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    The Plymouth Weslake DOHC Motor from the 60's

    A common misspell...sorry! The W2 head came after my dad departed from KBRE in mid 1972 if I recall. The D5 head was a twin plug Hemi head that Chrysler had trouble with the guides so Tom Hoover of Chrysler had dad and Bob Tarozzi made them work. I just saw a set pop up on Ebay for 4000.00 USD...
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    The Plymouth Weslake DOHC Motor from the 60's

    I don’t know if dad had much to do with it... I honestly don’t know... I’d have to ask Bob. Bob could have very well been working on it on his own at KBRE. It’s kind of a blank history for me after the Rossi NASCAR and with my dad retiring in mid 72... there was always something he was doing, be...
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    The Plymouth Weslake DOHC Motor from the 60's

    Thank you! Somewhere in the photos on this thread is my dad with Pete Hutchison from the MotorTrend magazine article. At first it was ported 340 heads done at KB’s. First test on dyno they achieved around 545 HP if I remember correctly with small percentage of nitro. I was very young at the...
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    The Plymouth Weslake DOHC Motor from the 60's

    I may be late on this thread as I just joined the group. The Plymouth Indy engine pictured is a 320 cubic inch using Westlake heads. It was not a DOHC as posted. My dad was head R&D at Keith Black and worked with the late Pete Hutchison. Various engines were built for Trans-AM, drag racing and...
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