AFR Heads

I wasn't calling out w2's for being leakers. But w5s are.
Not all W5’s are. Poor aluminum and castings are the draw back if you go to far. Looked like you were calling out all W heads to me.
I was calling out w2's for being cast iron.
IMO, in a sense you were because they are iron heads and by that metric, to heavy to use.
Love w2's. But they ain't modern head by any stretch. And they require a lot of special parts to make work.
Major porting needed? No.
PLUS...you still gotta port the snot outta them to get big power.
Like most any head. Then again, any head can be ported for more power. What’s big power to you?
Nothing wrong. But they're super heavy and if you're porting them better be ready to pay a ton.
The MP templates can be used by a beginner and reach 300 cfm.