hows my muff mod

[holshot14]

Ya, doesn't show the rest of the saw where it would be melted or for that matter the muffler on the saw at all.
Makes me think that he took a picture of a bad mod and asked for comments just so he could come back and tell everybody that they didn't know what they were talking about. People like this make you not want to offer advice or comments and that's what arboristsite is all about-people giving and receiving advice and comments to help each other out.

What type of pictures would you like, ill take a hundred pics? This is not to get out of hand just trying to get good grades and use real life experiences. Not trying to burn anybody, just wanted to get the facts out there. Chill

 

[Gologit]

Chill? Chill???!!! People here went out of their way to be helpful to and try to give you the benefit of their experience.

You just pissed all over that. Have some neg-rep. You earned it.

 

[cat-face timber]

View attachment 177493***UPDATE*** First off, thanks again for all your posts. It made my project all that much easier. The overall purpose of this post wasnt really about the muff mod, but to see the reactions of different people when posed with a question. My research paper was a sucess, and i got a A on it. Now on to the chainsaw part of it. Attached is a pic of the muffler on the saw. Before I even posted the pic of the original muff mod the saw had about 76 hours on it with the new mod. As you can see in the pic after a few minutes of cleaning and a new bar for looks the saw has no defects and worked flawlessly. To each one of you; 76 hours later

cnice 37- wasnt close to bar nor chain, but thanks anyway
motoman- no fires yet, but thanks anyway
bsnelling- no melting or charing, its a good 2.5 inches from chain break, but thanks anyway
komatsuvarna- not even close to top cover, and factory exhaust sits under top cover with no problems. no melting, but thanks anyway
ms390- still solid as a rock, but thanks anyway
cat face timber- no blood, i wear PPE, plus chain break protects the area, but thanks anyway
ms390no trash so far, but thanks anyway

It would be different if you would have told us this was a BS question. I would of rather you not told us that this was for a term paper. That to me is misleading. Gologit is correct, we gave you our honest opinion, I have asked lots of questions here and all I have ever received is honest answers. We went out of our way to help you, and you pissed all over it. I hope your A was worth it.

 

[gmax]

Chill? Chill???!!! People here went out of their way to be helpful to and try to give you the benefit of their experience.

You just pissed all over that. Have some neg-rep. You earned it.

+1 His muffler mod matches his attitude... complete rubbish!, more neg rep his way.

 

[brokenbudget]

first he's a fire fighter now he's a student? whats next, pro logger?
another wannabe.
thanx for wasting everybodies time.

 

[holshot14]

first he's a fire fighter now he's a student? whats next, pro logger?
another wannabe.
thanx for wasting everybodies time.

I am a firefighter, in the process of getting my fire science degree, thanks for noticing.

 

[gink595]

I like the irony of this thread. A firefighter that mods his muffler but doesn't use a spark screen to help prevent forest fires...I find that humorous

 

[weimedog]

Ok..not a bad thread. Simple question asked, feed back was received & responded to in a straight forward manner...obviously a simple mod that seems to work for him. Why all the negative rep and bad gas for this guy or am I missing something? My concern would be along the lines an unsupported flap would eventually break off from the exhaust pulses cyclical flexing it to fatigue failure. :msp_rolleyes:
Its certainly no uglier (Cosmetically) than the brazed or welded washers and screens seen on many or the raw cut outs in the front of mufflers seen on many a race saw!opcorn:

 

[brokenbudget]

Ok..not a bad thread. Simple question asked, feed back was received & responded to in a straight forward manner...obviously a simple mod that seems to work for him. Why all the negative rep and bad gas for this guy or am I missing something? My concern would be along the lines an unsupported flap would eventually break off from the exhaust pulses cyclical flexing it to fatigue failure. :msp_rolleyes:
Its certainly no uglier (Cosmetically) than the brazed or welded washers and screens seen on many or the raw cut outs in the front of mufflers seen on many a race saw!opcorn:

read post 31. he basicly duped people into thinking they were helping him with a muff mod, ended up being a bunch of test subjects for his school paper. misslead everybody here who helped him out. nothing but a troll with an agenda.

 

[gink595]

Ok..not a bad thread. Simple question asked, feed back was received & responded to in a straight forward manner...obviously a simple mod that seems to work for him. Why all the negative rep and bad gas for this guy or am I missing something? My concern would be along the lines an unsupported flap would eventually break off from the exhaust pulses cyclical flexing it to fatigue failure. :msp_rolleyes:
Its certainly no uglier (Cosmetically) than the brazed or welded washers and screens seen on many or the raw cut outs in the front of mufflers seen on many a race saw!opcorn:

WHAT!!! I spent many of hour on my muffler mods, meticulously fitting every part together....LOL

 

[weimedog]

View attachment 177493***UPDATE*** First off, thanks again for all your posts. It made my project all that much easier. The overall purpose of this post wasnt really about the muff mod, but to see the reactions of different people when posed with a question. My research paper was a sucess, and i got a A on it. Now on to the chainsaw part of it. Attached is a pic of the muffler on the saw. Before I even posted the pic of the original muff mod the saw had about 76 hours on it with the new mod. As you can see in the pic after a few minutes of cleaning and a new bar for looks the saw has no defects and worked flawlessly. To each one of you; 76 hours later

cnice 37- wasnt close to bar nor chain, but thanks anyway
motoman- no fires yet, but thanks anyway
bsnelling- no melting or charing, its a good 2.5 inches from chain break, but thanks anyway
komatsuvarna- not even close to top cover, and factory exhaust sits under top cover with no problems. no melting, but thanks anyway
ms390- still solid as a rock, but thanks anyway
cat face timber- no blood, i wear PPE, plus chain break protects the area, but thanks anyway
ms390no trash so far, but thanks anyway

:msp_scared::msp_rolleyes: This makes me laugh! I think the subject of your paper should be around the subject of online psychology! Good stuff. People take this cyber world a little too seriously!

BTW...what do you think of my muffler mod? Didn't have anything but a BIG cutting torch and some half used brazing rod! Oh yea..a can of paint to cover up the mess!

 

[ScottWojo]

Holy cow. People really are sensitive about their muffler mods.

Why do people grab their pitch forks and torches every time someone mockingly mentions muffler mods.

I remember on an old hacked site where the legendary Timberwolf (Brian) Put up a photo of a muffler with a 3 inch Diameter hole cut in the front. And he did the same thing. "Is this Hole too big." was the thread name.

Now everyone knows Brian is an "85% of the exhaust port" guy.

Well the kid is new. Lets all forgive him and try to help him grow a little bit.

Scott.

 

[brokenbudget]

Holy cow. People really are sensitive about their muffler mods.

Why do people grab their pitch forks and torches every time someone mockingly mentions muffler mods.

I remember on an old hacked site where the legendary Timberwolf (Brian) Put up a photo of a muffler with a 3 inch Diameter hole cut in the front. And he did the same thing. "Is this Hole too big." was the thread name.

Now everyone knows Brian is an "85% of the exhaust port" guy.

Well the kid is new. Lets all forgive him and try to help him grow a little bit.

Scott.

it doesn't have anything to do with the mod.... go back and read peoples posts.
he used you just like he used the other people in this thread. except you got suckered into sending him something he had no real intention of using.

 

[parrisw]

There is no way that saw has 76 hours on it.

 

[brokenbudget]

There is no way that saw has 76 hours on it.

no kidding. look at the part that he cut out. still nice and shinny metal around there. did he take a scrubby pad to that edge to get it all shinny?:msp_rolleyes:

 

[parrisw]

no kidding. look at the part that he cut out. still nice and shinny metal around there. did he take a scrubby pad to that edge to get it all shinny?:msp_rolleyes:

Ya, he's lying. When you open the image, click on it to zoom in, he would of had to completely disassemble the saw to get it that clean, there is no speck of dust anywhere on it, even in the nooks and crannies of the parts, nothing in the bolt heads.

 

[komatsuvarna]

There is no way that saw has 76 hours on it.

no kidding. look at the part that he cut out. still nice and shinny metal around there. did he take a scrubby pad to that edge to get it all shinny?:msp_rolleyes:

Ya, he's lying. When you open the image, click on it to zoom in, he would of had to completely disassemble the saw to get it that clean, there is no speck of dust anywhere on it, even in the nooks and crannies of the parts, nothing in the bolt heads.

My thought's exactly. If that saw even had 76 minutes(actually way less than that) of run time on it, the cuts would not be shinny.

 

[gink595]

My thought's exactly. If that saw even had 76 seconds(actually way less than that) of run time on it, the cuts would not be shinny.

Fixed

 

[AUSSIE1]

That saw doesn't look like it has ever run. The muffler doesn't even look like it's had one heat cycle.

Project paper? Sounds like another tall tale!

Putting aside all the bull#### for a moment, what you should have done a day or two ago before you cut that new muffler is asked here for idea's.

You can open up the original outlet a fair amount which is plenty for a stock 372 and gives you a stock look.

If you really needed it on the side and didn't want the expense of the 288 deflector msp_confused, You could have placed a vertical cut and inserted a wide bladed screwdriver or wood chisel etc and levered around toward the front of the saw. This would have given you a deflector effect but no screen of course.

May I suggest a change in a career to say, writing children's books!

 

[parrisw]

My thought's exactly. If that saw even had 76 minutes(actually way less than that) of run time on it, the cuts would not be shinny.

I put 2.5 tanks through my new rebuild 372, everything was clean as new, and had allot of new parts, all the covers were new, and its pretty dam dirty, all the exposed bolts have gunk/dust/oil in them, I took off the clutch cover and blew everything out and its still dirty. I'd have to completely disassemble the saw to get it 100% perfectly clean.