blade,
thanks for the reply, that makes sense what you say concerning the saito set-up. i have a pitts exhaust incoming and need the engine to sit flush at 9 and 3 o'clock to have their exhaust ports exit underneath evenly.
your set up looks sweet, clean and simple. for me, to keep it simple and not turn it into a hack job on my part, i may leave it as is and flip my carb to have the straight alignment with the throttle rod, based on what you've said.
i'm curious to read others that reply..
thanks for the help...