RE: .61 strong thrust or not..
FBDave,Yes, I bought one .80:Probably you have read my several comments on different threads.I run it on bench only to break in.
Its ringed. Visually clean.I removed backplate by recommendations to check any manufacturing debris,Not any debris at all.Clean.I roughly opened the needle valve(3.5 4 turns) and adjust the idle valve rougly by blowing by with a silicone method.With a no nitro, 20% castor self mix fuel,it started with the first flip after some priming.Plug is OS no 8.Very powerful running,almost run out of the bench,nearly costing one finger to me.
It seems running good on bench.Some slight sticky throttling during mid throttles,I guess maybe carb freezing effect.
I think will be a good plant on a future plane too.