RE: adjusting the needles.
Key piece of info regarding H/L needles:
The 'L' screw supplies fuel from idle all the way to full throttle. The 'H' screw supplies fuel ONLY from midrange to full throttle. So at WOT, the fuel into the engine is actually the sum of the H and L screw settings.
What does this mean? It means that adjusting the 'L' needle has an effect at all speeds.