I ran the Mac's muffler on one of my other Veco 61's The venturi was way to big .335, I Had to put the carb on it to get it to run . The engine with the tube muffler ran a lot smoother, but I haven't done any real work with these engines as far as venturi's or compression. I am just tinkering for now , I don't have my plane built yet for one of these , its going to be a Pat King Giant Super Combat Streak. T.J.