261 to 262 xp conversion confusion

[bsmith717]

I ran my new to me 261 a bit yesterday and was impressed with the snap, its eagerness to rev and the overall balance of the saw. Every saw I have has a MM on it so I’m pretty familiar with louder saws/how they have this habit of stinging the ears if you’re dumb enough to leave out hearing protection. The sonic disturbance the 261 produced was not that of a saw with an extremely restrictive muffler at all. It was glorious and full.

So today I took the muffler off and was quite surprised.

If this is what ppl are calling/have been calling the things I’ve read IDK what color the sky is.

See for yourself. What am I missing here??!

 

[Macman125]

I do believe that is a 262 muffler. The 261 is an EPA saw and had a more restricted muffler. I'd say someone swapped it out at some point.

 

[Macman125]

Or, you may have a 262, with a 261 recoil cover, does it have a dished piston?

 

[Agrarian]

I do believe that is a 262 muffler. The 261 is an EPA saw and had a more restricted muffler. I'd say someone swapped it out at some point.

The 262 never used the muffler that had the louvered opening in the front. I would guess it might be an aftermarket muffler. Can you show a pic of the top of the muffler where the part number would be stamped?

 

[Cantdog]

Pictured is the late model 261 muffler 503 97 25-02 (complete) fitted to sn 19992300001 and above

 

[Agrarian]

Pictured is the late model 261 muffler 503 97 25-02 (complete) fitted to sn 19992300001 and above

And there you have it !!