Don't worry Bud. In fifteen years we'll find something even better than pop-up pistons.
Yeah, maybe so, but for now, I am liking the idea that there is a choice between cutting squish and cutting the piston ..............
I aint racing or competing, so to me its all about longevity.
Something happens to a cut squish saw and they can get a new piston, probably clean up the cylinder, re-assemble and go
Getting the extra piston cut now, then having something happen puts me in the same boat;
- I am still purchasing a piston on either one
- I can probably re-use the same cylinder on either one
- I can easily have the saw up and running in less than a few hours on either one
My only question now is how is the top ring holding up in a popup saw ?
(I am willing to wager that it is seeing some more action due to the cut piston, but from seeing all of the posts from guys with saws out there running pop-ups, nobody has posted up anything detrimental with their top ring.)