372 X-Torq
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Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
That's what I was thinking. Much easier to modify Looks like a small intake port.
Is the muffler the same?
John
AZLOGGER
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NO the Exhaust port is different than the old 372.
Most strato saws do not. I'm don't think any of them do. That's idea behind the strato technology. It burns much cleaner and doesn't need a cat.
Gypo Logger
Timber Baron
That sucks if they discontinue the 372 as we knew it unless the new model is better, but I can't see how if it's got a cat muff.
John
I believe you are correct. Did not think that through.
Did spike send you a pic of the piston?
That's all the pics he sent.
Tzed250
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If this saw is the best, the Husqvarna just flushed all the money spent on the 576/576AT(and the previous iterations) down the toilet...
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If this saw is the best, the Husqvarna just flushed all the money spent on the 576/576AT(and the previous iterations) down the toilet...
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That's a slick setup. Thanks for the pics.
AUSSIE1
Al.
Is that such a bad thing? When on to a good thing, stick to it, when not flick it!
Others could benefit from this line of thinking with a model or two.
Tzed250
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Not good for a company's bottom line to pour a fortune into R&D for a model that will be replaced by the saw it was meant to supersede.
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TRI955
I'm the man in the box
You are correct, it seems silly to me too. You would think they would have tried this first instead of a all new saw.
AUSSIE1
Al.
I'm sure others have been there before. Better to recognize it and move on.
mikefunaro
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The argument that was made earlier for the creation of the 372xp strato was that the saw has such a big name and a big following that it wouldn't make sense to give it up. I imagine they have run the numbers and figured out that this does make financial sense. I honestly dont think the R&D costs are that high on saws...dolmar bragged that they had spent 7 figures designing their new saws, but really, to a big corp like husky, what's a few million dollars?
spacemule
The Peanut Gallery
Yep. They didn't want to make the FUBAR that Ford did when it renamed all of its vehicles for no apparent reason other than to make them start with "f." Taurus had a loyal following that did not transition to the Five Hundred.
Same thing with Coke and Coke II--more people liked Coke than Coke II in blind taste tests, but people identified so strongly with classic coca cola that their sales plummeted. Psychology and marketing is an interesting thing.
Here's a pic of the piston.
Tzed250
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Timing
I see the piston doesn't have the vent hole that the 450 has. Perhaps the 372 piston doesn't have the extreme temperature gradients that the 450 has.
I'd be interested in seeing the timing figures. Whereas the statos with seperate butterflys for the intake and strato ports had different timing for the ports, this configuration may have identical timing for the ports.
It will also be interesting to see if the blowdown figure is as short as some of the other Husky stratos.
I see the piston doesn't have the vent hole that the 450 has. Perhaps the 372 piston doesn't have the extreme temperature gradients that the 450 has.
I'd be interested in seeing the timing figures. Whereas the statos with seperate butterflys for the intake and strato ports had different timing for the ports, this configuration may have identical timing for the ports.
It will also be interesting to see if the blowdown figure is as short as some of the other Husky stratos.
Henry G.
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Ok guys so can it be modded or tuned? Does it need it? Those are the real questions!
