Well, I've been flying the crap outta my Pulse/DLE combo and my opinion of this combo has not changed; I love it.  I have now tried both a 16x8 & 17x6 Zoar and my preference is the 17x6.  Also, finally got around to weighing the plane and it weighed in at 8lbs 8oz with 8oz of gas.  Not bad considering the advertised weight is 8.2-9.5lbs.