Mojo700
Well-Known OPE Member
I have done a fair amount of searching, and it seems there are no definitive answers as to what kind of power increase can be expected from a port job/carb tune/muffler mod in a work saw.
I watched several videos comparing modded saws, but just too many variables to know which is stronger.
I also see that a good number of mod specialists have attempted to construct a dyno that could be used to compare powerheads once a baseline is established, but nothing seems to have come to fruition.
So what I'm wondering is where does a modded Dolmar 6100 end up powerwise. It seems to outrun the 572XP stock (mfr rated at 5.7 hp) in videos I've seen, but I haven't seen it compared to a Stihl 462, which is rated at 6.0 hp exactly.
Mostly I just want to know for bragging rights, but I'm also curious about how much power can be increased on a saw that can actually be used for work not just for racing or showing off. If the stock figure on the 6100 of 4.6 hp is accurate, and it makes around 6.0 hp after modding for woods use, that is a full 30 percent - very respectable, and especially impressive if reliability is not compromised, and possibly improved.
What do you guys who do this stuff think?
I watched several videos comparing modded saws, but just too many variables to know which is stronger.
I also see that a good number of mod specialists have attempted to construct a dyno that could be used to compare powerheads once a baseline is established, but nothing seems to have come to fruition.
So what I'm wondering is where does a modded Dolmar 6100 end up powerwise. It seems to outrun the 572XP stock (mfr rated at 5.7 hp) in videos I've seen, but I haven't seen it compared to a Stihl 462, which is rated at 6.0 hp exactly.
Mostly I just want to know for bragging rights, but I'm also curious about how much power can be increased on a saw that can actually be used for work not just for racing or showing off. If the stock figure on the 6100 of 4.6 hp is accurate, and it makes around 6.0 hp after modding for woods use, that is a full 30 percent - very respectable, and especially impressive if reliability is not compromised, and possibly improved.
What do you guys who do this stuff think?