i have run a stock 440 plenty. try again. i also didnt need to run one because the stopwatch told the story, 13+ seconds.
i only want my 346 to run a 16" bar. just run the 20" for slappin' 026's back up on the porch or maybe even a 5100 if somebody with one had big enough onions to put their saw where their mouth is.
as i recall the stock 460 cut 11.9 seconds and your built 460 cut 8.3 seconds. that is exactly a 30% gain and very common for a good woods ported saw. you must have one hella' "stock" 440.
to refresh your memory seeing its failing:
built 460 8.3
stock 460 11.9
stock redmax621 12.9
built 346 13.0
stock 044 13+
stock 361 14.6
how you got a stock 440 to run 11.0 in an undocumented run is beyond me!
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if it was a 044 and not a ms440 then they are kind of different animals, the ms440 was like .4 hp more than a 044, and all of the 044s are wore out. unless the 044 was fresh its not fair to call it junk. and 046s and 460s are so dang heavy compared to a 440 id rather lug a 660 around and have ALL the power
and burn 3 quarts of gas to buck 3 logs.....lol