Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
Modded in cherry.....
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If you have time to tear the saw down a few more times, I think that it would be worth it to test it with and without the transfer inserts.
I'll second that.
It does look a lot like the 350T inside I had awhile back.
It looks real good Randy.
It's interesting that it needs to be ported to be slower than a stock 200T though
Now calm down Echo folks. I do think this is a huge improvement over Echo's past top handles. They learned from their awful mistakes it seems. I'm going to recommend this one to my bud. It looks like a worthwhile product.
I may have missed it somewhere, but is this saw rev limited?
It looks real good Randy.
It's interesting that it needs to be ported to be slower than a stock 200T though
Now calm down Echo folks. I do think this is a huge improvement over Echo's past top handles. They learned from their awful mistakes it seems. I'm going to recommend this one to my bud. It looks like a worthwhile product.
I may have missed it somewhere, but is this saw rev limited?
Good stuff Randy. Modded it would be a worthwhile addition for the price.
I did honestly think though that modified it would give a 200T a good rogering. Just goes to show how far ahead of time the 200T/020T was.
Well, it wasn't a stock Stihl, muff mod really helps a 200t. From an economics standpoint the Echo with a mod costs the same or less than a 200t or 201t and all indicators are that it would outperform the 201t. That is how tree guys will be looking at it.
As an interesting side note I was going over in my head all the climbers I know or have met and I can only think of a few that run stock saws. Almost every one of them, regardless of what they run, opens the muffler and pulls the limiters off the carbs, and many of them do a woods port or have one done by a saw builder.
Mr. HE
Looks like now is a good time to start dumping the Stihl TH, as long as the market is still hyped......
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Yes, but a stock 200T can be muff modded and still be stock just by removing one screw and taking out the spark screen cartridge. You can muff mod it and keep the warranty intact Not that it matters any more regarding the 200T but it sure was an important point at one time.
Or, Randy did you mean by muff mod on the 200 that you opened up in addition to removing teh spark screen?
I really like the domed piston on this thing. And I have to say the quality of that cylinder looks superb. What are the squish and comp numbers?
i pretty sure this whole build randy did showed a very mildly massaged with a half tank thru it 355T can hang right with the legendary MM'd 200T. only time will tell when someone steps up on the porting once we all get more comfy with the different port configuration and it's quirks if it can ever claim the top spot.
no need for anyone to start a pissing match over hurt brand feelings in an otherwise informative thread...
THANKS RANDY FOR AN EXCELLENT BUILD THREAD
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