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Couldn't be 51.4mm then if that's a Meteor cylinder...unless they started making them recently.

Could be. That same pic you can almost see the piston crown in the squish band area looks peckered up from debris. Definitely a bottom end failure of some sort. I'm waiting to see what the prognosis is for sure.

In my experience, when only or mainly the exhaust side of the piston is melted and leaves transfer on the cylinder, that is cause by a lean condition, usually an air leak. Yes, the exhaust side of the piston is the hottest. I the case of a lean condition burn down, it's the extreme combustion...

Straight gassing does not typically toast the exhaust side of the piston...that is a lean condition.

More heat on the clutch side due to that being the side that is loaded and with heat from the clutch. Not to mention I would expect the flywheel side to stay a little cooler due to the fan helping a bit too.

Bet you will find lower rod bearing is kapootski from straight fuel. In my mind, I can see the lower rod bearing being the first to fail from lack of oil because it doesn't "hold" as much oil to itself like the crank bearings can and it seems that it takes more of the up and down stress of the...

Was just about to tag you in this after seeing you missed two of these over on O-P-E! Glad you scored man

Uh-OH! 357 ****!

I really don't think so. Closest side x side comparison I have been able to do was with two saws at my job, a bone stock 395 and a 394 I overhauled with a Meteor but did a BG delete. Side x Side the 394 does have more torque. But the BG delete can account for that. And then there is the...

I don't know of any OEM uses of Wiseco pistons either, but......

I can't with certainty that it is equal in quality to OEM because frankly, I don't have enough experience to make a claim like that. What I can say is that I've used at least a half dozen Meteor piston kits in rebuild for myself and others and have had zero issues with them to date. Something...

Well it's actually my brother's bench.. We do most of our work there as he just has more room in his barn than I have in my garage. That cover is also his.... Goes to a 262 he is going to be getting started on soon

Must be you don't own any Creamsicles then??? LOL!! Fire in the hole! :D

Oh, just rounding up parts for this little sumpin-er-other... HOORAY 288!

I recently rebuilt a CP 55 for a friend with Lil Red Barn windowed piston. Quality seemed good. Time will tell if it lasts for the long haul but based on my initial impression of it I would not hesitate to use one for myself if I had the need.

I paid $829 plus sales tax at my local dealer for my XPW... A little fuzzy on the year though, I want to say 2010-ish.

I've run both, own a 372XPW (the REAL XPW). Get a 372 while you can or wait for a 572.

You should be able to cycle the chain (with a gloved hand) freely. A properly tensioned chain will have some drag but not be overly difficult to cycle. Not trying to insult your intelligence but just trying to cover the bases, did you verify that the new bar and chain pitch match that of your...

That son of a gun sounds flat-out angry

32:1 in everything I own, from stock saws, to my ported saws, to my ATC's and old outboards. Why skimp on lubrication for all of the moving parts in the engine???