I think the a new version of the W5 head would sell like crazy, you can count me in for a set!

oh yes please, I want a block also

was thinking the other day of a set of heads for a back up to my battens and would buy a set of w5s if they made them again.so make some and wacth them sell.

I have the W-5 heads off of Ross Hartleys' old super gas arrow. one of them is broken completely in two. this car ran 8.60's with a factory 340 block.
I need one good head to try and match up all the extensive port work.

Indy says they may be able to weld it back together for $1000 bucks but with no guarentee.

I would really like to have a new set of W-5's

if this idea was to go ahead what sort of time frame are we looking at here, a year?

with the new casting technology..
the "Foam filled casting core" type
the quality of the casting has gone way up.
no core shift..
seems to me this method would fix most of the core shift and poor casting issues...
i dont know how that figures into the old tooling core boxes /parts that are apearently still around..and being refer'd to in this thread
but since youd need the licensing from Mopar to make any of these parts.....they need to do something..

on the w5 heads if they just offerd a head with out pushrod holes machined you could do it either way 48*/52*...no?
cheapst.

Hmmmm...casting an R1 block with X markings...why not cast XXX just for fun

I have been looking for an R1 block for awhile now to put together a spare motor. I have a complete rotating assembly waiting to drop in one. If I could buy a new one for 1200 I would be set.

if they do make the heads and the blocks they must be available(in stock ready to ship). i have been waiting 9 months for a 340 block if dart made one i would have had one already. if i had to wait 9 months for heads i would get indy's. I love the fact mopar performance makes speed parts but they are usually made of unobtanium. they need to understand. if the part is at the warehouse and won't take months to get we will buy them!!!!! i probably have more mopar performance parts on my car and in my basement than mopar has at their warehouses.I'm not bashing them i just wish they had the parts in the catalogue at the warehouses so i could buy them!!!

For me it is not really a cost factor that bothers me all that much. I mean Mopar stuff is always more expensive to buy. What get my Goat is the fact that you pay good money for something and is is basically junk!! You buy a resto block and can't even bore it past 4.00 before hitting the water jacket!!!!! then they give you a hard time returning it. Or you but a set of brand new heads and the leak from everywhere??? So what I'm trying to say is produce the stuff but make sure the quality is there or count me out!!!! Better yet produce a excellent core, something without core shift and let someone else do the machining. I think Barton does this !!! Matt

Well I will put this back to the top.They are thinking about doing this so if you want to put links to other mopar sites or tell any one now is the time. Thanx Brett Miller.

I heard from a Chrysler source that they list some parts in their catalog that don't even exist. They are just trying to determine if there is a market for them. What better way to P.O. your customers?!

My old Arrington heads used W2-W5 exhaust patterns. In fact the subplates from my W2's were a perfect match. Seems to me these heads were perfect for strokers as I ran them at 48 degrees with nitrous. I would have liked 18 head bolts but this gets into rule issues in some classes. 48 degree stuff gets into rule issues in some classes also. Seems to me that W5 heads with the intake runners raised on up, the rocker pad raised longer valves. And come up with a new intake that would fit the "NEW W5" as well as W7-9 combos. I know I am asking a lot as the likelehood of a return of the W5 is probably slim. But, why not make it better. It's sad when bowtie boys can get complete race heads for less than $1K. And we are expected to invest $2K for something that is not as good. Mopar gave us a better starting point raised cam wide pan rails tall decks everthing wanted by brand X guys to make strokers we already have made in the blocks. If the repo blocks had been made like advertised they would have been perfect for these kind of builds. One problem I run into is when at SEMA or PRI I get rediculous answers to why MP done something that basically screwed the sportsman racer. I am reaching into a more hardcore market but take the alluminum block for instance it is a nightmare and cost the customer double to complete than the other brands. And when you ask that question the reply is well if we had it to do over again we would have done this. Not only did they redesign it but they raised the price and still did not give us what we wanted. I have a set of W8 heads that are at CFE and it is going to cost a fortune to repair. If they were chevies I could purchase them done for half the money. Everytime I think I have found a new casting for sale advertised drag race heads they turn out to be circle track stuff. I think any W5 offering would be a great opportunity but in my experience with MP it will never happen.

Ryan, I know of the perfect Foundry!! It does have the state of the art machining capabilities also!! Also they are capable of large quantities being put out daily!!! From start to finish and my husband is the plant super there!! Let's get MP guys to visit them how do we do that?
Jackie