Spuds Porting and Tuning Thread

[wyk]

Even if it could run and oil a 24" bar, you'll find the balance is complete shite with one. My ported 361 barely balances with a lightweight 24" bar.

[burrell_]

Burrell usually finds zipping down both sides with a 15" is more enjoyable than using his 660 with a 2' bar:thumbup:

 

18" is very dooable, 20" at a push, 24" is a bit 372XP territory IMO!

 

mine runs a 18 all the time best bar for it

now where is that vid of the ash where ed gives up with his 660 on a 36inch bar and just lets me cut it with my 357 :lol:

[felixthelogchopper]

I'm quite happy with an 18" on my standard 357 so I'll be interested to see what porting will do for one. Going to start trawling eBay for something a bit bigger as well.

[MattyF]

I've never seen a ported 357 beat a 560 ???

 

 

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[burrell_]

there its is

:thumbup::thumbup:

port port port

[Eddy_t]

I've never seen a ported 357 beat a 560 ???

 

 

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I'll try and get a video tomorrow

 

 

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[Chris Sheppard]

Finally got round to letting the Spudderised 372 rip today and within seconds was wishing I'd got my arse in gear months earlier

 

Not that the 372 was ever a slug, but I found that i used it more or bigger softwood with a shorter bar and big sprocket and that it was always bit lacking for bigger hardwood thinnings, usually meaning dropping back to a 7 tooth rim.

 

Spent today in some big toed, late Ash and Sycamore thinnings and it really was a joy to use, running full chisel on an 18" bar with an 8 tooth rim and just burying it bar length and it just pulled and pulled and pulled

 

I'd go as far as saying it felt not far off as fast in the cut as the stock 066 running 18" bar that was on site too.

 

Thanks Steve, can see the 357 making it's way south before too long too

[burrell_]

this is what I remember matty

[spudulike]

Finally got round to letting the Spudderised 372 rip today and within seconds was wishing I'd got my arse in gear months earlier

 

Not that the 372 was ever a slug, but I found that i used it more or bigger softwood with a shorter bar and big sprocket and that it was always bit lacking for bigger hardwood thinnings, usually meaning dropping back to a 7 tooth rim.

 

Spent today in some big toed, late Ash and Sycamore thinnings and it really was a joy to use, running full chisel on an 18" bar with an 8 tooth rim and just burying it bar length and it just pulled and pulled and pulled

 

I'd go as far as saying it felt not far off as fast in the cut as the stock 066 running 18" bar that was on site too.

 

Thanks Steve, can see the 357 making it's way south before too long too

 

I was wondering what had happened to you Chris, thought you had left the country or got arrested or something:lol: Glad it meets with approval -I like happy customers:thumbup:

[wyk]

Not quite porting, but certainly tuned. This is my ECHO 330EVL. I went in an cleaned up the intake and exhaust parts to flow better, then utterly gutted the muffler. I then advanced the timing about 40%+ or so of the key. Sounds nice for a 33cc saw, I thought.

The bar is very worn, so oil is flying everywhere. I have a nice new GB bar enroute for carving.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdx5sgRRO2U&feature=youtu.be