|| AMERICAN CLASSIC VS NEW PLASTIC || STIHL MS271 VS HUSQVARNA 450 RANCHER|| PORTED 50cc!! 

I’d love to see this with the MS251 and the 440

The first saw I ported was an ms271. I was really surprised at how well it responded…your dyno run shows there is potential.

That 271 puts up fairly impressive numbers Nice work Joe

Hello thank you a interesting video. Just wish to give a shout out to my made in Sweden 2008 husqvarna 450. She has eaten many of saw over ther years and bars and chains. Still going strong. I have grown up now and run a 550 mark ll to and a 372 for work saws, but the 450 still gets a run. Keep her starp, good oil and they keep running fine.

I'd really like to see some SXL porting. I have a stack of them that I'd like to mess with but have no idea where to start lol.

Great vid joe !!! I love my little 450 , i have bigger pro saws but that little clamshell always starts , runs, and makes me money .

That graph for the homelite can't get no better damn what a solid running saw. Decent horsepower with mad torque to pull through the wood. 👍

That ported ms271 chainsaw is pumping out some power for a 50cc homeowner chainsaw. When you get the performance similar of a ms362 chainsaw, that is impressive from a ms271. I own a stock ms271 chainsaw and a dual exhaust ms362, there is quite a difference in cutting speed, but the ms271 is a strong reliable saw.

I wonder how much of the 450 gains were due to the muffler mod. I did a muffler mod to mine and it made a noticeable difference with throttle response and speed in the cut.

I don't like any of the flippy caps. The early Stihls were a pain. I'm super stoked - I picked up a teal blue Makita 6100 at a yard sale this weekend. It's just the power head and appears to be new in the box. The box looks like it was dragged behind a truck but the saw is perfect. Not sure what I have. Paid $225 for it. I won't get to mess with it until later this week. It appears to be complete. Has a chain - no bar. Happy 4th.

I've been thinking about a 271, but the 291 has entered the discussion too. I'm gonna stick with Stihl because of local support. I can't swing a stick without hitting a Stihl dealer where I live. It seems to me the 291 is the same as the 271 but with a few more CCs and a little more HP.

Old homelite saw fired up can't beat Old American quality

Your the first journeyman, and I'm serious as a heart attack, that's ever mentioned Hylomar joint compand. Hope your listeners were listening, that product has no equal. Opened my VW shop in 71. Cheers👍

A bearing pocket mod would seem like reinventing the wheel on a 50cc. But content on the machine work involved a large clamshell saw would be interesting.

The 450 Rancher has been out for a few years now. I wonder if husky would do it differently if the were designing today. They did make the 465 Rancher which was autotune but didn't seem to be that popular, maybe cost was a factor. I have the 460 which is an okay landowner saw, but i think I'll have a bit of a tinker with it and see what i can get out of it.

You should contact tinman about ideas for the old homelite

Really good stuff on this one Joe👍🏻

Pretty good gains for their type of design. 👍

I put finger ports in the 271 and 291 they really wake up alot buddy great vid

I would like to see some Dyno tests on 562xp vs 560xp setup, 3/8 vs .325 if possible. Since 550mkii with 3/8 had perhaps 0.7 hp more then .325 if i remember the test correct. It says both has 3.5kw(4.7hp) on sales spec but perhaps there are ways to improve them without changing anything on the engine itself since some prefere to make them stronger without affecting there lifetime or possibility for free repair from where they bought the saw if it has damage first years.

Wow, i just picked up a used 271. Glad to know its not cheap junk.

I’m keen to see the Homelite porting, including a bit of your thought process about how you come to the numbers you’re shooting for.

This is pretty awesome! I’m guessing those mods are pretty close to the same price as the saw right off the shelf when it comes to pricewise

Happy 4th , thanks 4 the videos

US vs Germany vs Sweden :)

Joe, is the 450 piston a 2 ring design? Also, do you know of a larger carb that would fit that cylinder to match the flow gains from porting?

Can we see a ms362cm ported, I just purchased one and thinking about having it ported but I would like to see if it's going to be worth it

271 woke up pretty nice

How did you decide how far to notch back the lower transfers? It looks like it may have added a lot of volume to the crankcase. I also wonder if the longer lowers allowed the flow to attach to the transfer tunnels earlier on, like a velocity stack, and that effect may have been lost in forming that big wall.

Stihl all day for these 2 saws.

What were the final numbers on the intake on the stihl? Sounded like it got edited out. Also, how did u determine how wide to go on the intake and exhaust?

271 cuts through wood 🪵 like a hot knife 🗡️ through butter!

I actually own both saws but I prefer my Husqvarna's

dying to see the homelite super xl after mods

Hey Joe, would 100 on the exhaust and 70 on the intake make a difference on the ms271?

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Can I send you my 450 rancher????

When your in a crisis grab the Homelite and I have a 291

sir! i need a replacement for my old MS250, any suggestions what should i pick? If i wanna stock saw which is better ms271 or husqy450? or maybe there is something elese worth buying? old stihl saws were great but in european union we got insane restrictions and newer models are "green one" (designed to produce less polution) [f#@king crap!]

Flippy caps got me into religion. I had to repent for all the cursing I did.

Did u ever do any porting on homelite ?

Can u do review on efco chainsaw sir

Hey Joe. I have a quick question. How good of a performer is stihl ms 382 considering it's open ported.

262xp, That's The One !!!

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Husqvarna all day

Come on like you don't have a preference..... I honestly don't know ONE PERSON would be like "you I really like those Stihl gas/oil caps. I wished Husqvarna would've had the same kind. Because then I would've bought one if they had."

Ill NEVER buy another Husqvarna again!!!!!!!!!!

Husqvarna is far better and will last you longer