Husqvarna 346xp GAINS HUGE!! PLUS The Little red racer shows up.....
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- čas přidán 2. 12. 2023
- Finished porting the husqvarna 346xp. Big power from a little saw.
Little red race saw build shows up too.
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This is very analytical information, very good work!
Who knew a 170 would be the star of the video?! Impressive gains!
Great video, The 346 is my absolute favorite saw and i'm thankful to see the gains on the before and after porting. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A 346XP TURNED INTO A RACE SAW WITH A 52CC BIG BORE PISTON, keep up the good work I love your vids
I've got a few of those 346 XP s I love those saws for work. I run a 16" STIHL bar with a pico chain.& a 357XP
I grab my 490 for firewood chores regularly. Bought it in 19 after being straight gassed. It wears a 55cc cylinder now and is very happy.
Aftermarket 55cc cylinder or factory Echo?
@wcm68tn chicom. I chose it because it was $15 and it was my first deep dive into porting. Crazy its still going.
Merry Christmas Joe, love the lights changing colors in the background. As for that 346xp, wow!
That's a nice looking 346! Nice, clean job on the muffler mod Joe! 👍
Thanks 👍 .
@@dynojoemods2764 You're welcome. Have a Great Day!
Nice gains on the 346. 😎👍
Great video on dialed in machining, then running into a problem with the Jred and solving it on camera. Great explanation
Good stuff Joe. Can't comment on any experience with the oe 346, but I have a ne, ported by Mastermind. It's a good runner.
Unfortunately, at the time, Randy was drilling out the tank vent mechanism, as it was causing a restriction with the increased fuel flow as reported by customers. Unfortunate, as after filling up, enough fuel had dripped out the tank venting into the intake elbow and into the air box housing that it backfired and caused a fire.
The fire then melted the feed line, which sent more gas into the fiery mess.
It caught the grass field on fire where I was cutting (was a dry early spring day, kind of spooky). I ended up throwing the saw in a pond to put out the fire.
Randy fixed it all up, and I discovered that the echo tank vent works well, which he started using after that.
I don't say this to gain clout or anything, just to give a warning about a bad vent.
Good info; thanks for sharing with us all.
Yeah man… that’s a freaking hilarious story in that I’ve had some crazy stuff happen and had a tree snap off in the middle underneath me from the whipping action caused by kicking off the top… giant chunk off another tree fling back towards and totally crush me and some crazy stuff… watching the area around you catching fire would definitely kick up the old heart rate some and you kept your head on and got it into the water so that was some great work of staying calm enough to handle business!!! Also great that mastermind is definitely the kinda fella who is going to make it right… there’s a good percentage who haven’t or won’t do that stand up thing.,. I’ve always been a 353 Lower rpm’s fan myself but they definitely can rip!
The echo weedwacker vents are a great little substitute for saw’s in my experience also
Very cool, can't believe husky left that much on the table.
Excited to see the Jonsered. I own the Partner 500. Nasty little saw stock to be honest. Bet it'll really wake up with a good porting
The NE 336xp will forever be my favorite saw. That OE is a runner though!
I just love the red saws❤
Great stuff Joe! Thanks !!
Nice.. I picked a mint 490 a couple months ago that I wanna build. I’m looking forward to those vids
Thats awesome gains on the 346! I really want one to run & port on my channel !
The green cap are on the Etech (cat) models.
Lil ripper! I dont have a 346 but I have a Jred 2050 with a NE 346 top end
I like trying to get the most out of the smaller ( lighter wieght) saws.
That is insane!
Considering that Husqvarna's new 550xp MKII is a pound heavier and "ONLY" 4HP -- what am I missing? Trade-off in durability or are newly mfg products just dumbed down from the factory to comply with manufacturing efficiency and EPA "green" agendas? Do you get 4HP from a stock 550 on your dyno? I guess there is always calibration / measurement uncertainty. That said, at least if repeatable, the comparison runs on the dyno are pretty telling! Just -- WOW!
You hit the nail on the head. I figure for general work, a 5hp saw that is lightweight carrying a 24” bar is just about ideal. Low fatigue and real world performance makes a great saw. These saws are so restricted that they add a bunch of weight that increases fatigue. So what is better? A large displacement heavy saw that is supposedly efficient or a lighter lower displacement saw that is tuned and breathing easy. My money is on the easy breather. If you are worried about longevity, add a little more oil to the mix to keep your saw happy. This goes for cars too by the way. Another thing, there is no way batteries can replace any of this. About the time you increase performance on a battery, you have an explosion and a real forest fire. These environmentalists are idiots. Emphasis on the mental.
Sadly my 346 came with a totally destroyed big end to me. "running condition", thats life.
After seeing these top results i may search for a spare part?
😎👍
Does porting the 346 shorten the life or make it more prone to issues? I love my 346 OE but I’d be crushed if it shortened its life by trying something different with it.
Fuel leaking on the jonsered when she’s under load. Coming out the cap. Take a look.
The oring is shot on the tank.
I have one of the newer 346 with primer Bulb..Will doing a muffler Mod alone get any power gains?
I have 346 new addition its a ripper I want to port it
I have a 2004 346oe that's got the grey gas cap and no cat muffler. I wonder what year the one you have there is?
Was there carburetor bore differents using stihl carburetor? Can't wait for jonsered
They looked very similar.
What psi do the 346xp run at?
I wonder how much gains, if any; you could get from only a muffler mod on the 346 OE?
5-7% is what most muffler mods are worth.
@@dynojoemods2764Ok, thanks! Do you reckon it would make sense to combine a muffler mod with a base gasket delete on this saw? I mean, if your saw is in good shape and you don't feel like grinding away on your cylinder...
That's what I did to my 346. Now my favorite limbing saw. I don't exactly remember, but I think the squish was right in there desirable for a work saw without the base gasket.
Can a 345 be a 346? Is it cylinder and piston or is it more then that?
345 needs a spacer and can use the 346 cylinder. They make pretty good runners that way
Just curious but if I send u my saw could u rebuild & modify it?
We can do the modifications, check out the website worksaws.com not currently taking on rebuilds