Hello alll, first post of a fellow saw nerd and long time lurker, so I apologize in advance as I'm nearly certain I've already done something wrong. Anyway, I've seen a few similar threads, but nothing that quite answers my question.
Has anyone ever centrifugally exploded a flywheel? I've seen some modded saws turning 16k and I know that Stihl's lawyers say 12k max. I understand that higher speed equals faster wear, but I'm not really concerned about that. Rev limited coils notwithstanding, what is the typical failure mode of overspeeding? Obviously a melted piston is most common, but whats the next weak point? Broken Connecting rod or crank? Bearings? Or an exploded flywheel?
Has anyone ever centrifugally exploded a flywheel? I've seen some modded saws turning 16k and I know that Stihl's lawyers say 12k max. I understand that higher speed equals faster wear, but I'm not really concerned about that. Rev limited coils notwithstanding, what is the typical failure mode of overspeeding? Obviously a melted piston is most common, but whats the next weak point? Broken Connecting rod or crank? Bearings? Or an exploded flywheel?