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old31

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I just bought a sedan that has a Winfield head. The stamp on it is 03–112.

One; what does the stamp mean?
Two; what is the compression ratio?
Three; how much is the head worth?
 
112 head made in 2003?

The real answer, we don't know without more information. Is this an aluminum head, or cast iron? What color is it, and is the paint original or repainted? I assume you don't have a picture of the chamber? Is it cast as a Winfield or Super Winfield?
 
2003 would not be cast iron. The MANY aftermarket makers each had their own numbering system. I don't think any of them ever made a cast iron repop head. You need to know who made it to be sure of the irrelevant number.
I picked up this polished NOS one done by the guy that owned the old Ford store in Rosemead for $300 (the wings were his trademark). $200 seems to be the going price for used aluminum or cast iron ones around here - normal or super. Of course there are the dreamers that stick $500-1,000 price tags on them at swap meets and keep hauling them around for years.......
Never forget the Ed Winfield quote. "Iron is for power Aluminum is for making steam". Or something close to that.......
 

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ModelA29 said:
I don't think any of them ever made a cast iron repop head. $200 seems to be the going price for used aluminum or cast iron ones around here - normal or super. Of course there are the dreamers that stick $500-1,000 price tags on them at swap meets and keep hauling them around for years.....
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I don’t know, a simple internet search shows references to fordbarn, Facebook and fordgarage that indicate cast iron reproduction Winfield heads were reproduced as recently as 10 years ago. Similar searches shows references to they regularly sell for $500 and slightly more.
 
I have a Repro Winfield 7.0 to 1 head from about ten years ago or so. I bought it new this is the head that Tod Buttermore cast as a REPRO Winfield head in cast iron. Has "Winfield" cast on top of head.

As I remember the chambers are different than original Winfield heads. As I remember Tod called it a "Crowfoot" design.

There are NO stamped serial numbers like on Original Winfield heads. The surface of casting is similar to Ford engine block (not polished).

This head really "wakes up" my Burtz engine with a new Stipe IB330 camshaft.
 
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old31 said:
My head looks identical to post #3, with the little wings before the number.QUOTE]
Then it was made by: Jim Gordon's Specialty Ford (historically known as Antique Auto Parts or Early Ford Parts) is located at 9103 Garvey Ave, Rosemead, CA 91770.
It's been closed for about 5 years now after a fire. He did sell stuff that wasn't damaged in the fire for awhile.
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On original Winfield heads the first number was the compression ratio. The wings were on heads made by Rosemead Antique, and were aluminum.

He painted them to make it easier to identify them when shipping them. The most common colors were; yellow for his 6:1 heads, red for his 7:1, black for the truck heads, I don't know the ratio or the other colors. He made at least 6 different types of heads.
 
So how would that part number mean? 17386, I doubt that the compression ratio was 1:1. Do you ignore the first number and assume that 7 is the ratio?
 
jeepguy1948 said:
So how would that part number mean? 17386, I doubt that the compression ratio was 1:1. Do you ignore the first number and assume that 7 is the ratio?
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Because the head in the photos is a reproduction, it’s likely that the number means something entirely different.
 
alexiskai said:
Because the head in the photos is a reproduction, it’s likely that the number means something entirely different.
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Everyone has their own numbering system - if they even use one. I suspect that Jim Brierley stamped the compression ratio then head number. The several I've seen all start with a 7.
 

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Jim Brierley said:
......The wings were on heads made by Rosemead Antique, and were aluminum.

He painted them to make it easier to identify them when shipping them. The most common colors were; yellow for his 6:1 heads, red for his 7:1, black for the truck heads, ....
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jeepguy1948 said:
So how would that part number mean? 17386, I doubt that the compression ratio was 1:1. Do you ignore the first number and assume that 7 is the ratio?
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Hitman nailed the Rosemead Antique number system 03=2003 112=head number.


Jim hit the CR code. So my head is the 386th head produced in 2017 and has CR of 7:1.


It's interesting to see the Ed Winfield influence on the heads. Rosemead Antique seems to have used the head colors to identify his and Jim seems to have listed his CR as the first digit. While Jim's head is an entirely new design it does have the no nonsense look of the Winfield - no fins etc. It also has a thicker deck and increased cooling capacity. He dynoed a Winfield 6:1 and got 96.1hp swapped to his 7:1 head and got 107.3 - with 4 degrees less advance.
 
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ModelA29 said:
Everyone has their own numbering system - if they even use one. I suspect that Jim Brierley stamped the compression ratio then head number. The several I've seen all start with a 7.
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Right! First number on my heads is the ratio, followed by the serial number. All of mine, with the exception of 2, are 7:1
 
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