That was what I needed to hear. Yeah I know it is the internet...however when you've never met or hardly ever conversated wtih some of the people, and when someone has already tried to call you out on something, sometimes it's hard to discern whether someone is serious about something or when...
I'm probably gonna try out one of those extensions too, but I'm gonna take IMPATIENT1's approach (God forbid I ever listen to a Ford guy) and try the new split bowl w/droop first as is...get that tuned and get a really good feel for the boat at that point, then bolt on the extension without...