aftermarket

Sorry for stupid long title, I wanted something that would come up in a search easily. My first 1122 series saw landed in my lap and as you guys have just had a good play with Chinese 660 copies I thought it might be a good time to start a thread. Dotted in dozens of different threads is...

Good afternoon gents. I am in the process of rebuilding a few saws, and thinking about using the aftermarket pistons from HL Supply. They look like they are a quality product based on the website picture, but I wanted to see if anyone has used them, and what are your thoughts? I have a couple...

Came across this Meteor 50mm 372 cylinder kit on ebay. Seems like a low price and the color looks darker than the other Meteor kits I have seen, only pictures as I have not handled one myself. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this...

From what I gather, the most recommended piston and cylinders are either OEM or Meteor. Which leaves the question, other than these two what is your next favorite replacement P & C, as lets say the first options were either unavailable or unfordable for your build. Let me know if I left out...

Which ones are "THE Best"? Which have you tried, which of those did you like? Which ones are good under certain, possibly unusual conditions? Aftermarket vs. OEM?