Recent content by bwalker

Try a reset?

Or even 32:1. Strato really changed alot in this regard. As you increase fuel economy you also decrease lubrication.

Let's not forget 4 stroking is so rich the engine is misfiring. Its an easy way for guys to tune to, but not great way performance wise. The Mtronic and Autotune saws I have ran always feel bang on and exactly like a tuned my carbed saws.

How are you determining its lean? If it was indeed lean torque, would be diminished. How does it perform?

I don't know, but the power curve was impressive. Very wide curve.

BTW it appears to me the 7310 scavenger poorly based on design. IE its a delayed scavenging scheme.

Yea, its not strato in the sense that Husky employs. The 500I just sprays fuel into the crankcase. Any stratification that takes place isn't with fresh air as in strato charged technology. The emmisions numbers posted prove this to be true.

I've said it before and I will say it again. The average person can't tune a carb to save their lives. With that said Mtronic/Autotune are a benefit in performance, longetivity and reliability.

Strato charging is a patented technology. Its not a matter of opinion. You might say a 500i is a lower emmisions technology, but you can't say its a strato, or even strato like, because it simply isnt. As for the stihl write up. The proof is in the pudding when one looks at the emmisions...

It baffles me that a simple solenoid drives guys crazy.

The 500I is not close to a strato emmissions wise, nor design wise, so you can't say it is strato like.

If that's the plan I would think new stihl injected saws would also be strato too due to the fleet emmissions scheme.

Stihl has a long history of turds in the 60cc class. The MS361 had a muffler so choked up it cut like crap stock, the MS360 was much slower than, its Husky competitor at the, the 357xp.

Now days just about any saw starts and runs reliably, both pro and non pro.

If your paying for a pro saw you should get pro saw performance IMO.