I believe you would enjoy the WKY gtg and it is fairly close to Clarksville. There should be at least one truckful of Dolmars there from KY.
What saws respond best to porting and why?
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john thornton
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Thanks to everyone for the responses and the welcome, much appreciated. Despite the fact that I own Dolmar saws. 
Thanks to everyone for the responses and the welcome, much appreciated. Despite the fact that I own Dolmar saws.
Hey, every company makes some good saws. As long as they meet your needs, and you are happy with them, that is all that matters. If everyone liked the same thing, we would only have one saw company (how boring, what would we fight about?).
KenJax Tree
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Yup i have Husky,Stihl,and Dolmar....i buy what feels the best in my hands not what name is on the side.
BigOakAdot
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Mastermind what do you charge to port saws?
CapitaineHaddoc
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BigOakAdot
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Well I make a mean apple pie. All about the crust and I got it down to a science. How many pies to port a 660?
Mastermind
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cat-face timber
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Next Spring I am getting my 385 ported, I am excited to see the difference.
SierraWoodsman
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+1, the wow factor on my 390 was probably the most of any of the saws that I had ported in terms of how much it improved over stock
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I could be wrong, but in my opinion the larger the saw the better it responds to porting.
old-cat
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SierraWoodsman
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I'm not sure about that theory....I pretty sure I got more out of the 390 than I did the the 395 (both saws masterboobed).
Although I must admit I need to put some more time on the 395 to be certain of that fact.
Might come right down to the particular saw and not so much the CC'S. For example: my regular (71cc) 372xp is
noticeably stronger than the 372XPW(75cc) before and after porting. I expected the XPW to come out on top.
It's not night and day, but can tell the 71cc is stronger. I know Brad has stated this as well several times. I can see that he's likely right.
YMMV as they say.
Although I must admit I need to put some more time on the 395 to be certain of that fact.
Might come right down to the particular saw and not so much the CC'S. For example: my regular (71cc) 372xp is
noticeably stronger than the 372XPW(75cc) before and after porting. I expected the XPW to come out on top.
It's not night and day, but can tell the 71cc is stronger. I know Brad has stated this as well several times. I can see that he's likely right.
YMMV as they say.
Mastermind
Work Saw Specialist
I like the 50mm 372 better too.
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I have a 2188 that stumpy did ,wow what a difference. 372 that mweba did ,same thing, and a 346 by AE engine works, all put smiles on yer face.
is it worth the price ? prolly not,but just like any man toys we cant leave it alone!
Is it worth it to you? then do it. if they know what they r doin there will be nothin but smiles!!!
is it worth the price ? prolly not,but just like any man toys we cant leave it alone!
Is it worth it to you? then do it. if they know what they r doin there will be nothin but smiles!!!
