When you finally get the kit and run it you will be smiling chick. Walt I am really interested in if Husky got a little more aggressive with their power valve grind on the 144. I reground mine to match the stock valves and the bottom end was OK certainly good for a small bore but not what I thought it "should" be. I pulled it back into the garage, pulled the cylinder, and ground the valves to leave a 2mm sealing surface and it was like night and day on the bottom thru mid. It pulls incredibly well from idle until the power valves open. I can't stress enough how much difference it makes. Idling along the trail instead of having to dump the clutch and add effort to loft the wheel over a 12" log, now you just have to wick it off idle and motor the rear over.
Walt, I am trying to figure out what you are doing with the grinding of the PV. I have a lot of experience with 2-strokes from my boat racing, just not much with power valves. What do you mean by sealing surface? What is the theory of why it works? I think you are on to something, I am just trying to understand where you are coming from. The PV's block off so much of the port when they are closed, I sometimes think that is making it hard to get a good charge from the carb when you whack open the throttle because the exhaust port is so restricted at that point. Sorry about stealing this thread. Looking forward to PV class! GP
