@dustinwilt68
Your Stihl specs from that random sight are wrong or refer to v1.
Edit: Has to be version 1 of the 261 because it weighs 10.8 lbs not 11.6.
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You also have to remember that those are horsepower specs and they don't include torque at all. A 261 is a high-strung 50cc saw that bogs quite easily under load. To me, the 346 has a much flatter torque curve
Yeppers ... I’m not a race saw builder by any means however I do understand that some models have quad vs dual transfer ports ... of course the quad will have an edge in racing - however the thread was best 50cc saw and now has morphed into a 346 xp “race-saw” circle jerk ! Please excuse me ... I must go sort my socks now !
The Stihl 261 is also a quad part motor
I'll be the oddball here saying I like the 241 better than the 261, but you saying your ported 241 is as fast as any ported 346... I just don't know what to say about that