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Porting MS 261 vs MS 261C
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WolfMT
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Not so much hung up as I like to meet the person who is doing my work,
I have had much work and business through the mail this is just my first chainsaw build.
hseII
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hseII
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I recommend getting on the list of Mastermind or TLandrum: take that and $1.07 and you can get a sweet tea at a Georgia MacDonald's
My muffler modded and base gasket deleted 359 feels stronger than my ported MS261. Against my old (STOCK) 2171, it wasn't even close.You should just sell one of your 261's and buy a 461... You'll never turn a 50cc saw into a 70cc saw. Maybe with a 16" bar you'd be close, but once you try to run a 28" bar on a ported 261, you'll quickly realize that it's not a 70cc saw...
Here's a graph of a stock vs. Mastermind MS261 C...
and Here's a graph of a stock vs. Mastermind MS461...
Once one of your 261's is ported, the other one is going to sit UN-USED. Sure, a ported 261 is great fun (caveat I have never run one of Brad's) but if you want a saw with the balls of a 70cc saw, the old cliché kicks in: "There's no replacement for displacement"
WolfMT
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Well I don't want the weight of a 461 and I don't usually cut much over 16 I really like the 261 for weight I just would like more power
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Are you on the east side or west side?
WolfMT
ArboristSite Lurker
East side but I make trips to west side regularity
MS261 w/20" B&C.
Stihl MS261 20" Bar:
Stihl MS261 20" Bar:
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
I'm in Joplin right now, but live west of Kalispell. Steve's saw shop in Lolo (Missoula) ports saws.
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
You in Wolf Point?
WolfMT
ArboristSite Lurker
Great falls
Metals406
Granfodder Runningsaw
Ah, not too far from running to Lolo. Or you could send it to Brad, Terry, Randy, etc. Not too many builders in MT. Steve's in Lolo has been around for many years, and built a bunch of saws.
DrewskiCuts
AS newbie
WolfMT! Did you end up porting a 261? If yes, which flavor, and who did the work? I am in GF too, and am shopping a 50cc saw, for eventual porting. I was even thinking maybe a 241... Not cutting real big trees in the Little Belts... -Drew
longbowch
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I just got a ported 261c from Tree Monkey and I am very impressed.
DrewskiCuts
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Sweet. Thanks for getting back to me on this very dormant thread. Internet is cool like that.
Yeah, from what I am hearing, a good port adds 17-23% hp gains to a 50cc saw, which just so happens to be the approx. hp loss for my 7,000ft wood cutting elevation. I guess I really do need a port just so I can experience what a stock Stihl pro saw would feel like at sea level...
I just have to decide if I need a 14" bar saw (241) or an 18" bar saw (261), and between old school carbed, and c-m computer-carb... choices, choices... cant go wrong with that sweet new air filter though eh?
Yeah, from what I am hearing, a good port adds 17-23% hp gains to a 50cc saw, which just so happens to be the approx. hp loss for my 7,000ft wood cutting elevation. I guess I really do need a port just so I can experience what a stock Stihl pro saw would feel like at sea level...
I just have to decide if I need a 14" bar saw (241) or an 18" bar saw (261), and between old school carbed, and c-m computer-carb... choices, choices... cant go wrong with that sweet new air filter though eh?
