That's an odd statement from Stihl considering what they said in the media release paper (post 63 i think).
Either way a mate of mine did the upgrade and i would say that his well worn 201 with a 16" bar would out cut my 346xp no problems
This morning my mate with the upgrade kit cut through a black iron bark fast enough to give my 346xp a run for its money. He was using semi chisel and it didn't bog down at all
I prefer huskys and really want the 540 to be good but I would have to say the 201 is far more reliable. The husky 540 is good but the auto tune has a way to go. I can understand a climber only want 201 at the moment. They are simple and work
My understanding of carbs is that they don't deliver a linear fuel/air mixture throughout the throttle position therefor a different carb may have a different fuel/air delivery curve.
Ive done 2x tanks through my saw now and am happy with the improvements. I ran it next to a mates 6 month old 201 which has the carbie drilled out and the timing advanced and i would say that my 201 felt stronger than the modded 201
Im not sure how accurate this is but i was told the new 201s...
It has been a strange roll out, i had to ring around 5 or 6 dealerships to find the kit. Only one had the kit the others didnt know about it.
Im Wondering if australia doesn't have as high epa standards as the usa or europe
I was told that the 201 now being produced have the new kit in them, just got to be careful you don't get old stock
I got the kit in and had a bit of a play with the tuning.
The improvement is definitely noticeable. The low down response is very snappy. At wot it feels better in the cut. It...
Got one to try $50 in Australia
It's a new carbie, new throttle link, new flywheel which is slightly bigger, and a new coil which give another 600 rpm.
The photo is the kit part number from Stihl
I'll try and get more photos after work
I'll going to the local Stihl shop today were I heard they were being sold. I'll try to upload some pictures etc.
I'm not sure if it's a regional thing but I'm in australia
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