I agree with you on all counts Ken6PPC.
Right now I say this engine is a winner even with the 'violent' shaking at 2.3k maybe it will settle down completely with the final LSN adjustment, but if not ......... HAHA ... I don't need no stinking 2.3k rpm anyway
Right now the engine is mounted on my test stand and I am lesiurely playing with it, letting it run itself in slowly. I have not gone for absolute peak on either end yet, and I may not with the Omega fuel.
For my everyday use I have been mixing a gallon of the Omega with four gallons of all synthetic oil fuel (Wildcat and Cool Power), I don't like the castor slime but I still want just a touch of castor in the fuel. I can tell the difference in the exhaust residue with the 1% castor mix so hopefully it is doing something positive for me.
The reason I am going to the trouble of mixing multiple gallons together instead of just adding castor to individual gallons is to keep the total oil content the same.