Opinions On Pipes

[12guns]

Is An 026 Too Small To Mess W/ Pipes? I Love My Saw, But After Watching Some Vids On This Site, I Need More...story Of A Lifetime. How Do The Pipes Help If The Restriction Is Still Tight Where The Exhaust Leaves The Saw? I Know They Help, But How? Learn Me Something Before I Go Make My Own Pipes...i'm Thinkin' Dual...

 

[GOBRDGO]

Exhaust restriction is an issue for modern, quiet, saws. Yeah you can gain from reducing it, reduce it too much though and you will lose power. Two strokes don't mind a little back pressure. A pipe makes power by forcing unburnt mixture that has left the engine back into it via sound waves/pressure waves. It's basically a supercharger for a two stroke.

 

[timberwolf]

my 026 picks up a good 25-30% on the pipe, crofters even more. A pipe on a stock saw makes gains, but other restictions in the system hamper the gains.