Hey Bill....Well, the plane has had it's maiden voyage(last monday), and the engine tached at 6500 at this point, with a Pro-Zinger 22x10. First runs on the stand rendered about 6200 give or take. With almost a gallon through it, I can say it's smoothing out a bit, and loosening up nicely.

It starts very easily, just do what the book says. I'm very impressed with the plane as a whole.
It came out right at 15lbs, and is totally unlimited, and definately has a bigger plane feel. Piece of cake to fly...but a ton of power.

I wish I would've weighed the engine/package alone, that's on my "to do" list if I need to take it out for some reason.

My muffler cleared everything though, with the exception of the lower rear firewall. Which at that point the plane was still very much under construction, so I just beveled that portion of the firewall by about 3/4" or so. It not only came out clean like that, it added some triangulation to the front of the engine box, which we know helps structure. I'm very pleased with how it turned out.

I will post pics of the plane, and the installs very soon. I'm getting a hold of a digital cam this weekend. I'll get back here soon.