a little more power

[vince]

Hey fellas i am new to this site and i am fairly new to cutting. Me and my brother bought a couple of saws to cut firewood for the cabin. we had so much fun we bought a couple more MS270, 026, and a 660 magnum. I was just wondering what kind of small mods can we do to our saws that will give them a little more power. and how to make the mods. thanks.

 

[begleytree]

Do a search for muffler mods. You'll find all you ever wanted to know.
-Ralph

 

[vince]

muffler mods in this site or on the net. I have been looking for a page like that and the best i can find is dirt bike exhaust

 

[rbtree]

http://www.arboristsite.com/search.php?searchid=258841

Vince, the search function here is very user friendly.

 

[vince]

so now i am wondering do i just have to drill a few holes in the exhaust and this will give me the extra power i want

 

[vince]

is there anything else i can do other than the muffler mod i need something that will knock the socks off the neighbours saw he has a big husky and with my 660 we are pretty neck and neck. I need to beat him so i can give him a hard time

 

[scottr]

Anything else

Vince , you'll need to adjust the carb after you open the muffler outlet .

 

[fishhuntcutwood]

Beyond a muffler mod, there are high flow air filters, and then things start getting internal and you're going to spend $$ for it. Which "big Husky" does your neighbor have? If you're gonna get into "racing" him, use a full comp chain, shorter bar and an 8 pin rim. Beyond these little tricks it starts getting rather invovled.

Jeff

 

[geofore]

faster?

is there anything else i can do other than the muffler mod i need something that will knock the socks off the neighbours saw he has a big husky and with my 660 we are pretty neck and neck. I need to beat him so i can give him a hard time

New to saws? It's not just having a faster saw, learn how to cut with it. Pratice, practice, practice. Technique of handling the saw has a lot to with how fast you're going to be in the cut. I could hand you one of my ported saws and still I would be able to cut faster with the same saw. It takes practice. As fishuntcutwood said there are a lot of little things you can do to gain an edge but it comes down to technique of handling the saws after you've do all these things to go faster. Listen to the saw as you cut, the rpm in the cut, it tells you a lot. Too high and you're not grabbing enough wood too slow and you're about to bog out grabbing too much wood. Watch the chips fly, big chips are a good sign, small chips or dust and it's time to touch up the chain. Calm down the EGO (I want to rag the other guy) for a bit and get in some practice time with your saws. Become one with the saws and faster cutting will find you. Get the PPE and save yourself a few nicks and cuts while you practice.

 

[West Texas]

Drilling holes in the muffler exhaust, running a shorter bar and chain, experimenting with the drive sprockets (7 or 8 tooth), and some even suggest running a .325 x .058 chain on a .325 x .063 bar for less drag -- all seem to contribute something. Plus, as said above, tuning the "H" jet for best performance while in a good sized cut. And the bottom line is pefecting your own technique when cutting. For example, I personally, rev the throttle up when my saw is on its way to the wood; rather than trying to do that after I've started cutting. A friend I cut with, starts cutting with a partial throttle and then goes to full throttle; but sometimes he bogs down in the cut because he does not have enough power. Even though we have identical saws, he thinks my chain cuts better than his. I agree with 'geofore' I think its a matter of technique.