How much for 71 Thermoquad?

Well you got something right: there were no magazine experts involved. The people involved were carb experts, not paid or employed by the magazine.

You seem unable to accept, or comprehend, the FACT that the information presented by these experts was related to fine tuning, & measures to avoid degrading rather than improving performance. This info would be veeeery relevant to anybody trying to gain tuning info/knowledge on the TQ.