Here's an excerpt of pm exchange with geofore today.
Earlier I had compared my 335 Cali with dual port muffler to a 200T, and it was about 10% faster.
Here's an excerpt of pms to geofore today..
<<Re: Cali 335/45cc
Amazing! I just this minute finished putting together the 335 that Rich sent me for shipping costs. I sent him $22 extra out of courtesy. I put a dual port muffler on and it is only a tad slower than the 335 Cali!!! .. and smokes the PP338...may be something up with the 338, it was faster a few days ago, the last I compared??
Walker's is no longer modding 335's they say they gain .4 hp from muffler mods, but only 0.1 from the rest...course they dont do a whole lot...and the Cali should be handle a lot of port widening as well as longer timing...My curiosity will mean I just HAVE to get one done!!
A friend wants to sell his Cali...as his crew think it takes too much elbow grease to pull the starter...what a lame excuse. I may buy it, but if it doesnt have the primer bulb, I'd have to make sure it is retrofittable. Scott said it is less than a yr old...He and I just went in on a GRCS together!! Now I have a Hobbs, it, the Simpson chain saw capstan winch, and the chipper winch....talk about ready to rumble!!
roger
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geofore wrote on 04-05-2004 02:31 PM:
If you like the Cali, I thought that was what you were going to get in the first place, get the ones that came out in the spring of 2002 through the fall of 2003 they have most all the bugs worked out that plagued the earlier 335's.
My next buy will be the Dolmar 50cc when they release it to the public this year. It is supposed to look (be built like) and act like the 7900, if it does it should be right there with the 346 when power ported, a bit lighter and faster.
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Re: Cali 335/45cc
update,
I surprised myself and got the old 335 Walkerized running...and sharpened the PP338 chain...plus tested with some chain switching back and forth to be more fair.
Appx times, in about 11 inch hard holly:
335W 11.5 seconds---dual port
PP338 12.5 seconds Walker's single port muffler
335 Cali 12 seconds--dual port
335 from Rich 11 seconds.--dual port.
all these times are plus or minus 1.5 seconds....
Plus, so far the two old saws seem to be starting nice and quick, both cold and hot and idling well.. will have to put them to work and see what happens..... Looks like the best saws are the old ones.....but if i want a screamer, it would be a ported Cali.
Wow, do I have to thank you,Rich or what?!! It has the green cap, so is just a bit newer than one of my oldies that was the fastest stocker of them all!
Rog>>
Keep in mind, per my earlier posts, Dan modded the 338. But due to it's design, it did not take well to mods. Apparently the 335 didnt do that well either, as Walker's info above states. But the Cali should have room for lots of port work, with it's extra 10 cc. Whattdya think, Dan? Should I send it to ya?
Earlier I had compared my 335 Cali with dual port muffler to a 200T, and it was about 10% faster.
Here's an excerpt of pms to geofore today..
<<Re: Cali 335/45cc
Amazing! I just this minute finished putting together the 335 that Rich sent me for shipping costs. I sent him $22 extra out of courtesy. I put a dual port muffler on and it is only a tad slower than the 335 Cali!!! .. and smokes the PP338...may be something up with the 338, it was faster a few days ago, the last I compared??
Walker's is no longer modding 335's they say they gain .4 hp from muffler mods, but only 0.1 from the rest...course they dont do a whole lot...and the Cali should be handle a lot of port widening as well as longer timing...My curiosity will mean I just HAVE to get one done!!
A friend wants to sell his Cali...as his crew think it takes too much elbow grease to pull the starter...what a lame excuse. I may buy it, but if it doesnt have the primer bulb, I'd have to make sure it is retrofittable. Scott said it is less than a yr old...He and I just went in on a GRCS together!! Now I have a Hobbs, it, the Simpson chain saw capstan winch, and the chipper winch....talk about ready to rumble!!
roger
quote:
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geofore wrote on 04-05-2004 02:31 PM:
If you like the Cali, I thought that was what you were going to get in the first place, get the ones that came out in the spring of 2002 through the fall of 2003 they have most all the bugs worked out that plagued the earlier 335's.
My next buy will be the Dolmar 50cc when they release it to the public this year. It is supposed to look (be built like) and act like the 7900, if it does it should be right there with the 346 when power ported, a bit lighter and faster.
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Re: Cali 335/45cc
update,
I surprised myself and got the old 335 Walkerized running...and sharpened the PP338 chain...plus tested with some chain switching back and forth to be more fair.
Appx times, in about 11 inch hard holly:
335W 11.5 seconds---dual port
PP338 12.5 seconds Walker's single port muffler
335 Cali 12 seconds--dual port
335 from Rich 11 seconds.--dual port.
all these times are plus or minus 1.5 seconds....
Plus, so far the two old saws seem to be starting nice and quick, both cold and hot and idling well.. will have to put them to work and see what happens..... Looks like the best saws are the old ones.....but if i want a screamer, it would be a ported Cali.
Wow, do I have to thank you,Rich or what?!! It has the green cap, so is just a bit newer than one of my oldies that was the fastest stocker of them all!
Rog>>
Keep in mind, per my earlier posts, Dan modded the 338. But due to it's design, it did not take well to mods. Apparently the 335 didnt do that well either, as Walker's info above states. But the Cali should have room for lots of port work, with it's extra 10 cc. Whattdya think, Dan? Should I send it to ya?
