makita 7900

I'm looking at light alternatives to a 372. I can get a 2083 or 7900?

Just bought a new Makita 7900 PHO for $731 shipped and was wondering if anyone makes any ready-made modded mufflers? I'm a little concerned about splitting the muffler and gutting/modding it, since I don't have a backup in case I screw up. And, if you haven't looked, OEM mufflers aren't cheap.

Hi everyone I have a Makita 7900, the one with the cat. I only used it an hour to test it out when I got it, and it sounded and ran fine. I took it out today for an hour, and was only cutting light bushes and limbs. I put my had on the fins and they are quite hot, I took out the plug and it...