Those who want to fully customize their car might wonder if they can paint their engine block's lifter valley. Are there really no downsides to it?

We got caught up in a mad dash to ditch the farm-tractor inline-six the Rambler was delivered with in favor of a proper V-8 and decided to fog the engine compartment flat black. And while flat black ...

Depending on who you are and what you enjoy, a greasy, grimy, and nearly unrecognizable engine might be exactly what you want ...