With their fancy porting and no auto tune, I'm sure they could get the 1201 to pass emissions.
And tell them whenever they design a new saw to keep porters in mind, giving them an easy to work with design that lends well to huge gains.
Maybe they could redesign the 2511t muffler so the cylinder side of it doesnt have such a restriction. The cylinder opening is fine, but that tight skinny bend between the oversized bolt heads is really stupid.
It's also a bummer that they traded out the lightest in its class 490 for a much heavier replacement.
And the 1/4 9t sprocket costs nothing to develop, and would sell well I'm sure. Just needs to be paired with a compatible Sugi bar hopefully in .043.
Do they offer the 2511t in .325lp? Stihl is or was big on options, like 3/8lp in 6t & 7t for the 201t as well as 1/4. 9t & 10t 1/4 would probably work on the 2511t depending on gauge, size of wood being cut, and whether the muffler developed a second hole in it. That reminds me, I need to try my 9t 1/4 rim on my rim compatible 2511 clutch. I was running it on the pole saw until the JB Weld let go.
And why the frequent use of 90 degree exhaust ports on top handle saws? Are they trying to build the slowest saws in the market? What other brands use a 90deg? Maybe it is emissions based since most straight port saws have the EX port still pointing down, which still doesn't lend well to good exhaust flow when the exhaust slams into the muffler wall just 1/2" away.
