[QuantumMotorsports]

Man, I think if you're thinking that a coating of paint is gonna help get the oil back to the pan faster you may be right, but so what? Think about it. How many times have you heard of someone saying, "Man, I blew up my motor because I didn't have painted surfaces on the lifter valley so the oil didn't run back to the pan fast enough!" ?????? NEVER. Engines are designed with oil supply in mind. When the engineers at ford decide what oil capacity to give the engine, they take into consideration the amount of oil that is going to accumulate in the lifter valley while the engine is running. An engine only has maybe a couple of quarts of oil actually being used to lubricate at any one time. Part of the reason that you have 5 quarts of oil in a motor is because some of it is going to accumulate on top of the heads and in the lifter valley. A little paint isn't going to magically force the oil back to the pan, it might make it run down quicker, but like I said, so what. So if you're just wanting to be able to say, "Yeah, I painted my lifter valley because it makes the oil flow back to the pan faster" That's your thing, but when you post a quote saying, "Man, I got paint chips in my oil sump screen and blew up my brand new motor" I'm gonna laugh and say I told you so. I mean honestly, ask anyone who's ever painted a block. Unless that thing is perfectly clean with no residue the paint isn't going to stick for ever. Sorry if I sound like I'm trying to knock you, but it seems foolish to me to put foreign objects into your engine on purpose. Anyway, do what you want man, that's my opinion, but it's your engine, and your money. Paint that sucker if you want.