Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

Hi,
I was thinking of having my LT5 refinished to look stock but more durable. The engine looks good now but has a flat finish with a few water spots. If I were to go with a silver stock type finish with the 32 valve letters in red, what do you think the NCRS judges would say in a few year?

Thanks!
Chris

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

They would say that it looks nice but not original and deduct points[-X [-X

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

Can it be refinished to OE NCRS standards?

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

yes but it's not worth it.

as I said on cf
you will get condition points and loose originality or you will loose condition and keep originality.....If it was me judging I'd give you both since i know it's impossible to enjoy these cars and keep the stock finish looking perfect.

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

This is only an opinion since I am not familiar with their judging standards on the engine. Refinishing with the stock color should not hurt you unless it is noticeably off color. However, painting the letters on the plenum red will almost certainly lose some originally points. I'm sure there is a way to get a definitive answer, and you may wish to hold off on any project like that if you are thinking of having it judged.

:cheers:

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

Maybe it is worth the point loss to have your engine look and run better. Like I said on CF What does the R stand for in NCRS? The cars that I have seen with their engines PC look great and it is a very durable finish. Good Luck, tough call.

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

the real quesiton is does anyone know what a stock LT5 actually looks like? I've never seen a "stock one" in my 7 years with these cars

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

There were roughly two shades of color. A bright silver and then a more flat grey. I've got a few sets of original injector housings with the factory color (these are brand new)

I can match it, but it's not the same.

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I have the flat gray. I think it does not do the LT5 justice. I'm going with silver PC with red/blk lettering. I deal with the NCRS judges later, I heard they take take payoffs like the refs from the SB:wink:

Re: Refinishing the engine - Would it take away NCRS points?
 

If you repaint the LT-5 in the factory paint just to freshen or "restore" it, you shold not be affected by NCRS judging unless you are going for the total original "survivor class". If you were to powder coat the engine in a different color or alter it in anyway you WILL loose points.

My advise is: If you plan on having your car judged and want to maintain a so called "perfect" NCRS car, Leave it alone and keep it as original as possible...dont change anything if you dont have to. That is what NCRS is all about ORIGINALITY!

NCRS Will check parts and #s on your car you didnt even know about. They will comb through it and find alot of point deductions unless you do your homework. One item that I can see almost everyone loosing points on is the battery-very few if any of us have the original battery. This type of judging is not for everyone...it is possible for a team of judges to inspect your car for an hour +. As i said in CF you should get the newest NCRS Judging Manual 1990-1991 to get an idea of what they look for and then you will have a good idea of what an NCRS event is all about.