It’s cool to see you do one of these on the channel. They’re the bread and butter saw of the majority of arborists here in Singapore and the most common saw I port, but I’ve never seen them dyno’d before. Just finished one for an arborist friend of mine and he’s well pleased with it - so nice when people get all excited over a port job done for them. I hope whoever you’re doing this one for loves it 👍🏻 I did a BBPU 372XP for myself as a play saw pushing the numbers and it’s mad as a kettle of fish - 18 thou squish (impractical I know but hilarious), 96 exhaust and 160 intake with 25 deg of blowdown, wears a 20 inch ES Light and an obnoxious pipe - so much fun to run but getting a shoulder like Quasimodo from starting it cold. Really enjoying your videos 👍🏻 So glad you’re back. Al
I only consider 18 thou tight as below that on builds I’ve had issues with pre-detonation and had to mess about a bit (with higher octane fuels, etc). I haven’t come across a 7900 with tighter squish that 22 thou yet but I can absolutely believe it as the Dolmars I’ve ported have been all over the place, even on exactly the same model of saw from the same production year when I’ve ported a batch. I’ve not gone down the race saw rabbit hole yet but I wouldn’t be surprised to see much tighter squish’s in that area. For work saws here I tend to stay up around 24-26 thou as folk here tend to use fairly cheap and dirty oils and often don’t bother warming their saws up, leading to some almost comical amounts of carbon build up in the cylinder and piston crown. I worked on a two year old saw a while back (can’t remember if it was a 372xp or an MS261) and there was so much carbon build up in the exhaust you couldn’t fit a pencil through it into the cylinder from the muffler side - crazy! 🤯 Suffice to say it ran a heap better once I’d removed it all 😂
I’m not sure if that was addressed to me, Brett or Joe, but I just run 98 octane ethanol free pump petrol and it runs fine for feisty work saws (being able to use pump fuel is in part a governing factor on how I choose to port/modify a saw).
@@latinodeathjazz just use a 268 piston in a 372 with everything else stock in the cylinder, just a muffler mod and let me know how you like that. You will need to use a base gasket and cut a .040 pop-up that will fit into the chamber, leave the squish band stock also. I think you'll like how simple it is and how much extra power it gives you. It's also nice because you can replace the 268 piston with a stock 372 piston anytime you'd like as you did no custom machining on the cylinder. Have a great week.
HEY Joe!! I'm Seriously gonna send you a magnetic tray to use while you're breaking down those Saw's.. Srews going everywhere!!! LOL..J.K... I enjoy your videos keep up the good work..
Nice build! I like the look of the low top, but I have had no issues with the high top getting in the way. I would like to see you do a build on a new MS462 with the regular carb. It would be interesting to see were it dynos compared to your 372xp builds.
Every time you get a notification of your videos, I'm really happy. I'm really excited about it. Do you have a video explaining about carburetor improvements?
Appreciate it. I don't really mess with the carbs on the worksaw builds. Unless they are really struggling to fuel. 97% of the carbs are adequate for "worksaw" type mods.
@@dynojoemods2764 Thanks! that's what I needed to know. Which filter setup would give more airflow on a performance build like this, the low top or high top?
I'm going to bring my 572xp to you when you get some free time. I'm up in GR so I can drive it down. 👍 Notice you are big into Dominator for pre-mix. I use Saber in my 2 stroke equipment.... The torque gain is impressive! Have you ever compared HP etc... on a saw with vs. without the decomp button?
Hey Joe could you please do a vid on Xtorque mods, about where to set them. I recently acquired an xtorque and have repaired a hand full of strato type saws. love the channel and love my degree wheel double thank you
I really like the amount of work you put into your craft. Im curious if a saw indeed to run a Alaskan mill would be built differently? I am a Michigan carpenter tired of lumber prices and our wood is beautiful.
Do you think the generator 372 make less HP ? Or it négligeable? Beautiful saw, really nice sounding to. My stock 372xpg oe sound like crap compared to that. Keep up the good work, it’s awesome
I Know that Personal Preference plays a Major part, But if you Were going to pick up a New saw for Work, Would you go Echo 7310, or Husky 371xp ( Non X Torque ) ???
Hmmm Granted I'm not expert. But every 372 I've had ported or ported myself those lower transfer dividers can be a knife edge Any reason why you didn't touch the lowers at all.?? I'm curious Sooo much material can be remkved
I'm not a fan of knife edging ports. I feel they flow a bit better over a raidus/bull nose. A knife edge dosent create a boundary layer the same as the rounded, can actually make the mix stick to the walls vs flowing. Depending on the goal for the saw and type of porting they may need all the lowers opened way to the max and bulk flow as much as possible. For a standard worksaw type build I don't think it is needed on every saw.
hey, Question, is it better to put a BB setup in these 372xp for more performance STOCK, and 2nd situation if ported ? thanks ! your porting job looks mint !
Those type of numbers will work well. Even without the extra compression. Depending on the port time you stsrt with a gasket delete alone may not get thr exhaust low enough.
Hey Dyno- I arrived here from recommendations from Buckin, Tinman, and others... quick question for you, my fuel tank on 372 clone (neo-tec) seems to be no good. where is the vent for the fuel & oil reservoirs, are they close to the carb? I see two little tall skinny nipples poking up from the deck there.
You said timing is 102 exhaust, 122 transfer og 78 intake, right?. Why are you and so many others measuring closed duration and not open duration? I guess 102 and 122 ATDC really is 78 and 58 degrees BBDC for 20 degrees blow down, 156 degrees total exhaust duration and 116 degrees transfer duration. Exhaust opening and intake closing at the same time.
To lower the cylinder, increase compression and get port time closer to where I want it. And I cut the chamber first that way no clamp marks are left over after cutting the base.
An extra 36% oomph without a saw being 36% bigger capacity is NICE.
36.9% increase to be exact, nothing big just 2 more HP🤣 So stoked to have you back man👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Appreciate it. Still trying to settle into a groove, but it is coming along.
372xp wit +2more HP count me in!!!!
@@justinweaver8787 exactly😀
It’s cool to see you do one of these on the channel. They’re the bread and butter saw of the majority of arborists here in Singapore and the most common saw I port, but I’ve never seen them dyno’d before. Just finished one for an arborist friend of mine and he’s well pleased with it - so nice when people get all excited over a port job done for them. I hope whoever you’re doing this one for loves it 👍🏻 I did a BBPU 372XP for myself as a play saw pushing the numbers and it’s mad as a kettle of fish - 18 thou squish (impractical I know but hilarious), 96 exhaust and 160 intake with 25 deg of blowdown, wears a 20 inch ES Light and an obnoxious pipe - so much fun to run but getting a shoulder like Quasimodo from starting it cold.
Really enjoying your videos 👍🏻 So glad you’re back.
Al
.018 isn't that tight, many dolmar 7900'scame that tight or even tighter.
.020 is just a good safe number many use.
I only consider 18 thou tight as below that on builds I’ve had issues with pre-detonation and had to mess about a bit (with higher octane fuels, etc). I haven’t come across a 7900 with tighter squish that 22 thou yet but I can absolutely believe it as the Dolmars I’ve ported have been all over the place, even on exactly the same model of saw from the same production year when I’ve ported a batch. I’ve not gone down the race saw rabbit hole yet but I wouldn’t be surprised to see much tighter squish’s in that area. For work saws here I tend to stay up around 24-26 thou as folk here tend to use fairly cheap and dirty oils and often don’t bother warming their saws up, leading to some almost comical amounts of carbon build up in the cylinder and piston crown. I worked on a two year old saw a while back (can’t remember if it was a 372xp or an MS261) and there was so much carbon build up in the exhaust you couldn’t fit a pencil through it into the cylinder from the muffler side - crazy! 🤯 Suffice to say it ran a heap better once I’d removed it all 😂
I’m not sure if that was addressed to me, Brett or Joe, but I just run 98 octane ethanol free pump petrol and it runs fine for feisty work saws (being able to use pump fuel is in part a governing factor on how I choose to port/modify a saw).
@@latinodeathjazz just use a 268 piston in a 372 with everything else stock in the cylinder, just a muffler mod and let me know how you like that. You will need to use a base gasket and cut a .040 pop-up that will fit into the chamber, leave the squish band stock also. I think you'll like how simple it is and how much extra power it gives you. It's also nice because you can replace the 268 piston with a stock 372 piston anytime you'd like as you did no custom machining on the cylinder.
Have a great week.
@@williamwallace9620 I run 90 octane ethanol free mixed 40-45:1 using Maxima K2 in all my saws, including ported and higher compression.
I like the sleak look of the low top. Nice clean power curve, will make a sweet work saw.
One of the coolest niche channels on youtube
Another fine job Joe! Pretty awesome gain and it’ll be just as reliable if not better. Win win imo.
Thank you
That's a nice gain.
Nice work Dyno Joe
Since the 288 I've always had a thing for high tops
Great job, sounds incredible 👍🏼
Nice job Joe. I like the low top design myself
HEY Joe!! I'm Seriously gonna send you a magnetic tray to use while you're breaking down those Saw's.. Srews going everywhere!!! LOL..J.K... I enjoy your videos keep up the good work..
Thanks.
Most of the time they don't go too far before I can get them into a cup.
Nice build! I like the look of the low top, but I have had no issues with the high top getting in the way. I would like to see you do a build on a new MS462 with the regular carb. It would be interesting to see were it dynos compared to your 372xp builds.
That would be a fun build, I only have a m tronic 462...Maybe someday I'll get a carb one.
@@dynojoemods2764 I like the improvements Stihl made to the ms462. The ported 372xp with a 28" light bar has been a nice daily felling saw.
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Every time you get a notification of your videos, I'm really happy. I'm really excited about it. Do you have a video explaining about carburetor improvements?
Appreciate it.
I don't really mess with the carbs on the worksaw builds. Unless they are really struggling to fuel. 97% of the carbs are adequate for "worksaw" type mods.
@@dynojoemods2764
when you increase air flow don't you also have to adjust the carb to increase fuel flow? Or does the carb do it automatically?
@@Mark_Tschetter
As more air is pulled through the carb more fuel is also pulled to a certain point.
@@dynojoemods2764
Thanks! that's what I needed to know.
Which filter setup would give more airflow on a performance build like this, the low top or high top?
@@Mark_Tschetter
Both factory filters seem adequate for a worksaw type build. Not noticed a large gain from one over the other.
Paveens a legend 👍
Indeed he is. Great guy for sure.
You make it look so easy ..
One of few saws I would run and have ran bone stock and feel like they have plenty of power. Add 2hp? Shit anyone should be happy with that. 🤙🏽
Right, for sure a saw that can start the ported saw addiction...
@@dynojoemods2764 very forgiving to port also. Easy for a beginner.
Love the low tops for sure low top 394 is my favorite saw made
Real nice gains!great job buddy! 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🙏🙏🙏
I like the look of the high tops but I prefer having a low top for practicality. I like to lean over my saw when I sharpen my chain.
Wow that's nuts huge gains
Great outcome!!
This is manly ASMR
We need to talk lmao! 🤣
Very nice gains.
Thank you
The best looking are the red ones
I'm going to bring my 572xp to you when you get some free time. I'm up in GR so I can drive it down. 👍 Notice you are big into Dominator for pre-mix. I use Saber in my 2 stroke equipment.... The torque gain is impressive! Have you ever compared HP etc... on a saw with vs. without the decomp button?
Awesome! Sounds like a plan. I do have some porting spots on the calender if you want to Check them out. Www.worksaws.com
@@dynojoemods2764 On the calendar for the 24th!!!!
Great video. Thanks for posting!
Hey Joe could you please do a vid on Xtorque mods, about where to set them. I recently acquired an xtorque and have repaired a hand full of strato type saws. love the channel and love my degree wheel double thank you
As a video idea you could do low top v high top filter on one of these . Some say it makes no difference …..
I really like the amount of work you put into your craft. Im curious if a saw indeed to run a Alaskan mill would be built differently? I am a Michigan carpenter tired of lumber prices and our wood is beautiful.
If it was 100% mill saw it would be a little bit different. Bit not drastically
A 36% gain is a material amount. I wonder if you have enough data from porting and dyno testing to show which saws benefit the most from porting?
Most of the older generation/carb saws gain better %. Most of the newer auto tune/m tronic don't gain a high % but they start out stronger too.
I really like the low tops better I'm old school
Do you think the generator 372 make less HP ? Or it négligeable? Beautiful saw, really nice sounding to. My stock 372xpg oe sound like crap compared to that. Keep up the good work, it’s awesome
It may make a slight difference, but nothing you will be able to feel.
I Know that Personal Preference plays a Major part, But if you Were going to pick up a New saw for Work, Would you go Echo 7310, or Husky 371xp ( Non X Torque ) ???
Hard one to decide. Can't go wrong with whichever one feels best in the hand.
Hmmm
Granted I'm not expert. But every 372 I've had ported or ported myself those lower transfer dividers can be a knife edge
Any reason why you didn't touch the lowers at all.?? I'm curious Sooo much material can be remkved
I'm not a fan of knife edging ports. I feel they flow a bit better over a raidus/bull nose. A knife edge dosent create a boundary layer the same as the rounded, can actually make the mix stick to the walls vs flowing.
Depending on the goal for the saw and type of porting they may need all the lowers opened way to the max and bulk flow as much as possible. For a standard worksaw type build I don't think it is needed on every saw.
That’s awesome
hey, Question, is it better to put a BB setup in these 372xp for more performance STOCK, and 2nd situation if ported ? thanks ! your porting job looks mint !
Phewww 2hp gain God dammmmmmm
👍👍👍
I'd be interested to know the compression numbers before and after the machining.
I will try to remember to throw the gauge on the next saw that gets a healthy band cut. I would guess this around 185 psi
You need a good Michigan ported saw man.
Looks great Joe.
Great and clear video. I don't have a lathe to machine the cylinder, but could I use the same timing numbers as you are stating in the video?
Those type of numbers will work well. Even without the extra compression. Depending on the port time you stsrt with a gasket delete alone may not get thr exhaust low enough.
@@dynojoemods2764 Thanks for your reply. Will give it a go in the near future.
😍
Hey Dyno- I arrived here from recommendations from Buckin, Tinman, and others... quick question for you, my fuel tank on 372 clone (neo-tec) seems to be no good. where is the vent for the fuel & oil reservoirs, are they close to the carb? I see two little tall skinny nipples poking up from the deck there.
Nice saw !!! How much was it new give or take? Thank you for your videos!
Around 875 +/- shipping
@@dynojoemods2764 is that from Paveen?
@@robertclifford1099
Yes
I want you to fix my 372, I’d have to ship it and take long time I guess
Low top is the best and sexy looking.
Which has better performance, low top or high top filter?
Stock you are probably limited elsewhere
You said timing is 102 exhaust, 122 transfer og 78 intake, right?.
Why are you and so many others measuring closed duration and not open duration?
I guess 102 and 122 ATDC really is 78 and 58 degrees BBDC for 20 degrees blow down, 156 degrees total exhaust duration and 116 degrees transfer duration.
Exhaust opening and intake closing at the same time.
Just the way I learned to read the wheel and talk numbers. I have started to use total durations a bit more recently.
@@dynojoemods2764 I see. Thank you. I would like to give compliments to the electronic degree wheel tool. Really clever idea.
We can't get the 372 any more due to politics (emissions BS). Got any source of these you'd be willing to share?
EBay
Hi Joe What carburettor are these newer 372xp running?
Why cut the squish band and then cut down the base?
To lower the cylinder, increase compression and get port time closer to where I want it. And I cut the chamber first that way no clamp marks are left over after cutting the base.
Couldn't you make even more power with the high top version?
Hi top = larger air filter = more air flow = more power
Low top for sure on looks but has the high top filter given any more performance?
nop, no difference in gains from low top or high top
How do these mods effect reliability, longevity and durability of the saw?
Did u make the bore bigger also or just intake outlet
Stock bore. Did machine work to raise compression and move the ports to the correct duration.
Did you keep the same piston? Change the carb at all?
Paveen raj saw ?
Yes
How about vs high top? On the fence about converting mine
I agree! Take the same saw and dyno with the high top bigger filter to see if its worth it!
What are you hoping to gain by switching, which filter do you have now.
the high tops look stupid imo but the air filter on the low tops arent good
Could similar gains be expected with the 371? Thanks!
Yes 371 gains very well
@@dynojoemods2764 do you offer this service?
@@VE9ASN
Yes, check out the website
Www.worksaws.com to schedule a porting service appointment.
Is MAHLE original cilinder for that saw?
I don't remember, sorry.
Yes it is. There is also cylinders made by Italian company Gilardoni. I have one on my early (1999) 362XPG with single large transfers.
What do mean "came from overseas, What country?
Malaysia
Do you remove the carb limiters?
What kind of miracles can you work on a 365 XP, bought it around 1998
The older 365 wake up really well
How much does that cost?
350$ + return shipping for the port work. Check out the website under porting service appointment
Www.worksaws.com
Low top!
low top
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Can you stop the 372 from rattling all the screws out?