One issue that I have never seen come up in this thread or any other about the Combat Model F-16 is the issue of overheating, so let me suggest this.

Break your engine in on a test bench using a tractor prop "Not the pusher prop that you will fly with". Using the pusher prop you will not have any air flow moving over the head and the engine will overheat. Same holds true when the engine is mounted in the airframe, extended run ups in trying to tune an engine will result in quick overheating.

Pretty basic stuff, but one that can be easily overlooked.