Echo cs 501Potato

[bikemike]

Bone stock .325 18" chisel

Ported 490 same bar/chain both set round 12,800
Pushing to the sweet spot both times....

+potato

How many tanks you have through the spud?

 

[Red97]

How many tanks you have through the spud?

Almost 1 lol, and less than 5 through the 490.

Where you been???

 

[bikemike]

Almost 1 lol, and less than 5 through the 490.

Where you been???

Been busy with work, family, and rc hobby when I can. echo is slow to wake up. my good old 360t took a bit 5 years later it's a frickin beast. only 2 things the 200t has on my saw is rpm and magnesium oil tanK slash bar mount.

 

[Red97]

Been busy with work, family, and rc hobby when I can. echo is slow to wake up. my good old 360t took a bit 5 years later it's a frickin beast. only 2 things the 200t has on my saw is rpm and magnesium oil tanK slash bar mount.

Well glad to have you back around.

Take to many saws when I cut, tanks don't add up. it is nice to have em wake up a bit more each time ya use em tho.

 

[bikemike]

Yeah I hear ya I take my Lil echo everywhere and it's my go to saw. in tree ground work I dont care. it's a rippin Lil machine and not ported.

 

[CoreyB]

Those slow to wake all the way up saws put the longest smile on my face.

 

[bikemike]

Those slow to wake all the way up saws put the longest smile on my face.

Yeah my boss runs a 200t *s-word ripper and first time using my echo he was amazed with what it does. he has a older echo 300 top handle but it don't compare to my saw or his 200t. now we got a couple Lil 150t stihl and they are so nice light quite. great saws I'm gunna buy 1 for trim work

 

[bikemike]

Those slow to wake all the way up saws put the longest smile on my face.

Had a few days where I put around half gallon a day through my Lil *s-word storm of a saw and it won't let loose. I got a hold of amsoil Saber they say it's good at 100 . 1 mix so my first batch I did at 40.1 and I can honestly say that it was too much oil. today I made a batch at 50.1 and I think il stick to 50.1 for all my saws with the Saber smells good too gas looks like blue coolaid and a Lil spill leaves lots of oil after gas evaporated away. I don't think il break in a saw with that, il stick with the cheep stuff sun blend for that

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

Any lacerations due to the sharp plastic?

501 looks like a good match for the 421 you did

@Red97 hope it's ok I post this. I took mine for a spin tonight. A 421 defiantly likes low pro chain better but here ya go.

 

[Red97]

@Red97 hope it's ok I post this. I took mine for a spin tonight. A 421 defiantly likes low pro chain better but here ya go.

Feel free. you got the dolmars to compare to, I gots the echo, and stihl lol

If ya want to post your build/port work that is fine too.

Just like Al and I did with the 490's.

I like all the info in one spot vs following 5 different threads lol.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

Feel free. you got the dolmars to compare to, I gots the echo, and stihl lol

If ya want to post your build/port work that is fine to.

Just like Al and I did with the 490's.

I like all the info in one spot vs following 5 different threads lol.

Hopefully Ill get it muffler modded tomorrow and then we'll see if it closes that gap.

 

[bikemike]

@Red97 hope it's ok I post this. I took mine for a spin tonight. A 421 defiantly likes low pro chain better but here ya go.

That saw is soooo quite and mellow. that's what I like about the stihl 150t for trim jobs. light, quite, it's like a silky with a chain

 

[bikemike]

Hopefully Ill get it muffler modded tomorrow and then we'll see if it closes that gap.

That do t have enough fuel through it yet. they are slow to break In after that they wake up nice

 

[Red97]

Hopefully Ill get it muffler modded tomorrow and then we'll see if it closes that gap.

I think it will wake up and good bit with a muffler mod, limiters pulled.

Compression feels pretty good after almost 1 tank of hard cutting.

I believe these 501's will outdo the 490/500 by a good bit. Well I hope anyway.

 

[Red97]

That saw is soooo quite and mellow. that's what I like about the stihl 150t for trim jobs. light, quite, it's like a silky with a chain

Very quiet. had to take my ear muffs off to hear it pop.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

That do t have enough fuel through it yet. they are slow to break In after that they wake up nice

I won't argue. The vid was just sort of a baseline for me. The 4300 needs more fuel threw it as well. Lol.

 

[bikemike]

Very quiet. had to take my ear muffs off to hear it pop.

Wish my saw was a bit quiter now. the echo Echos

 

[WSE15]

I think it will wake up and good bit with a muffler mod, limiters pulled.

Compression feels pretty good after almost 1 tank of hard cutting.

I believe these 501's will outdo the 490/500 by a good bit. Well I hope anyway.

Stock for stock the 501 felt quite a bit stronger to me.

 

[Red97]

Stock for stock the 501 felt quite a bit stronger to me.

I can see that. stock 490/500 seem rather anemic. Whole different animal when ported.

If the 501 wakes up the same, it will be well on top of the ported 490/500.

 

[Miller Mod Saws]

Well guys buy my calculations. Saw has made 6 more cuts now. And I knocked roughly 5 sec off of cut time. Which is a 20% gain over stock. With just a muffler mod.