RE: Do velocity stacks lessen power.
Some carbs spit more than others simply due to internal carb setup- The Walbro 27 for example on a 160 ZDZ spoits andth Tillotson spits very little .
proper needle adjustment does enter into this ---
Some engine layouts spit more than others -normally - advanced rotary timing setups at low rpm tend to spray back a bit
I run one of my ZDZ's with a stack (a 40) and another (a 50) without - can't really see any difference
Both are using a 201 Walbro-