I did some more research last night and found that the factory settings are probably running the carb waaaay too rich which may be causing the low temperature and fast fuel burnoff.

I'm going to lean off the HSN and also run the good ol' tin-foil (+ sock if needed) to get it up there.

BTW, if ya'll want a really good (tested and proved) break-in plan, check here 6th post down (by fuelman): http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_27..._1/key_/tm.htm