massive reconfiguration time again.

You may be right about the carb tuning (actually you are) but the plug says it wants more initial, or atleast some more timing at idle and cruise. You may need to dig up a sping with a loop on the end to get the curve to move quicker.
Like you're saying the tune is very very close. As again this is the same tune that work perfect with the old carburetors. They're sitting right there on the bench I could put them back on. I'm just trying to get these running the same way.. it starts and idles just great but under part load or slamming down it's not doing what I want it to..