Cheap scored 357XP

[Junk Meister]

Early this year I put together a 359 cyl. on a 357 bottom, I inquired here about porting #s and stuff and pretty much followed advice. Now I am no way any kind of hot dog saw porter, but apparently I hit all the right spots, cuz this thing came out very strong.

I envy you. I want to but don't want to ruin a good oem cylinder.

 

[59billy]

Early this year I put together a 359 cyl. on a 357 bottom, I inquired here about porting #s and stuff and pretty much followed advice. Now I am no way any kind of hot dog saw porter, but apparently I hit all the right spots, cuz this thing came out very strong.

We definitely have some clever boffins here, and they're mostly generous with their advice.

 

[Duane(Pa)]

We definitely have some clever boffins here, and they're mostly generous with their advice.

Randy was notoriously generous with porting numbers. In fact, he poasted 357 numbers in numerous threads. Right there in broad daylight. Worth looking into...
Side note I ran his personal 357 in his barnyard back in October. All I can say is look up his recipe, it works.

 

[59billy]

Randy was notoriously generous with porting numbers. In fact, he poasted 357 numbers in numerous threads. Right there in broad daylight. Worth looking into...
Side note I ran his personal 357 in his barnyard back in October. All I can say is look up his recipe, it works.

Randy really set a standard of generosity here, with information, spare parts, or whatever. I like to think that I learned a little from hus example.

 

[NZsaws]

If you carefully remove the plastic clamp part on the intake flange and bevel the ends of the platix ring you can fit a steel clamp. Ive only used a hose clamp but works fine.

 

[old guy]

If you carefully remove the plastic clamp part on the intake flange and bevel the ends of the platix ring you can fit a steel clamp. Ive only used a hose clamp but works fine.

I've done a few that way, 372 or 390 clamp.

 

[old guy]

I envy you. I want to but don't want to ruin a good oem cylinder.

I did that too this year, an old but good 372 cyl, problem was the degree wheel moved (operator error). Good thing I had two new OEM cyls. waiting.

 

[old guy]

I did that too this year, an old but good 372 cyl, problem was the degree wheel moved (operator error). Good thing I had two new OEM cyls. waiting.

After that I constantly check the wheel before I take another measure.
I hate learning the hard way but it does stick.

 

[Jazzlesaurus]

Awesome info here, I'm a little behind as I scored a near perfect 372XPG with heated half and full wrap and got distracted. Will definitely report back when the 357 gets torn down! The 372XPG has been a grail saw for me - I'm sure you ALL understand.

 

[cuinrearview]

We're gonna need some pics

 

[PA Dan]

What he said!

 

[Jazzlesaurus]

I knew one friend was looking for a 2101XP, and another was looking for a 390XP. I found this seller who had both. Turns out, he also had the 372XPG posted. I was able to scoot up from Western MA and grab all three saws and some sweet sweet ethanol free pump with the buyer of the 2101XP.

The XPG and 390 have chainsawpipes.com pipes on them. Louder than what I'd normally want, definitely cool but not friendly for the neighbors, so the pipe might get moved to my 372XPW so I can enjoy the XPG more frequently. I'll add some family pics later bar'd up as I feel I now have the OE trifecta: 372XPG, 372XPW, and Jonsered 2171 all in good to great shape.

 

[Mad Professor]

I'm just reading through this thread to learn, about Huskyvarmints. I run Stihls but was gifted a couple Huskys.

Where does a 257 fit in as far as viable cylinder swaps?

 

[jacktheripper]

I'm just reading through this thread to learn, about Huskyvarmints. I run Stihls but was gifted a couple Huskys.

Where does a 257 fit in as far as viable cylinder swaps?

257 is a great saw. Can be converted to a 262. Con rod is longer than 254, but same stroke.

 

[Mad Professor]

257 is a great saw. Can be converted to a 262. Con rod is longer than 254, but same stroke.

Thanks I'm learning more.

 

[hacskaroly]

I'm just reading through this thread to learn, about Huskyvarmints. I run Stihls but was gifted a couple Huskys.

When I found my 272 and 2100...that did it for me, now I have more Huskys than Stihls and I am not hating it! Definitely preferring the older ones over the newer ones though.

 

[hacskaroly]

I knew one friend was looking for a 2101XP, and another was looking for a 390XP.

How sad that the 2101 has a chain break...I like the manlier 2100s that don't have them

 

[Mad Professor]

When I found my 272 and 2100...that did it for me, now I have more Huskys than Stihls and I am not hating it! Definitely preferring the older ones over the newer ones though.

I like working on the old pre-EPA saws, that is all I run.

The Huskys seem to be a little more of a PITA to work on.

Newer saws like newer cars/trucks I avoid. Before things became a clusterfuk to work on/fix I had all the tools I'd ever need..........have you looked under the hood on a new pickup?

Things just need to be functional rather than complicated.

I was plowing snow with the N yesterday.

 

[Jazzlesaurus]

If a saw is going to come around and get me good, I kind of just want it to make a clean cut and keep going anyway.

 

[cuinrearview]

You should add chain details for all of your saws too. It matters...