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The Real Truth

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by Mastermind, Dec 13, 2014.

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  1. SolarandWood

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    The Real Truth seems as fuzzy as ever after reading this thread. Is porting simply the next step after you get to the 50/70/90 saw mix you are happy with? Or should one just start with two ported 562s with two different bars and call it done?
     
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  2. mdavlee

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    3 ported 880s is better.
     
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  3. bigbarf48

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    And 4 is better-er
     
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  4. SolarandWood

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    Sounds like a perfect plan for anyone that heats their home exclusively with delivered 48" diameter logs
     
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  5. MasterMech

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    Porting can be an answer for many things. Done well, it can make your favorite saw your soulmate. It can, on some models, make an underpowered turd into a great saw.

    What it will not do is make you fall in love with a saw you hate, or make a 60cc work right along side of a 90cc.

    50/70/90 works and works well. Porting those saws will make it work a little faster/louder is all.
     
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    Faster & louder is the way to work :thumbs: :dex: :saw:
     
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  7. $ooline

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    I don't think anyone would not want to improve the performance of any vehicle, tool, weapon, you name it...some of us more than others of course but the $$$ put into it is always a factor of anything. Best advice I can think of if you're interested but hestitant on this stuff is try the same saw stock vs. ported by a good builder with the same chain and bar. Then decide. Keep in mind some models of saws respond better to your average woods port. I jumped right in to ported chainsaws after a muffler mod and timing advance on a model I really liked to begin with. But of course YMMV (your mileage may vary) and I like almost any chainsaw ported or not.
     
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  8. Freakingstang

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    NO no NO. your tone is all wrong. You need 3 ported 70cc saws with different bar lengths.. :D

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  9. Freakingstang

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    Porting is the answer to a problem that doesn't exist. lol.

    people have and will still continue to cut with unported saws until the end of time, and do it everyday. Very few people in a day to day tree profession run ported saws when you look at the whole. Sure there are some guys here or on AS, but to most people that run a saw for a living, an added 300-400 dollar expense means less cash in their pocket at the end of the day. I know the arguments about more wood on the ground more cash in the pocket, but most people out there . That is most of the ways to another saw for them.

    I'm not saying I don't run ported saws, I also do my own work because I couldn't have the arsenal I do if I had to pay someone to do it. I'm not bad mouthing anyone that ports saws either. Like I said, I run ported saws and will likely never run a stock saw again (other than my 550xp).
     
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  10. mdavlee

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    Doesn't everyone ask for the biggest knarliest stuff they can get to run saws more?:drunk:
     
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    I don't ask for it, but I usually get it :rofl: :lol:

    And all I got is a 291 :D
     
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    :rofl: :lol::rofl: :lol: I know the feeling. The 251 did many things it wasn't intended to do.
     
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