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Title: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: Wchafee on May 11, 2014, 06:18:22 PM
6in oak  5/8/2014

Original muffler                             8.5 sec

Removed cat, drilled 2 5/8 holes     6.7 sec

Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: trapper on May 11, 2014, 07:17:51 PM
please explain more. 9 min seems a long time to make 1 cut thru a 6in oak. First post welcome.   Would you fill in where you are located.
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: Rob5073 on May 11, 2014, 09:18:21 PM
Surely that is supposed to be seconds!
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: ladylake on May 12, 2014, 06:00:02 AM

As usual huge gains with just a muff modd and tuning on a Echo saw.    Steve
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: JohnG28 on May 12, 2014, 10:34:26 AM
Welcome,  you surely meant seconds, right?  ???
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: Wchafee on May 13, 2014, 08:33:00 PM
when you get old your mind will go bad too.
the time for stock should be 8.5 sec

Gaffney SC
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: trapper on May 13, 2014, 10:54:05 PM
Quote from: Wchafee on May 13, 2014, 08:33:00 PM
when you get old your mind will go bad too.


be careful there that is my and majicmans age also. ;D
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: petefrom bearswamp on May 14, 2014, 07:34:44 AM
Would a similar mod work on my cs600P?
where are the holes drilled?
Pete
Title: Re: Echo 310 muffler mod
Post by: LeeB on May 14, 2014, 09:40:26 AM
Quote from: trapper on May 11, 2014, 07:17:51 PM
please explain more. 9 min seems a long time to make 1 cut thru a 6in oak. First post welcome.   Would you fill in where you are located.

Not if you were using it like a handsaw.  :D :D