Thanks mrasmm. Good info to know. I think I might go back to the stock skids just to verify these thoughts. Once done, I will post again. I can say that for a newbie (like me), the problem I am having is actually a good one in that the Blade is very tame and very stable. I just know that down the road I will want that power back.

I am also trying to knock out one last bit of vibration that appears to be head related. I put the new main shaft in (hard steel) and with the blades off there is a barely noticable wobble in the head. Not sure if it is weight/balance related or out of whack. With the blades on it seems to exagerate it even more. Easy to see the wobble with the autorotate.. bearing and the head spinning down. I will also need to get a good blade balancer and be done with the crude method. Did someone say this was an expensive hobby????