I relooked at the balance and with gear retracted it balances level not nose down. I wonder if a little morer nose weight would be in order. a tail heavy condition would explain why i need full down trim to fly level. The engine is mounted correctly so I have no thrust problems there. On a big warbird would 8 OZ lead make that much of a difference. If I could fly level at neutral elev trim I would most likley be OK.
Any input????

Thanks
Tim