W5 Heads for sale.. how much are they worth?

milehigh said

I have a set of the later 1996 castings/blue capped for whats its worth with maybe 100 miles on them to and from the track before going to a big block. I also have the M1 intake and offset rockers to go with them. I was wondering how much this set up is worth as its time to start cleaning out the old Mopar garage. I know X J w2 and or edelbrock heads do not flow as much as these but I only have a 340 engine and one needs a stroker? to really make these come alive? Any thoughts on what they go market for now days. .

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The use of these heads cn be an iffy thing since quality control wasn't very good at all with the foundry MoPar used. Personally, I think they (MoPar) got screwed by a careless tude on the foundry. Since there a proven good head by you, they should be OK to sell.

The OE iron head doesn't stand a chance in flow terms. The Edelbrock & W2 runs neck and neck, but, just ever so slightly behind the W5 until big lifts come in where it falls behind just a little bit. But, thats only if the W5 ports out that far. IF the W5 can go the full porting treatment, it is an excellent head.

Which intake do you have for it? There is the standard small runner which looks like the normal M1 for regular heads and then there is the large runner.