BING38RT
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I got a hold of another Husqvarna 359 e-tech saw with the Walbro carb on it.
I'm looking for opinions & options as what to do to increase the power or open it up.
The 2 OEM heads I have for them are shot, I did try to clean them up but too much plating damage.
I have 3 different heads( 1 Hyway & 2 Dukes ) for it neither of which seems easy to port the upper transfers and with my limited knowledge of porting I'm afraid to do anything to aggressive and yes I have a Dremel & a Timing wheel. Here's the kicker, I understand the basics of porting and how to use a degree wheel but I've never done so.
With that being said I think my best option is a base gasket delete, a pop up piston from LRB with some Caber Rings and a Wide open single port muffler and some carb retuning.
Or I could buy A Meteor Head Kit and do a base delete with their flat top piston. I'm also going to run new gas and oil lines, new filters, a new bar plate, and possibly replace the crank seals if there leaking.
( Pictures are of the saw quick revuild after I tried to save OEM head by sanding off aluminum transfer but she's too far gone compression wise. Also one of the pictures is 1 of 2 brand new dukes Nikasil heads that I hogged out the lowers, rounded and smoothed them out. )
Update- I have ordered a meteor piston, extra Caber Rings, and a Knockoff Zama C3-EL42 carb for it.
I'm looking for opinions & options as what to do to increase the power or open it up.
The 2 OEM heads I have for them are shot, I did try to clean them up but too much plating damage.
I have 3 different heads( 1 Hyway & 2 Dukes ) for it neither of which seems easy to port the upper transfers and with my limited knowledge of porting I'm afraid to do anything to aggressive and yes I have a Dremel & a Timing wheel. Here's the kicker, I understand the basics of porting and how to use a degree wheel but I've never done so.
With that being said I think my best option is a base gasket delete, a pop up piston from LRB with some Caber Rings and a Wide open single port muffler and some carb retuning.
Or I could buy A Meteor Head Kit and do a base delete with their flat top piston. I'm also going to run new gas and oil lines, new filters, a new bar plate, and possibly replace the crank seals if there leaking.
( Pictures are of the saw quick revuild after I tried to save OEM head by sanding off aluminum transfer but she's too far gone compression wise. Also one of the pictures is 1 of 2 brand new dukes Nikasil heads that I hogged out the lowers, rounded and smoothed them out. )
Update- I have ordered a meteor piston, extra Caber Rings, and a Knockoff Zama C3-EL42 carb for it.
