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I currently have a Stihl 461 ported by MMWS. I love the saw! It cuts great, starts easily and is a very fun saw. Now here's where the question comes in. I have always been partial to Stihl. I know this is a very debated topic as to whether Stihl is the best or not - I like them and never had...

How does M-tronic's affect porting/modding, AND How does porting/modding affect M-tronic's?? #1.) If the muffler is the only thing modded? #2.) If the only thing done was removing catheters? #3.) If the carb is the only thing modded? #4.) If the whole sha-Bang is ported?

A 288xp lite fell into my lap a few months ago. Had low compression so Im doing a cheap reconditioning.. new piston, ring, pin and bearing. I honed out the damage on the cylinder and did some modest work to the ports.. main bearings seem ok, so I'm not doing the complete teardown. I should add...