The very first one is still running. So is cyclops, I gave it to my SIL. This one I did this time does have a cut cylinder as you see (what u see is exactly what I did) but a base gasket delete will get most of the way there...until it actually does work over a period of time its just all speculation about how it stacks up against a well broken in and used 372xt. I do have a 52mm where I did get the squish to .018.....it will show up on video at some point. If the definition of win is about cookies its a killer vs. the two "regular" saws in this past video..
As far as a base gasket delete and gutted intake XT vs. the AM 372 in this video.....the modded xt should be a faster baker, but is heavier. And bigger. So I guess it all depends. And that's before cost. A 372 for 700 bucks, then time to tweak it..time is money. How do you add and subtract multiple and divide to do a realistic comparison? For me I'll run them for a year or so...then will decide if its a winner over that poor unappreciated XT...