ORIGINAL: RCIGN1
...Otherwise a Stihl is the equal of anything else you will find..
The equal of any other cheapo conversion (Homelite, Ryobi, Poulan, etc) OR the equivalent of any major brand gasser (DA, 3W, Brison, ZDZ, BME)?! As I understand it, though conversions can be inexpensive to acquire, there is still quite a disparity between the power output of a converted Poulan 46 and an off the shelf BME 44cc.
Please, correct me if I am wrong.