Thanks for the reply T.O.M.

I actually need the side mounted carb for my application. I plan on putting it on an 80" profile Edge, and the firewall would be too far back with the rear mounted carb (further than I want it anyway).

The main thing I'm concerned with is that I wouldn't want it to die on me in a spin, or when I'm coming in for a landing. I'm a terrible lander, and some times it takes me a dozen times around to get it right. So I definitely wouldn't want it quitting on me on a bad landing attempt lol.

If I understand you correctly though, you are saying that the "engine quitting when tilting a wing tip", or in situations like I list above, only effected a small percentage of the engines sold? And even those may have been blown way out of proportion?

Mark