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How do I tune this saw?

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by bobdog2o02, Jan 26, 2016.

  1. Mrs.Muffinhead

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    And he is the better cook. :stirpot::grizz:

    This is me with most food:flipeggs:
     
  2. Canadian border VT

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    I want to know what you hit his left thumb with... :D

    my wife took my cordless drill and put a beater in it to do something with breads apparently her and her mom were in kitchen:hair: needed more torque


    I walked away..:bug:
     
  3. Mrs.Muffinhead

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    I don't beat him up. He is too good at it himself.
     
  4. Eric VW

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    All I can add is....... Come on Central PA GTG:thumbs:
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  5. Barcroftb

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    For your blue saw they call it a Pac-Man style tool. IIRC for the Echos you use the spline one. On my cs500p I could use either the spline tool or a screwdriver. The tools in the kit I posted should tackle most of what you would run into for 2 cycle carb adjustment.
     
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    If it was me I'd leave that whole stupid cat plate out and cut the deflector off the exit port befor I put it back together. I'm sure clemsonfor will be along to tell ya how he did his.
     
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  7. millermodsaws

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    Once you get that baby all muffler modded don't sweat it. You'll be able to hear the four stroking easy. Holar if you need some help!
     
  8. mdavlee

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    I'd cut the cat out and leave the plate in but make it hollow if you don't mind noise.
     
  9. old 040

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    Sure seams like the front half of the cases would get hotter than crap with that cat located where it is.......
     
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    Op I would listen to Nike lee on this. If you remove the plate on this it's gonna be a straight shot from inlet to outlet. It will be ear piercing loud. If you cut the cat off and just make sure where the cat is at there's a nice big hole. Then the sound has to bounce around in the muffler before it comes out. That will tone it down but still allow you good flow.
     
  11. millermodsaws

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    A good example of this is the 550xp and 562xp. When I mod these I actually bend a peice if steel. 3 side face the open towards the from of the muffler and weld it down in under the deflector and then make a new deflector. I know confusing. Let me see if I can find a pic. But essentially this makes the sound bounce off the front off the muffler before exiting. Takes a lot of the high pitch crack out of them.
     
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    Here's pocs of the first 562xp I did. But maybe it'll help explain. When gutted these are a straight shot and loud. By adding the pipe angled forward it helped a lot with the high pitch cracks. A 550xp is actually worse! Lol downloadfile.jpeg downloadfile-1.jpeg downloadfile-2.jpeg
     
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    What they look like finished! :) downloadfile-4.jpeg downloadfile-6.jpeg
     
  14. millermodsaws

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    Sorry for the long ramblings but any MM saw gets loud. And I'm one that if I can make it quite and still have the same performance I'm all about it. Cause they still ain't quite. Lol. Now like a 395xp. Not sure that's possible. Lmao. Them mofos are loud! :dex:
     
  15. mdavlee

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    What paint you using Carl? I've got to buy some and start painting some of these mufflers. I don't have a good way to clean them so I usually don't attempt painting one.
     
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    It's just header paint. I heat the Mufflers up before painting. Randy/Jeremy trick. But one of these days they sell the high heat powder coat system with oven for iirc $350. I want one of them. Lol.
     
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    Has anyone tried packing a cored muffler with stainless steel wool?
     
  18. millermodsaws

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    I havnt but it would be worse than a screen at plugging up. I think. Lol. And a pain if it does.
     
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    id say a little of that reflective tape on the flywheel should allow that tach to work, assuming the tape isnt thicker than the flywheel airgap. i have the fasttach and it works great.
     
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