the headers/manifolds, you'll need the ultra high heat stuff as well as a lot of prep work to make the paint stick. Both my current street engines have painted headers and they look good even after a few thousand miles. I used DupliColor for all the paints.