Thanks again for the help. I have an inflight mix valve and plan to use it. I wont be overly aggressive with the leaning only for takeoff's and landings(keeping it a little richer on landings). I think once in flight and a noticable smoke trail is visible I wont be leaning too often to "burn "down the deck at 5 ft for ooohs and ahhhs.(That may come later)I just want dependability and some longevity until the next Jet project grabs me.
Its my first jet so I think I picked a decent airplane to start and a somewhat decent engine if I am lucky and careful all at the same time.
By the way, I want to go with a 2 tone grey paint and was surprised to find that if I did not want to spend a load of $ and do it cheap and is still sharp looking and durable.Paint with Krylon spray paint and use lustercote clear to seal and fuelproof it. Sounds feasable and is a heck of alot cheaper than PPG at the body shop. Ive seen a few planes with this type of paint finish and while it is definately the dull finish I want it is nice enough to pass off as a good paint job.
Any thoughts on this? It has to pass my old motorcycle racing rule:80/80 rule-as it whips by the turn at 80 mph from 80 ft away she looks just fine!