anyone know approx how hot it gets??

 

The block itself?? Well the high temp paint the sell as engine block paint is safe to 900F, but i'm pretty sure it's less than half that. I can't imagine an engine being 900F and being OK. I'm gonna say more in the 250-300 range. Can anybody verify?

 

touch it

 

LOL, Touching it will get you a temperature reading of "HOT". While that is quite accurate, i think he wants a number.

 

 

I've got a infared temp gun (not sure how high it goes), what should I point it at?

 

Aim behind the exhaust headers, you should be able to get a shot at the block through those.

 

With the car warmed up and the fan on twice, I aimed at the block under the throttle body area and I got a reading of 192F. Around the header area I got 198F.

 

That seems about right to me. The temperature gauge in the car usually reads right around 200.

 

i wonder how hot that would get after some serious spirited or apex driving