RE: Throttle set up
Only reason to not use something is if it sticks or flexes. A braided cable inside a tube is good if each end of the tube is locked down, and the cable is not binding in the tube. Use that setup almost every airplane. Now that the carburetor arms are plastic, nothing to avoid up there.
There is so little force required to control a carburetor, there isn't really any setup that doesn't work if it's installed correctly.