Stihl Bars - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly!!!!

[MustangMike]

I run a 36" light occasionally on my ported 460s, and I got 2 of em pulling about 8 Hp! Was just looking over the dyno results!

Jason, the E bar is a lot cheaper, and I'm running 2 of em now in .063 gauge, no problems so far.

Contact Mark (cobby08) for prices on Stihl.

 

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How much do the Stihl LW bars run?


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I was told I think $143 for the 36". I'll know for sure tomorrow when my wife picks it up at the dealer and so will she know LOL

 

[cgraham1]

IIRC the costs for the ES Light at my dealer are;

28" - $129
32" - $139
36" - $149

Plus 7.25% sales tax here in Ca....

 

[bryanr2]

IIRC the costs for the ES Light at my dealer are;

28" - $129
32" - $139
36" - $149

Plus 7.25% sales tax here in Ca....

Only new bar I have ever bought from a dealer have been Cannons. Just about every other bar I have (wall full in multiple sizes) has come from deals on here or AS.

 

[cgraham1]

Only new bar I have ever bought from a dealer have been Cannons. Just about every other bar I have (wall full in multiple sizes) has come from deals on here or AS.

That reminds me... I need to ship your bar.

I've never seen an ES light for sale in the Tradin' Post.

 

[mdavlee]

That reminds me... I need to ship your bar.

I've never seen an ES light for sale in the Tradin' Post.

I sold 5 of them at least if not more I traded for.

 

[R2D]

Anyone price out the es light 24" yet?

love the es light 28"

064 full of oil and fuel with es light is 21.4 lbs!!!

just for comparison 562 full of fluids plus husky tech lite 20" is 17.6 lbs.

 

[MustangMike]

Yea, the 28" light on my 044 makes it light as a feather for a saw that will cut 28". I prefer the ported 460/046 for bucking, but for felling, I'll use that 044.

 

[jmssaws]

I'm getting a 24" stihl light for a another 064,should be a good combo.

I put my 460 with a 20" stihl bar and my wrap 064 with a 24" lw sugi on the scale and the 064 was a few ounces heavier.

Makes me really want to run my 460. Lol

 

[MG2186]

I'm getting a 24" stihl light for a another 064,should be a good combo.

I put my 460 with a 20" stihl bar and my wrap 064 with a 24" lw sugi on the scale and the 064 was a few ounces heavier.

Makes me really want to run my 460. Lol

Yea I bet.... Just as well sell the 460!

 

[junkman]

Mike ,you always told me 10mm 044 ,dual port muffler ,hd2 filter and an oregon bar !!!!! Now all my saws are wrong !!!!

 

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36" ES light bar $164.73


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[stihl saws]

I paid $142 at the dealer, for my 28". That was about six months ago.

 

[MustangMike]

Jason, I'll bet that is an ES bar, not an E bar.

Brian, I have never owned an Oregon bar in my life.

FYI, my uported 044 with my little mods (filter, muffler, timing base gasket delete) dynoed at 7.356 Hp on one run (average of 7 continuous data points) and 7.56 Hp on another (7 continuous data points with eliminating the high #). So, it did pretty well for a stock saw!

 

[MG2186]

Jason, I'll bet that is an ES bar, not an E bar.

Brian, I have never owned an Oregon bar in my life.

FYI, my uported 044 with my little mods (filter, muffler, timing base gasket delete) dynoed at 7.356 Hp on one run (average of 7 continuous data points) and 7.56 Hp on another (7 continuous data points with eliminating the high #). So, it did pretty well for a stock saw!

It's not really a stock saw anymore then

 

[MustangMike]

OK, but the jug has not been ported, anyone can do this stuff at home w/o any special equipment, and IMO, the #s are what you would hope for from a fully ported saw.

It is a stock jug, but not a bone stock saw!

 

[MG2186]

A 460 is 6.1 hp? 20% gain on that put you at 7.3hp so your saw is well with in reason for what you did. From my experience and from the people I've talked to the basic "at home mods" is the easiest and most noticeable gains the extra 10-20% gains is the hard part!! A simple muffler mod can make some saws seem like a whole new saw when done


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[jmssaws]

I'm gonna see what I can get out of my 044 power wise,the ones I've done ran good but there no 460.

 

[jmssaws]

Honestly I've never really liked a 044,never liked a 372 either.

There not small enough to be lite and not big enough to be super powerful.
There kind of a useless size to me.

 

[MustangMike]

A 460 is 6.1 hp? 20% gain on that put you at 7.3hp so your saw is well with in reason for what you did. From my experience and from the people I've talked to the basic "at home mods" is the easiest and most noticeable gains the extra 10-20% gains is the hard part!! A simple muffler mod can make some saws seem like a whole new saw when done


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I did not start with an 046, I started with an 044! But it has given 046s, 460s, 066s and 660s (that are not ported) a hard time in the past. Factory Hp rating on mine was 5.1 (they were later rated at 5.4 when they got slower). All of my ported 046/460s will beat it up.