@davec1835 Total agreement from me!! Sometimes, in my testing, I try to isolate an idea; in this case, I have two 455s and have muff modded the other one and other external mods (videos have not been released yet) and documented the gains for each; I wanted to try this intake block on a stock saw, then I will try it on a muff modded saw and see if it works better in one situation that the other. I hope, on a muffler modded saw and *ONLY* changing the intake block, I get even more gains than over a stock saw. On some saws, I try to isolate a few different techniques throughout the build; it takes a few more time apart/together, but that's how I learn. Thanks for riding along, for the muffler suggestion, and for taking time to comment!!

@sunbear1973 Thanks Sunbear!! I have way more fun testing one hairbrained idea after another than I do just "building" a saw. Thanks a bunch for riding along and keeping me company!!

@sunbear1973 Hold your left arm in the air as far as you can... it's too late for the boots; save your Timex!! 💩 🫢 I sure hadn't planned on making this particular video; sure hope it made some sense; I was just talking out of my a$$ !!

@stephenoney2206 You're quite welcome; I hope it helped the understanding some; all of my words may not hold up in court, but the premise is correct, I think. The EGR and "smog pumps" were an attempt; in my opinion, the smog pumps worked GREAT for aerating a big pond if it was frozen for too long OR, and MORE FUN, was using the smog pump to supercharge a Lawn Boy two stroke mower!! I think getting around the stratos, like I showed in the video directly before and directly after this video is a pretty fair step in the right direction. If nothing else, it opens the door for more port-timing possibilities without disrupting the delicate balance between fresh air and fuel-charged air. Thanks for stopping-in and joining-in!!

Well I've not gotten back on my 455 with the transfer spacers yet, but have been busy with a stihl 261 cm. Got it running great with all new version 3 coil, carburetor, and harness. Then picked up what i thought was another non cm 261. Well turned out it's a 271 wood boss. Cleaning it up found the piston smeared. Ordered a 291 topend and started looking at it and all the cm parts will fit right in place. Hopefully I'll have a 291 cm here before long.😂​@HayChaffandSawdust1

@@stephenoney2206 WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!! Does a ms291 top end fit on a 271 top end??? I have not gotten to the 455 transfer cap spacers yet either; got some muffler mods done and ignition timing advance. Glad to hear you got your 261 running good!! A little piece of commenting-help for the future. On my videos over a week or two old, I will see a NEW comment, but not necessarily a "reply" to a comment; it notifies me differently. If I miss answering a comment to you, try again with a "new" comment on ANY video; newer videos work best, but ANY video with a "new" comment notifies me. I don't tell you that for any other reason than the fact that I don't want to give the impression that I ignored you; I just don't see the "replies' without an extra search... and even then, they get lost easily!! Sure appreciate you being here!!

@SomeGuysSawShop I concur with all that you said!! Thanks for stopping in for a visit and joining-in!

@SomeGuysSawShop I concur with all that you said!! Thanks for stopping in for a visit and joining-in!

@kipmyers5897 Thanks Kip!! As you can tell by looking at me, I'm food-motivated!! Can't stand to go out to eat; have a LOT better stuff right here at home!!

@tomintexas817 He sure did!! I think that was a month or so ago... he didn't put out a new video y'day did he? I will have to look!! He sure has some info and ideas, doesn't he??!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 no it was an old video I just watched it

@happy8637 Nasa wouldn't even let me borrow their crayons for this one!! It is pretty nifty how the stratos work in conjunction with the long narrow transfers to layer the two different charges relatively unmixed. Thanks Allen for riding on my ol goat-path of experiments/learning!!

@stormcrowe9820 Thanks for the kind words; glad it made sense. Thanks for using a moment of your day to join-in down here in the comments!!

@kipmyers5897 I don't mind a bit to help you; my email is in the description of each video; that's probably the best way to contact me.

@HayChaffandSawdust1 thank you so much....I'll send you an email in a few days with some basic questions I have ...

@danlynch6194 I concur that it is not very practical for a work saw; I personally just wanted to know what/how would happen. I had heard a bunch of speculation on whether it worked; I wanted to know for myself. Knowing it's not a complete failure, leaves options for other ideals. Thanks for joining-in Dan!

@bigmoustacheal3295 Better LATE than never! 😉 I agree about the top cover; I wasn't too sure when I was talking about the dyno results as I hadn't taken the saw apart yet; I was concerned that I had sprung an air leak through the Delrin block... was happy to see that I hadn't! Heck, THAT will make a feller giddy!!! 😂👍

@DanielHouston-j6y I like the plan; I think that reworking the throttle linkage so that I can run the top cover will fix the problem. It seemed to run plenty cool when I could get the linkage to work and run the top cover. I sure appreciate the suggestion and appreciate you stopping in down here in the comments! ... I really do!!

@coxsaws Ohhhh, those SAFETY SQUINTS... I don't leave the house without them. I usually put them on when my wife is packing her rolling pin, too! (it don't hurt so bad if you don't see it coming!!) I sure like the T Handle. I got sick and tired of trying to work with it behind the timing wheel; works like a champ. I'm *ALL ABOUT* lazy/easy!! Hope all's going well with you Mr Cox; I was just thinking about you earlier; sure hope to meet you this year if I can make to Sawfest!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 I will work to make it happen my good man. :)

@fearghalmorrissey2601 For sure!! I always knew it was a consideration; I just didn't realize HOW big!!

@darrelljohnson4658 Thanks Darrell!!

@obbyjep7597 Hopefully I can neuter it!! Hope your weekend is great also. I'm retired, so every day is Saturday... except for Sundays... I fit in an EXTRA nap on Sundays!! 😉

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 that's awesome! Weekends I gotta get out to the shop quick or my lady will find other things for me to do haha

@@obbyjep7597 I know the feeling; my warden is retired also; not a moment's peace!! 😂😂😂😂 Actually, she demands I leave the house; she makes the dogs carry me coffee so I don't have to come back inside 😉😉🙄🙄

@obbyjep7597 I like the idea of a sacrificial cover; on this particular saw, it will still be a firewood saw when I get done (I'm guessing 🤷); if I spend a little more time on the carb linkage, the top cover will work fine... even with a velocity stock... if we go that route. I sure have considered working on the crankshaft lobes, but have not got to it yet. I usually trench the cyl to get my flow around the lobes, but sure see the benefit and drawbacks of reshaping the lobes. On one hand, there IS flow; on the other hand, there's an increase in case capacity (lower case compression) and lower rotating mass. Currently, I like the thought of a BUNCH of rotating mass for the kind of work I tend to do. Have you tried it with any success or failure? I'm curious to hear results. I do know one other that's removed a big portion of the lobes; he does a LOT of limbing/small wood and likes it for that. I've always thought of knife edging the leading edge also, but it's already past the point of the xfers by the time the piston reaches BDC and is already blocking part of the lower xfers by the time the uppers open. I don't say that to be arguing with you, but to just verbalize some of my thoughts on something I have not attempted yet!! I do consider that it will work great for certain characteristic-goals! Good stuff!!!

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 I'm very open to ideas of how to do these saws, I am by no means a expert and can only test my mods by cutting so there is a lot of room for kinda 'by guess by golly ' that's part of why I enjoy watching and talking to guys like yourself. Some of the saws I use like my 346,s are primarily used as climbing saws so quick revs and somewhat higher rpm are really nice, such as cutting off a barberchairing top before it can and just that quick response for limbing. I usually smooth and polish the underside of piston and skirt also lightning it and have on a couple done knife edging, lightning on the crank along with port timing and compression increase and the saw seemed really snappy quick to rev, almost light a v8 withlight flywheel and stuff. it can be hard to say what did what sometimes without back to bac dyno testing. I could see how on bigger saws or ones mostly for bucking, falling bigger stuff having weight and momentum in the rotating stuff would be benifital. I know in the 2 stroke dirt bike word they tend to use crankcase stuffers and stuff to decrease the volume usually for mid range, porting and increase volume for top range... Also having the advantage of tuned pipes that we normally don't

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 I actually tried running 2 carbs on a about 3 inch long pipe manifold on a wornout 266xp mainly to try to get enough model airplane nitro mix through it, hatched the cover up to fit it all. Had a hard time getting it to run right, something you said about the lenght of that pulse tube makes me think that might have been part of the problem

@@obbyjep7597 I have been trying to wrap my head around crank stuffers and HOW they manipulate torque and rpm; it sure keeps a body thinking when it should be sleeping. I can sure see the benefit of a fast response saw while climbing; all I have to do is TRY to hold a hand-saw steady while I'm up over about 30 feet and I'm shaking so bad that I can saw like a 500i !😉😉😂😂 I think we may try our luck with a "tuned pipe" on the ol Poulan

@@obbyjep7597 I'm not sure (one way or the other) that running two carbs will help any; follow me here... you're looking for a fuel/air ratio about 4x more than regular fuel (for argument's sake). With two carbs, you are actually supplying twice the fuel but also twice the air; I don't believe that the fuel/air ratio can be accomplished with two carbs; I would be more apt to try a carb that will flow enough fuel and actually sleeve the venturi to restrict the air. Nitro doesn't need as much "air"... it carries its own chemical form of air with it. Good stuff!! Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not talking from hands-on experience and am only talking stuff I learned from science, the innertube, and mentors. Hope that thought/opinion doesn't derail or divert you from pursuing the endeavor. I'm very interested in how it turns out!!

@fabzacres-blackcat The Stihl may sure be better if for no other reason that I've got spare parts and hardware; currently using Tapcons to hold the original carb on; didn't get the proper bolts with the saw and they're NINE DANG DOLLARS each; heck, the bolts cost more than the saw did!! As often as I ruin things, cheap saws with cheap parts are the way to go; *IF* I ever get to where I can color inside of the lines... or at least quit eating my crayons, I may break out a NEW 64 count Crayola set; until then, I better keep using the ones that come with the kid's meal at Lonestar!

@Kevin.L_ I was questioning the top cover while I made the "results" part of the video; I was contemplating that the delrin block may have warped and developed an air leak; in the last clip, I had just got done taking it apart. I guess that's the problem with making videos where you have no idea where they're headed and talking off-the-cuff. I just wasn't sure at the time. I think I have the SHAPE of the linkage ok, but it's swiveling in the little plastic doodad that reacts against the trigger; I'll have to get back at that pretty soon. I discussed the fuel consumption in this video IIRC. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJPEg6GphLWropI

@HayChaffandSawdust1 Thanks. I figured you had explained yourself but my memory isn't what it should be. Got it, for now. Did the delrin part hold up? I wouldn't expect temps that high there.

@Kevin.L_ So, you believe in the "hereafter" too?? I go to the shed to get something... then I stare around asking myself "What was I hereafter??" The Delrin and the gaskets did hold up; after a few more mods, I'll revisit the carb with a better linkage and air filter; I'm abandoning it for a bit to try other mods that others can do easily accomplish such as ignition timing and transfer caps.

​@@HayChaffandSawdust1I walked across the room and forgot why earlier today. Stood there clueless for 30 sec. I was wanting to see how you were going to get an air filter on there. Resign and angle the carb up some? Several tricky options. Stay warm out there!

@Kevin.L_ Haven't got to the air filter yet; threw the husky on the back burner and got the 461 repaired, the ms210 engine-swapped, and started on the Poulan. It finally broke freezing today; still plenty of now on the ground. I almost hate to angle the carb on misalign it with my carb adjusting screws. I'll just have to think on it some more once I get the nasty poulan out of my mind!!

@jakegorman7121 I agree (now) Jake; thanks for your consideration. At the time, I hadn't taken the saw apart and I was considering that the delrin block had warped and allowed a leak and lean condition. Sure glad it wasn't that!!

@SepticWhelk That makes TWO of us!!! 😉

@itllkeal Thanks Sunshine!! I was a "redneck" WAAAY back when people used the word as an INSULT; nowadays, the younger people claim the "insult" as a badge of pride... even if they didn't earn it. So, from here one, we will refer to me as "Crimson Collared" 😂😉 Thanks for putting up with my tinkering!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 That sounds like a superhero to me. The crimson collar .LOL.

@itllkeal I know right??!! I miss they days when "hillbilly" and "redneck" were spozda be insults. 😉

@krazy8ball It's easy to come up with hairbrained scheme!! When you don't know "C'mere" from "Sic'em" about two strokes, you're not inhibited with preconceived notions!! I think the top cover was the fly in the ointment!

@markmetzger5430 Thanks Mark! Those are some awful encouraging things you said; I deeply appreciate the sentiment! I agree that it has promising potential; I've done a couple of more mods without the carb mod and it's about time to try it with the other mods. Thanks Mark!!

@Houseworksaws You're sure right, Matt!! I sure didn't realize it was THAT fast though. I actually thought (while doing the "results" part of the video" that it might have warped the Delrin and sucked air. It wasn't until I tore it down that I was satisfied that it was ALL due to the top cover. Thanks for always giving me to good info that's based in your experience; I ain't got shucks for experience!!

@jonathanhensley8685 GREAT point on the air dam!! Not being able to picture the fickle paths of air around obstacles, it could be a double-whammy?? Instead of having positive pressure around the carb, it could be merely = to 0.0PSIA; even worse, the flywheel's air movement with no air dam and no top cover COULD actually cause a < 0.0PSIA around the carb. Dang good stuff!!! Oftentimes, I overlook the elephant in the room!!

@jeffdillard8789 You are SURE right about that!! I think THAT was the whole problem!! Sure glad I had a thermocouple in so that I didn't run it too long; lesson learned. Thanks for joining-in with your experience!

@richardwarn3706 Thanks Richard!! It sure wouldn't be any fun for me to share if it weren't for people like you who are willing to take a moment of your day to comment and talk with me down here!! Thank YOU sir!!

@alltherpm Not sure if you are considering going from external to internal *OR* internal to external. Either way, it's fairly easy; on non-external impulse carbs, there is usually a little raised "boss" on the carb cover; it's right over the biggest volume of the fuel pump diaphragm. Bear in-mind that there are usually passages that will connect the "outside" of the impulse area on the diaphragm to the "inside" impulse channel; it must be blocked; it can be blocked with the gasket on the face of the carb. If going from outside impulse to inside pulse, a hole will have to be drilled into the mounting face of the carb that connects with the passage to the "outside" of the diaphragm; of course, the external pulse tube will need blocked. When blocking an external impulse port, don't use a long piece of hose or something with too much volume as the volume will dampen the pulse. Clear as mud??

@HayChaffandSawdust1 id like to try a 372 carb on my homelite and that carb is external impulse, I'll look under the top cover were impulse would go through see if I can drill it to match my homelites internal deal?

@alltherpm Ahhh Ok, I only gave you part of the info; I was thinking along the lines of an MS440 carb where the impulse is on the removeable fuel pump cover; I had not considered a 372 carb that goes in thru the side; you can match the gasket hole to the location and intersect the channel of the side impulse; remove the nipple from the 372 carb and block it off. ANOTHER thought: if it runs impulse through the face of the carb (like a MS250) but runs a hose from the a nipple on the cylinder to a nipple on the intake manifold, just use a longer hose that goes from the engine to the carb. Hope that makes sense.

@JeffreySimundson Cover back on... repair throttle linkage to be reliable 👍 Ignition timing... not sure if it needs currently; was running cool during dyno runs with cover on... but dang good point!!! Velocity stock? Can't think of a better idea either!!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 Husky's original purpose for Strato is what makes me ponder the timing.. where's the pipe? 😂

I wonder if it is burning later through the powerstroke; now that there's fuel thru Stratos.

Having been told to sit down and shut up, I ain’t saying nothing. But I’m thinking it needs the top cover. Looks like you got a good result. Can’t wait to see what was on the sawbench on it.

@jaysparrowhawk9388 agreeing to the man's conclusion about the cover. To make things clear. To be told to sit down, and shut up. Would make things very clear.

@andrewgrubb8947 I tend to agree with you; I was worried that the carb block had warped and allowed an air leak during the heat run; that's why, after recording the dyno results, I tore the saw down and showed the piston/cyl. When I recorded the dyno results, I just wasn't confident; I feel better about it now!! Thanks for always being a positive force here!

@IndianaDoug Good questions; I continually forget to give the "back story". First, I am modding two different 455s at the same time and I was just using the cyl of the OTHER 455 as a prop/illustration. Second, just to clarify and keeps Dave's good name in-tact, that was a non-running stock saw that Dave donated to me for the postage; he didn't build it; it had a gummy ring from bad fuel. The first run was the same saw with no mods after I cleaned the piston/ring ... not even a muffler mod; the second run was with the carb block. At the risk of sounding redundant, the only difference between the first and second run was the carb mod on an otherwise stock saw. The top-end mod of adjusting the top end's squich/compression is going to be shown on the other saw. Doug, I'm sure happy that you took a moment to comment down here; I'm just as bad as a lot of other "creators"... inasmuch as I know the importance of comments, I'm bad about not commenting sometimes myself. Like your channel!! Thanks Doug!

@crazyfeller5704 I think so too; while doing the regular dyno runs, it was only heating from ~225 deg to ~245 deg over a 30 second run; bear in mind that it's only at max pull for a portion of the 30 second run, but still... Hopefully we can build from this idea.

@oldcodger1929 Keep up?? KEEP UP??? Heck, I had to do all of that stuff JUST to get it within earshot of my Stihls!! 😉 😂😂 Thanks for dropping-in, Old Codger; I am sure always happy to see your comment(s)!!

Oh my.....I'd say the old 55 would outperform a 455 lol...and whatever homeowner 55cc stihl has

@brandonf1226 I bet it will!! Did you get in on Novice Lumberjack's friendly competition with the 55s? Some of those dang things were plumb SPORTY!! Pay no attention to me and @oldcodger1929 giving each other grief; if he was to say it was light outside, I'd argue and say it was dark 😉 On a serious question, was the 55 a "homeowner" saw... it's a sliding scale, I guess. 40 years ago, a homeowner saw was "overbuilt" more than a "pro" saw is today... didn't know if a 55 was just a good homeowner saw or something akin to Stihl's 026 "Pro"... really not much difference other than decomp and a couple of other doodads. Good stuff!!

Are those noise canceling ear buds? If they work well- the brand? 😊

I think the top corner is essential for cooling, otherwise the air flow would just exit the easily accessible area, which definitely isn’t thru the fins on the cylinder 😮

@wrstew1272 The angle cut would solve a few issues and cause a few. In an aluminum block, I could just drill in ~1/2" deep square to the face of the carb and thread it; on the delrin, I would have to drill all the way though; an angled thru-hole will breach the other holes and cause issues. It's almost like those dang engineers put in some pitfalls to keep people like us from having any dang fun!!

@wrstew1272 They're not sold as noise cancelling ear buds, but they do fit pretty snugly with rubber bits in my ear canal; they don't hold out as much noise as headphone and NOT NEARLY as much as good plugs. My main difference is that I always have these on me and never carry ear plugs; they are just cheapo ones from amazon and do make a heck of a difference. My hearing is so dang bad that I try to protect what I have left; I wear them running tractors, grinding, etc...

@wrstew1272 I agree!! I think the problem is the top cover and also the missing air dam between the cyl and the carb area; it ran cool enough with the top cover on though. At the time of recording the "results" part, I hadn't taken the saw apart yet... I was disgusted and thought that I may have warped the block and sucked air; the last clip was after I got the nerve to take it apart; I was ready to see carnage, but seen none!! I'm even more confident it was all about the top cover.

@Macgyver-ranch Oh Goodness... I never thought of that!! 🤔 I haven't talked to SuperDave in a while; hope he doesn't see what I did... this will just be our little secret 🤫🤐 Thanks for adding a smile to my day !!

@sawnut Very good to know Sawnut; I've heard varying successes with messing around with "dirty" stratos. I would say that Ed understands the "problems"!! Thanks for joining-in and offering a little bit of "hope" to my hackery!!!

@RichFife You bet it does!! Do you index with shims/washers or by trial/error to find a plug that "just happens to" aim correctly? When it's a game of inches (I was a tractor puller), every little bit counts!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 most of the time we used various thickness in shims.... once in a blue moon a plug or two would line up where we wanted it...

@RichFife That was my assumption, but wasn't sure; thanks!!

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 yessir.

@MrHangerone I guess everyone has their own misery! I've got a little cold weather now and then... you guys have EVERY single animal, bird, reptile, and plant plotting your death!! 🤔😂 Yes sir, the shop didn't start out as a "shop"; it started as my "summer kitchen" for canning/preserving food during the growing season. I just need to fire up the sawmill and cut some slats for the outside, insulate it and cover the inside with lumber. Kevin, thanks for stopping-in for a bit and joining-in! Cheers mate!!

​@HayChaffandSawdust1 looking forward to next ideas you come up with cheers Kevin

@alessioG7176 I appreciate your respectful disagreement; that's what drives learning for each of us! If I were a good youtuber, I would NEVER direct you away from my channel... I'm NOT a good one; I like learning more than a view or two!! There is a very good video about the offset engine as it applies to 4 stroke engines... but the movement change is the same. The computer animation is GREAT!! There are a couple of errors in the video, but not large enough to make it invalid. I would recommend to watch the whole video, but @7 minutes begins the mechanical disruption that changes the relationship that would cause the degrees-of-separation to change (between ex and xfer ports etc) from the down stroke to the up stroke. kzbin.info/www/bejne/najXi55-pLuAqdE Now, bear in mind that the video GREATLY exaggerated the offset to better show the changes. Yes, I have considered changing the offset by tilting the base and moving the wrist pin in the piston. None of these are new ideas to the auto world. Echo does use the offset piston pin to great success in some models. There are many ways to offset the engine and so little room; I would actually LOVE to "stack" the offsets by moving forward, tilting backward, and finding a piston that works with a specific saw. So many saws... so little time. I think, with my current abilities, I *CAN* move forward AND tilt backward and get even more gains than just moving forward. Thanks for the good conversation; I was trying to type a response earlier and thought about that video that I had seen a long time ago.. erased all that I had written (that I couldn't even make sense to ME!!) and linked the video. I hope you find it helpful. Let me know please!!! ALSO, the way my youtube notifications work, it's easy for me to miss a reply to a reply; if I don't see your "reply", make a new comment and I will see it. Thanks again!!

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 Thank you so much for that video, it really cleared up a lot for me. Yes, I underestimated some aspects like the BDC not being at 180°, the shift at 90°, and the fact that Vespa had pistons with an offset-though some, like Malossi, had a rearward offset. I also have an Echo 620 that I should take a look at. In your opinion, what’s the limit in degrees before the rod exits the exhaust port? If you’re looking for a simple idea for a video, you could test different oil mixtures-2%, 3%, 4%-and compare the temperatures they reach and the horsepower output. Maybe you’ve already done something like this, though. Thanks again!

@kipmyers5897 Well, I sure hope you enjoyed yourself some!! Weather here hasn't been fitting for much else today; was -6F this morning and didn't warm too much. Hope you didn't get in trouble by "wasting" your day!! Sure glad you jump in down here from time to time!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 we have a winter storm about to hit here in KY......we love it ....I live in the sticks of Mayfield KY .....I heat with wood that got me into saws ....I collect professional grade logging saws Stihl and Husky ....I'm a Husky man but I think Stihl has a few badass saws ....I'm working on a Husky 2100 and a Stihl 066 currently .....I use to race flat track dirt karts so I'm enjoying the chainsaws......your a smart dude not some hick but an intelligent guy .....much respect

@kipmyers5897 You live in beautiful country; been to pick up tractor parts close your area... of course, had to have a roll thrown my direction and my sis lives in Louisville, Ky. I appreciate your flattering assessment of me, but remember that I get to "edit" out all the dumb stuff I do and edit out every time I'm standing in front of my tool box wondering why I walked over to it 🙄😂 Sure glad you hanging out and joining-in!!

@camrynrhodes798 Thanks for dropping by, Camryn!

@kipmyers5897 Thanks Kip; hope you come back to visit when you get a chance; awful happy to have you here when you have time. Especially happy you joined-in down here; don't be a stranger!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 I raise Old English Mastiffs and thinking about starting a channel showing what raising large breed dogs is like....so....I watch you tube and I watch things I'm interested in....to learn how to video ....but I am deep into saws .

@kipmyers5897 I think that's a good plan. My sis (mentioned in another reply) has a Mastiff; dang thing us SUCH a sweetheart... scared of my little Yorkie...thinks it's a lapdog!! Good plan to watch others videos and also watch TV some; I'm not good at it, but watch how often a TV show changes zoom, angle, etc... Again I'm not good at doing it, but remember that most people have a short attention span; 10 seconds worth of silence or nothing going on, and they will click to the next video. First and foremost, thumbnails and titles are most important. I had to learn the hard way and still have trouble getting it right. I'm about 3 hours north of you; the winter storm is supposed to hit me about 5am. Please be safe Kip!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 thank you for the great advice ....Yes the Mastiff is a sweet dog .We just had a litter....our male has became aggressive he is very protective.....anyway thank you again ....as I said I enjoy your work....I watch a lot of saw channels you have a good one.....stay with it!!

@gasaxecustomsaws 👍 Thanks FireWrench!! I would be afraid to guess anyone's education for the most part; if you find people doing what the really like, chances are that it is NOT that in which they were educated. I'm probably hard to guess too... didn't go past high school. Sure glad you stopped in for a bit; was thinking 'bout ya the other day; was hoping you were doing well!!

@markmartin6543 I sure appreciate the kind words! I hope you find some stuff you like; my testing is all over the place on chainsaws. Much thanks from Southern Illinois! Thanks for joining-in down here in the comments; don't be a stranger!!

@fabzacres-blackcat I've considered machining the squish... it's a clamshell and I like the challenge. When considering machining the squish, I contemplated that it's also actually the safest way to increase intake duration (if it is even needed) as the whole cylinder's ports will drop in unison. I can see that merely lowering the "intake" could upset the apple cart pretty bad... as could doing any grinding on the piston's skirt or transfer port; also any monkey business with the lower part of the upper transfers, sans understanding, would be verboten! The strato saws are 3d Chess to a "regular" saw's regular chess... there's a whole other level about which to consider! 🤔🤯

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 yes , 3D chess is an accurate analogy - on the stratos I’ve found that even using a thinner gasket (which drops EVERYTHING in unison) to tighten the squish doesn’t appear to work as well as doing same to the “old fashioned” conventional single port intake , dual or quad transfers saws and in fact may even cause one to go backwards in performance! Of course one could argue that you simply Raise everything back up but THAT can quickly turn into a game of whack-a-mole! It’s almost as if the engineers said “ha ha” try and raise the compression on THESE SAWS by doing machine work - I dare ya !

@@fabzacres-blackcat Whack-a_Mole 😂😂 I was thinking more along the lines of trying to nail jell-o to the wall 🤷🙄 ToMAYto TaMAHto!!

@ You just gotta out-think these guys 😉

@JohnSheerin For "just a random thought", that was awfully insightful; I had not considered the implications!! Thank you for pointing that out!! I believe the fuel/air going in the lower case is actually a RICH mixture that gets thinned to the proper mixture with the leftover clean air that remains in the cylinder. For argument's sake, lets say that I'm right. After I mod the transfers to accept fuel/air from both ends; I'm actually feeding both ports with the proper mixture instead of rich on the bottom and lean on top. Conversely, fueling both sides should still give the same case compression and oil saturation in the bottom end... only a leaner fuel/air than before? *IF* (for argument's sake) the bottom end is ran with 20% less fuel than that which is ran through the Strato carb, would 20% more oil in my ratio take care of that... going from 50:1 to 40:1? Thanks for your thoughts so far; do you have any more... you sure have some good ones!!

@@HayChaffandSawdust1 Yeah, I think upping the oil in the fuel would keep the same amount of oil in the bottom end (if it works how I'm thinking). The trouble would be: 1 - how do you figure out what percentage of the fuel is going through the strato ports and thus not oiling the bottom end and thus how much more oil to add? 2 - the extra oil is also in the fuel going through the strato ports into the combustion chamber which would get burned (probably bad for breathing, good for keeping away the mosquitos) and I think I heard you (or maybe someone else) point out more oil makes the saw run leaner? But again maybe it's not enough to worry about. I don't know. Or you just run at 40:1 and call it a day. I'm interested to see what you do with this though.

@JohnSheerin I'm actually playing monkey-shines with two different strato saws right now; I've been using ~42:1 Amsoil Sabre and still find a nice film of oil in the only one that's ran (the other is still in the "I'm still thinking" mode... it's no where close to being together). Come to think of it, I started running Amsoil since about Mid November and I haven't seen a mosquito since!!! 🤔😂😂 I've heard that running a saw with more oil makes it run leaner; I'm not necessarily saying that isn't true (because I don't actually know), but I consider that the more oil DOES make the gas/oil mix more viscous; being more viscous and having higher surface tension, would require more "room" in the jets to flow the same amount of fuel/oil. I guess I'm trying to say that one may need to run their jet farther out JUST to allow the same amount of a more-viscous fluid to pass through? I don't know if that idea holds water or not, but I think it is a valid point to ponder. Please don't think I'm arguing with you; I hope we're just exchanging ideas; I'm glad that you pointed it out and I'm just thinking and typing as I go. Thanks so much for the insight!

When i build race engines, I always thought it was the piston sucking air, no its gravity pressure rushing to fill the void, but maybe at high rpms the ring makes up for what gravity don't fill in time?

@alltherpm 😉😉 I got off in the weeds a little with the video's comments... there was another that read our (my) comment and I think I derailed him for a minute; I tried to hit on it during this video, but I sure flubbed it too... I "promised" to only use psig, but ended up switching between PSIG, PSIA, and PSID without even realizing it until I went to edit the video. I tend to think about all three and I forgot; I hope it wasn't too confusing "to the masses". 🤔🤔

@@alltherpm Lets consider THIS... it's not necessarily gravity; it's differential pressure (PSID) that does the work. (Let me also say that it doesn't really matter so long as we can picture the flow) Picture a air compressor filling a portable air tank; there's 120PSI in one tank and 0 PSI in the other (let's claim that both tanks are the same size) ; air flows very rapidly from the full tank to the empty tank; when the big tank hits 90PSI and the small tank hits 30, the flow is still fast, but not nearly so. When the big tank hit 55 and the small tank hits 45, the air has slowed even more. When it's 51/49 flow has slowed to a trickle. It's the PSID that REALLY causes movement. To me, It doesn't truly matter which way our minds wish to picture it... whether it me atmospheric pressure (14.7 psiA/ 0.0 psiG) or at vacuum (0.0 psiA / -14.7G) Either way, it's 14.7psiD(ifferential). I wouldn't necessarily try to change the way that you have always thought about it. Some people like to think about it in one manner and some people understand it better in the other... and then there are the third type that will jump all over you no matter what you say in an attempt to make themselves look smarter (you've seen the type!!). The safe word is "pressure differential" 😉😉 Good stuff!!!

@HayChaffandSawdust1 I totally understand, I always thought rings made suction, they just don't let pressure leave, I can see how blow down can effect the pressure if opened to early allowing higher pressure to spit back!!! Good stuff 4 sure!!