well, that's an opinion, thanks. Garbage? I think a lot of people from the last 20yrs would disagree. Perhaps the Italian and Taiwanese stuff doesn't hold up well to porting, creating the flaking issues? I have read some threads over the years discussing this as a possibility. While I would agree that going OE is the best route this isn't possible in this instance, hence the inquiry. I've had lousy luck with Duke's AM parts of late so am a bit gun-shy of them at the moment. I also haven't seen much of anything for reviews of their new 'hard chrome' cylinders including zip on their site.
Meteor has a consistently good track record on various forums that I check for info periodically with a few exceptions, like yours. Hyway has been hit/miss but I've never had issued with their stuff. Not trying to start a war here, just trying to get my friend's saw back in actions for a cost he can live with.
and...This looks like a comparison to me.
"I would do OEM or one of the Duke’s p&c kits"