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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2013, 11:46:13 am »
No, IMHO, for now (untill you decide to port it) just MM the mufflers exit hole by enlarging it or making more holes for the exhaust to exit from

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #11 on: December 08, 2013, 07:35:53 am »
I'm with Steve!!  That's why I'm trying to get rid of the 290.  It's replacement will be a CS400 or a 500 or a 620 or a 680, or a 8000.  Echo saws are hard to beat in price or quality.  Much to my dismay I only have 2 Echo's CS600P's.  Would love some more Echo's.  It will happen.
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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #12 on: December 08, 2013, 11:10:32 am »
Alright boys, so this is what I have got so far. Please excuse the  rookie looking metal work. This thing was built a lot more sturdy than I had ever imagined... the final pic shows the front with no mounting holes, all I need to do now is locate those holes, and build a set of crush sleeves. Then a cool deflector and we are ready to play.

You can see where I tried to drill out the spot welds that I found, but the front of this thing wouldn't come apart so I lit up the old torch and it started listening.

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #13 on: December 08, 2013, 12:36:56 pm »
I am following this thread because I have a CS400.  Maybe, someday, interested in modifying it.

These photos look like a lot of work for a 'simple' muffler mod. Isn't there an easier way to go on this saw?

Thanks.

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #14 on: December 08, 2013, 04:12:53 pm »
It was more work than I had thought. But I threw every tool I could think of at it before I used the torch. Couldn't come up with a better way to get the front half of the catalitic off of the front half after splitting case.

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #15 on: December 08, 2013, 06:44:54 pm »
Now that you know what it looks like inside, could you have used a hole saw to drill out the cat, then made a cover without splitting the muffler case?

(I have never done a muffler mod, just basing this on threads I have seen).

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #16 on: December 08, 2013, 07:05:05 pm »
I dont think so. The cat is spot welded in 2 places at the back and it stretched from bolt hole to bolt hole at the front. I drilled out the spot welds I could see in the front but that didnt help. Maybe someone else can offer up their experience.

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2013, 06:47:08 pm »
I was hoping someone would comment on whether or not here was an easier way to do this, or on the size of the outlet. I have been at work, so I haven't been able to do anything else to it.

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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2013, 08:08:07 pm »
The catalytic reactor adds complication to the situation that would not exist with the typical empty box muffler where it suffices to just add another outlet.
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Re: CS-400 Muffler Mod
« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2014, 03:48:11 pm »
OK, so it has been a while, but the muffler is done, and installed. I went to adjust the carb, but the H screw wont go left.... Is that expected? How do I remedie this? Also, does the L screw need any attention?
Thanks again.
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