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I see i'm beating a dead horse here. I forgot Mopar people are cheap. I'm just tired of beating my head against the wall with the SB stuff. Spent a lot of money and we are still just a participant, I want to be the car to beat. Time to look more seriously at the Predator or 99 Hemi stuff. Flame on!

Mike Gray

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Its not that mopar people are cheap, its just that people with money wont spend it on oddball motors. Maybe Ritter thinks most mopar people are fat, and would be easier if they cut back on the bacon and butter than to cast an aluminum block.

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And an R3/W8 motor isn't "oddball".

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The problem seems to be most Mopar guys who race want to do it on a low budget. Which is ok if going fast is not a real concern. Ford and chevy dominate because there is an endless supply of aftermarket parts. The ford and chevy guys are not running stock parts. If more mopar people were willing to buy aftermarket parts like blocks,heads, etc. There would be more available and at a cheaper price. If mopar or Kent built 500 blocks each per year and W8, W9, P5, and a selest few others were easily attainable then the market would be flooded with them. Kent would not need to make another block for years. 90% of them would be collecting dust in some Mopar guys shop. W8 heads are about as good as any head out there by any manufacturer. If canted valves are legal in your class then the P5 should be as good as any other brands. P7's are good as well but the block is the weak link. The market is based on supply and demand. If the public does not demand it then the manufacturers wont supply it. I agree with Mike. The W8/R/3 is not odd. It needs some updating perhaps. But until Mopar guys realize a Q4 headed smallblock will never compete with the vast array of aftermarket ford and chevies out there. You guys need