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Hey stop beveling the sides of the ports. A little is ok so you don't snag anything but a lot allows the rings to slide in a little and then it has to slide out and could catch a ring or over work it and it could fail. Those rings have tension in an outward direction. This is designed so they seal, however, we do not want a ring to "fall" into a port, OK?
 

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Hey stop beveling the sides of the ports. A little is ok so you don't snag anything but a lot allows the rings to slide in a little and then it has to slide out and could catch a ring or over work it and it could fail. Those rings have tension in an outward direction. This is designed so they seal, however, we do not want a ring to "fall" into a port, OK?
I am not trying to bevel, but I feel burrs on the inward side of the bevel. Especially where you see the casting seams, in the port corner.That cannot be good rubbing on the ring or piston. I've been told the AM products cannot be expected to be ready to go, out of the box, and I can see that now.The bevel you see was there. I doubt I could make that with 320 grit, by hand, short of sanding for an hour. Give me a little credit.
 

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I installed a hyway bb with pop up piston and caber rings on a new g372xp. Have run a tank through it. It has really good compression.
 

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I installed a hyway bb with pop up piston and caber rings on a new g372xp. Have run a tank through it. It has really good compression.
I'm running 2 of those kits
Both hit in the 180s and are very strong
Runner's.
But I hesitate to recommend them because
Like all china stuff
The hyway stuff can be hit or miss.
 

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Not meteor pistons and caber rings
I've got 40-50 saws in service using them.

I agree.
I have a Meteor 272 cylinder as well. While it is holding up well, the performance compared to oem is sub-par.
I bought it a couple of weeks before the Husqvarna p/c price drop, and I've been irritated every since.
 

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$50 isn't bad. At least not for the kit that you got; not so much for mine. LOL

Funny how we pass info from our own experiences and the way it can shape opinions. We order the same part, yours is great, mine is garbage. Guys can make a decision to buy one, but will they get one like yours, or one like mine? Until they open the box, nobody knows.
Turns out that mine wasn't so great, even with .0195 squish it only had a little over 150psi compression and was lacking in torque compared to an OEM one.
 

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150 psi isn't all that bad, and will likely get a little better after it breaks in some. How many tanks have you run through it so far?

Some flaws can be expected with this stuff. Some corrected and some just lived with. But not at the prices Hyway is charging.

I don't expect "equal to OEM" performance from AM kits. I think that's asking a lot, especially from the less expensive kits. But I do think the minimum should be a usable saw, and some kits even fall short of that. IMO if a $50 kit turns a dead saw into a live saw that you can work with you did OK.

They should for the most part be useable "out of the box", and I think that if a simple gasket delete can solve the compression problem that's acceptable. But that doesn't always work. A guy came in the store on Sat and told me he had a 52mm 372 kit that had .062 squish with a gasket but freeported without the gasket. So, the kit was useless. And it was a Hyway. :)

Sometimes there's some funny psychology in play here. AM parts are chosen over OEM with the intention to save money. But the money saved is often spent on another saw to add to the dozen or two saws that the guy already owns. LOL
 

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150 psi isn't all that bad, and will likely get a little better after it breaks in some. How many tanks have you run through it so far?

Some flaws can be expected with this stuff. Some corrected and some just lived with. But not at the prices Hyway is charging.

I don't expect "equal to OEM" performance from AM kits. I think that's asking a lot, especially from the less expensive kits. But I do think the minimum should be a usable saw, and some kits even fall short of that. IMO if a $50 kit turns a dead saw into a live saw that you can work with you did OK.

They should for the most part be useable "out of the box", and I think that if a simple gasket delete can solve the compression problem that's acceptable. But that doesn't always work. A guy came in the store on Sat and told me he had a 52mm 372 kit that had .062 squish with a gasket but freeported without the gasket. So, the kit was useless. And it was a Hyway. :)

Sometimes there's some funny psychology in play here. AM parts are chosen over OEM with the intention to save money. But the money saved is often spent on another saw to add to the dozen or two saws that the guy already owns. LOL
I took that Hyway off and put a 670 cylinder 0n, the 670 cylinder runs so much better. If it was just the compression I would have left it on but it didn't have enough torque. Up until now I've had good luck with Hyway cylinders but I won't be buying anymore of them, it's not worth the risk when I can spend a little bit more and get an OEM cylinder.
 
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I took that Hyway off and put a 670 cylinder, the 670 cylinder runs so much better. If it was just the compression I would have left it on but it didn't have enough torque. Up until now I've had good luck with Hyway cylinders but I won't be buying anymore of them, it's not worth the risk when I can spend a little bit more and get an OEM cylinder.

An oem 670 will be far better than any aftermarket 272. Plus, an oem 670 is not that far off from a n oem 272.
 

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150 psi isn't all that bad, and will likely get a little better after it breaks in some. How many tanks have you run through it so far?

Some flaws can be expected with this stuff. Some corrected and some just lived with. But not at the prices Hyway is charging.

I don't expect "equal to OEM" performance from AM kits. I think that's asking a lot, especially from the less expensive kits. But I do think the minimum should be a usable saw, and some kits even fall short of that. IMO if a $50 kit turns a dead saw into a live saw that you can work with you did OK.

They should for the most part be useable "out of the box", and I think that if a simple gasket delete can solve the compression problem that's acceptable. But that doesn't always work. A guy came in the store on Sat and told me he had a 52mm 372 kit that had .062 squish with a gasket but freeported without the gasket. So, the kit was useless. And it was a Hyway. :)

Sometimes there's some funny psychology in play here. AM parts are chosen over OEM with the intention to save money. But the money saved is often spent on another saw to add to the dozen or two saws that the guy already owns. LOL


I was disappointed with the meteor cylinder mainly because of how much it cost and I wasn't expecting 272 performance. It's a usable saw, but not one that I use.
 

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I was disappointed with the meteor cylinder mainly because of how much it cost and I wasn't expecting 272 performance. It's a usable saw, but not one that I use.

Yup. I never got the idea of "premium" aftermarket kits. Either buy the cheap stuff or buy the real stuff.
 

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Yup. I never got the idea of "premium" aftermarket kits. Either buy the cheap stuff or buy the real stuff.

When oem kits were $250-$300 there was room for a $120 "premium" kit. The problem was most "premium" cylinders were no better than the $20-$40 ones. And even worse was the inconsistency.
 

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The new am and oem cylinders arrived. I never bought an oem before. What a difference in quality!... and I don’t work with these parts all the time like some of you guys, but I can see the difference. How do you get into the port edges with some 320 grit paper for cleanup? I rubberbanded some to a small stick. Is there a better way? Especially the side ports. Here’s a picture of the AM.
I use a stone or diamond ball with a pencil grinder, then sandpaper with my finger.

Did you get it up and running?
 

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I use a stone or diamond ball with a pencil grinder, then sandpaper with my finger.

Did you get it up and running?
Thanks Ronnie. I'm waiting for a new plastic dirt cover, for behind the clutch. I can't get up the hill now anyway...too much ice and snow.
 
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