Pistons to cylinder

[StihlEchoingHusky]

I have no clue if this has been mentioned before or maybe it has.
Would you say that there is a piston to cylinder ratio? By that I mean if your saw is ran with no leaks,high quality oil and good gasoline and your cylinder doesn't become out of round. that you could get (I don't random number) 3 pistons to 1 cylinder before you'd want to look into replacing the cylinder. I know that nikasil a ALOT stronger than aluminum, so I figure there might be some kind of ratio. If that makes any sense.

 

[bwalker]

I have no clue if this has been mentioned before or maybe it has.
Would you say that there is a piston to cylinder ratio? By that I mean if your saw is ran with no leaks,high quality oil and good gasoline and your cylinder doesn't become out of round. that you could get (I don't random number) 3 pistons to 1 cylinder before you'd want to look into replacing the cylinder. I know that nikasil a ALOT stronger than aluminum, so I figure there might be some kind of ratio. If that makes any sense.

Bikes routinely get multiple pistons per cylinder, but with them the limiting factor is the dirt they ingest. Chainsaws don't have to deal with that and they are in a much lower state of tune.