HD saw

[Steve128]

Mock me will you!

I'm fixin 2,,,,,,, well go ahead and fix three while u R at it?????

Just funnin wif ya's Steve128,,, What part R U from????

Stone throw from Lake Texoma. And you?opcorn: In Orange, or work there?

 

[RiverRat2]

Little Cypress, Texas

Right on the TX LA border If you leave my house headin North and turn east at the first road, (West Bluff rd.) and drive 1.8 mi. you will be at the west bluff banks of the Sabine River and that would be cajun land on the other side:jester:

 

[cant-w8-2cut]

Great picture...!

 

[Darrin Warner]

I got mine brand new at toolbarn.com and then bought a new top end for a Dolmar 7900 and it was still cheaper than you can get a new Dolmar 7900 for and it comes with a bar and chain unlike the 7900. Makita blue looks better to me and I have heard that they are going to make the Makitas the same color as the Dolmars next year.
here is a movie with 7900 topend some mild porting and a pipe.
http://www.bigdmc.com/makita-ex.wmv

 

[dtnodya]

Did you make the pipe?

 

[Darrin Warner]

Yes, I still have to paint it. It took a better part of a day to make it.

 

[Basso]

Pipe size

Hello,
I like the pipe you made for your Makita 6401, but how do you know what size to make? Thanks

Basso

 

[Darrin Warner]

I used a computer program for motorcycles and just typed in all the info they ask for and prints out all the dimensions. the only thing i am not sure of is they ask for the maximum RPM of engine, but did not explain if I put what the rev limiter kicks in at or what i want the pipe to kick in at so i split the diffarance and put 13000 rpm

 

[computeruser]

Nice looking pipe setup!! I really need to get something like that one of these days...

 

[Eccentric]

I got mine brand new at toolbarn.com and then bought a new top end for a Dolmar 7900, and it was still cheaper than you can get a new Dolmar 7900 for, and it comes with a bar and chain unlike the 7900. Makita blue looks better to me and I have heard that they are going to make the Makitas the same color as the Dolmars next year.

http://www.toolbarn.com/product/makita/DCS6401-20/

Interesting...until I read this note:

Please note: This item cannot be sent to California due to emission control laws.

Sigh. I love Kalifornia.... :bang:

 

[computeruser]

I was at HD this weekend and thought I would stop in to see if they had any Makitas for sale, and they did! It's a 2 year old 6401, and the P&C were changed a year ago.

Well, since I finished my 044 last night I finally tore the 6401 down today. If they changed the P/C a year ago you sure wouldn't know it:

Intake side:

Exhaust side:

The cylinder feels like it could be cleaned up. The saw had pretty good compression and ran strong, but the piston sure doesn't look that good. Oh well, no loss - it'll be a 7901 before too long.

 

[begleytree]

wow, what pretty blue!
-Ralph

 

[CaseyForrest]

Well, since I finished my 044 last night I finally tore the 6401 down today. If they changed the P/C a year ago you sure wouldn't know it:

Intake side:

Exhaust side:

The cylinder feels like it could be cleaned up. The saw had pretty good compression and ran strong, but the piston sure doesn't look that good. Oh well, no loss - it'll be a 7901 before too long.

Now you have two of those bastard saws??

Dude, set the Stihls in a box and leave them out by the curb, Ill be by in the AM to pick them up.

 

[rahtreelimbs]

So..........can you buy a piston only for the 6401???

 

[computeruser]

Now you have two of those bastard saws??

Dude, set the Stihls in a box and leave them out by the curb, Ill be by in the AM to pick them up.

Yup, gonna have a pair of 79s once this one is done. This one might end up as a play-only saw, though. We'll see.

So..........can you buy a piston only for the 6401???

I'm sure I could, but it would still be 64cc and what fun would that be?

 

[CaseyForrest]

Yup, gonna have a pair of 79s once this one is done. This one might end up as a play-only saw, though. We'll see.




I'm sure I could, but it would still be 64cc and what fun would that be?

If you do head up to Luther, give me a heads up. Still need to find out when the GTG will be.

 

[rb_in_va]

Well, since I finished my 044 last night I finally tore the 6401 down today. If they changed the P/C a year ago you sure wouldn't know it

Well, you told me not to bother pulling the muffler because of your plans to turn it into Frankensaw.