Aftermarket Cylinder... good and bad... the Truth!

[andydodgegeek]

Damn! Tough crowd in here. Remember they are only chainsaws.:biggrin:

 

[DSS]

I think you thrive on being gangbanged.....err I mean ganged up on. :msp_unsure:

allegedly:msp_rolleyes:

 

[Jacob J.]

Damn! Tough crowd in here. Remember they are only chainsaws.:biggrin:

You should see the vintage bike crowd...some of those guys would almost shoot each other for parts and whatnot.

 

[DSS]

You should see the vintage bike crowd...some of those guys would almost shoot each other for parts and whatnot.

It would be like that here except us sensible people tend to mellow things out.:msp_rolleyes:

 

[Tzed250]

I thought it was surch *****????

 

[Dennis Cahoon]

roostersgt, I am not arguing for or against you here, but I believe the cylinder you posted has had some grinding done to the lower transfers.

Hey!.....that cylinder's got a $250 port job......Hahahahahaha!

 

[tlandrum]

thats udderly rediculous :hmm3grin2orange:

 

[Dennis Cahoon]

thats udderly rediculous :hmm3grin2orange:

You port that one tdrum?......:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[tlandrum]

looks like one of those cali phonia port jobs to me.

 

[Dennis Cahoon]

looks like one of those cali phonia port jobs to me.

Nope!.....no sanding marks!:msp_rolleyes:......maybe practice job from Ohio?:hmm3grin2orange:

 

[blsnelling]

Hey!.....that cylinder's got a $250 port job......Hahahahahaha!

Is that all you do to them, Dennis?:msp_ohmy:

 

[thomas1]

Is that all you do to them, Dennis?:msp_ohmy:

This is where your "everybody is picking on me and I didn't do anything" theory falls apart.

 

[blsnelling]

This is where your "everybody is picking on me and I didn't do anything" theory falls apart.

Give it up Thomas. I can play too.

 

[thomas1]

Give it up Thomas. I can play too.

Playing is great, it's the inevitable crying that is annoying.

 

[blsnelling]

Playing is great, it's the inevitable crying that is annoying.

Whatever:bang:

 

[roostersgt]

Mastermind,

I too am thankful someone is trying to give us another option. If I had your porting skills and tools, I too would probably pick up and use some AM cylinders. My criticism, aside from my "perceived" lackluster experiences with them, is that for around the same money the Meteor kits are going for ($150+), I can usually find a new OEM kit on Ebay, at least for Stihl 440's, 039's, 029's, 260's and 036's. I've had very good luck there. I've never even bothered to look for a 066 kit, as I haven't found one cheap enough to rebuild. Not many around my area. If I had one, and just wanted to get it running, I might try a Meteor kit, but if I had to depend on that saw to earn a living, no way would I risk it, warranty or not. I may be wrong, but I don't believe warranties cover bearings/crankshaft etc.... should there be a catastrophic plating/piston failure.

I'm not sure why Golf pistons are getting a bad rap. I've used a couple on 039's and haven't noticed any problems. They're a little heavier than Stihl OEM, as are VEC's, but the saws still rev as they should. Sorry Polar guy, but I don't have any pics, or video, of me weighing them on my digital gram scale. IMHO, pistons do not affect performance as much as cylinders and rings, as long as they are machined well.

 

[Jacob J.]

This thread is making my digestive tract move. And stuff.

 

[roostersgt]

This thread is making my digestive tract move. And stuff.

Mine too. It does have 34 pages though. I ran out of wood to cut, so I'm back to bantering for a bit.

 

[Gologit]

This thread is making my digestive tract move. And stuff.

Yup.

 

[Trx250r180]

This thread is making my digestive tract move. And stuff.

that jiggy thing goin on again ?