Well, I am back in the air with my extra 330 and my stock 2300 in it, after fixing the damaged landing gear and fuse because of a deadstick. I am now flying very conservatively, high, close to the runway, not varying the throttle much just in case of another flameout. This is not the way to fly an extra but the 2300 apparently doesn't like any other type of flying, let alone 3d.

My question is, is this engine will ever get to the point where it becomes trustworthy to attempt mild 3d flying or is it going to behave poorly and unreliably the rest of its life?