Chainsaw Jim
CJ Saws, LLC
I put bridges in my 024 and it will flat out chew it up.
Squish dilemma/Porting opinion
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BTW, that is some fine looking grinding right there!
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Chainsaw Jim
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Is there a piston from another model saw that will work? I'm not sure but it may be possible to find a husky or Mac piston with a longer skirt.
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I put bridge ports in my ms260 along with a ms440 carb. I didn't do any machine work to cut the base or do a pop up. Just a gasket delete. My squish was around .014". My saw easily turns 17000rpms and just rips. It wears a 16" bar and square filed .325 chain. I never tried a before and after with the bridge ports but I can't see that would hurt anything
wigglesworth
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measure a base gasket, subtract .005 and cut that amount off the base. Squish will be where u want it, and it should cure your free porting problem.
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I'll bill you later....
drf255
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Cylinder base gets thinner then.
wigglesworth
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drf255
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Under .250. Will check.
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stihlbro
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In my personal experiences, I think you are safe at the exh opening. You cannot widen the exhaust on the 026/260 like other models of same size. So for the time/area stuff I feel you will be happy.
Question, are trying to make a strong/lugging or speed cutting type 260?
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Question, are trying to make a strong/lugging or speed cutting type 260?
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drf255
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Both, if that's possible.
drf255
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I'm pretty sure they do work. They change the fan of the charge coming out of the uppers I believe. Kinda siphon/Venturi. The air is gonna take the lathe of least resistance, so there ain't much flow volume on them.
I can say that the 036 and 262 I added them to run insaneLy well. Can I say it's the bridge ports, not sure.
drf255
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What's your point exactly?
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CAD at its best. Left the table to check.
Dan, the 026 I bought to the GTG didn't have bridges, but my 036 did.
Remember that saw? It's the one you used while you and I were cutting the pile apart.
SquareFile
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Waving at muh friend and laughing because it don't seem like most are willing to do testing before and after. Good enough for you?
Deets066
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I roll the piston past TDC at least three times when I check squish, seems more consistent. A 260 would probably be just fine with that low squish clearance. I wouldnt raise the jug any, if it was mine I'd keep ex. Low as I could
stihlbro
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Now I gotta go check. I didn't think the bases were but 240 ish from the factory. You cut the squish band .050 ish. Factory squish of .028 ish. So that alone......hmmm???
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Deets066
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Different jugs may have different squish and different thickness on the base
