Excellent video. My local shop rebuilt a 345 with the larger jug and a flat top piston, all factory parts. They called it a 353 build. I called it a good deal and picked up the saw for $165. After seeing you test squish with solder wire, I'm thinking about checking mine. The shop probably used the factory base gasket, and I had to buy an updated exhaust gasket after the muffler kept loosening. Thanks for the info and tips.
Thanks for the video. I am new to chain saws. I have a bone stock Husqvarna 350. It seems to be a decent saw, compared to the craftsman and poulans I have sporadically worked with in the past. I was wondering if there was something special about the 350 or was this just the model you wound up with more than one or two to tinker with? Thanks!
Great video! Question: How would you bring the blowdown on the 350 cylinder to match the 346xp? 350-> 22 and 346xp -> 18. Would you raise the transfers or lower the exhaust? Oh, and do you prefer Intake duration around 78?
Why mess with the spark/port timing if your goal is just to raise the compression? You can simply fill the piston (either it’s dished or flat) with a mig/tig, lathe it and set the compression as you like.
Hi mate. How what number did you use to get the blow down. I see you measured the timing but what to do with them is what I'm not sure on? Could you give me guidance? Or if so email me? Cheers mate
Blow down is the time from when the exhaust opens to when the transfers open. You can see the transfers on the XT's by pulling the caps. ACTUALLY that saw ended up needing a change as the x-sectional area of the transfers was cut down too much....so ended up down in the 14-16 degree range. Sometimes those small blow down numbers are simply about getting x-sectional area BACK after dropping the cylinder...:)
I absolutely love my 350
Excellent video. My local shop rebuilt a 345 with the larger jug and a flat top piston, all factory parts. They called it a 353 build. I called it a good deal and picked up the saw for $165.
After seeing you test squish with solder wire, I'm thinking about checking mine. The shop probably used the factory base gasket, and I had to buy an updated exhaust gasket after the muffler kept loosening.
Thanks for the info and tips.
Great video, lots of useful information. Thank you !
Love the wire "trick", have to add it to my bag.
Thanks for the video. I am new to chain saws. I have a bone stock Husqvarna 350. It seems to be a decent saw, compared to the craftsman and poulans I have sporadically worked with in the past. I was wondering if there was something special about the 350 or was this just the model you wound up with more than one or two to tinker with? Thanks!
Great video! Question: How would you bring the blowdown on the 350 cylinder to match the 346xp? 350-> 22 and 346xp -> 18. Would you raise the transfers or lower the exhaust? Oh, and do you prefer Intake duration around 78?
Soooo much help...dude! Thanks!!!!!
I'm getting surprising power @ 86 EX with a Meteor 45mm kit. Compression 6.8:1 about to move it to 7.8:1
Awesome vid and very great instruction :)
Why mess with the spark/port timing if your goal is just to raise the compression?
You can simply fill the piston (either it’s dished or flat) with a mig/tig, lathe it and set the compression as you like.
GO right ahead...the entire point is there are many ways to skin a cat.
Way my 350 floats the silinder help please
Hi mate. How what number did you use to get the blow down.
I see you measured the timing but what to do with them is what I'm not sure on?
Could you give me guidance? Or if so email me? Cheers mate
Blow down is the time from when the exhaust opens to when the transfers open. You can see the transfers on the XT's by pulling the caps. ACTUALLY that saw ended up needing a change as the x-sectional area of the transfers was cut down too much....so ended up down in the 14-16 degree range. Sometimes those small blow down numbers are simply about getting x-sectional area BACK after dropping the cylinder...:)