CanadianCarGuy
ArboristSite Member
I work as a faller and I use a husky 395 regularly, and recently a couple 394's that I built myself from the casings up. I ported a couple 395's before and this time I tried a bunch of new stuff with the 394's (they were free, so what the heck!). I use these 6.5 hours a day six days a week, sometimes seven.
Anyways, for these 394's I took 8grams off both the crankshaft counterweight and the piston, ported intake and exhaust (polished exhaust), ported the transfer ports, took out the head gasket, lightened the flywheel, advanced the timing, match ported the muffler and heat block to the head. I also tried a couple things that didn't work with the carbs, like filing down the venturi (not a good idea!). Now, I find myself wondering if there are any performance parts out there for the bigger husky's, like a big bore kit, a performance exhaust, can you re-jet the carb? Are there bigger ingnition coils or performance pistons for more compression?
Daniel
Anyways, for these 394's I took 8grams off both the crankshaft counterweight and the piston, ported intake and exhaust (polished exhaust), ported the transfer ports, took out the head gasket, lightened the flywheel, advanced the timing, match ported the muffler and heat block to the head. I also tried a couple things that didn't work with the carbs, like filing down the venturi (not a good idea!). Now, I find myself wondering if there are any performance parts out there for the bigger husky's, like a big bore kit, a performance exhaust, can you re-jet the carb? Are there bigger ingnition coils or performance pistons for more compression?
Daniel