I believe the bang for buck has to go Dolmar.
So does the 346NE have an inboard clutch?
Thall, was yours the New Edition?
My cat muffler was swapped out as well. I've since then opened it up. Maybe that was enough to make the difference. It often is.
Well I know you love your speed but before you go hogwild making that thing scream do yourself a favor, go limbing with it. If you like it just piddling with it wait till you take it in the woods and start trimming with it, you are really gonna enjoy it then. Its like swinging a butcher knife through limbs, great handling little saw, you will see..
I won't know until I get the unlimited coil on it, but I don't think I've added many RPMs to the saw. It still cuts best tuned right up to the edge of the limiter. It's just a lot stronger now. Great for a work saw. I'm very anxious to get out and use it to cut some firewood. I think a trip to Findlay and an afternoon or two with my BIL is in order. He's clearing out a fence row and this little saw would be great for bucking up those smaller trees.
I don't doubt you one little bit. The throttle response is nice, like many have reported. But nothing I've run equals the response of a 200T. It's like an electric motor with instant RPMs.
I've got my little Redmax 3800 cutting significantly faster than a 200T now, but it doesn' hold a candle in throttle response. And that's with the 200T having to work with the restrictions of a horizontal cylinder design and a tiny tophandle saw.