Thank you for all of the info! Yeah 17 ft/lbs sounds like a bit much to me. Will do. I got the non hemi.
The pred non hemi has the lowest compression ratio and ft/lbs of torque, outta the box, of all the other 212's. It measures 7.7-7.8:1, others are 8.3:1 and up.
A simple head gasket change to a .009" thickness x 70mm dia. head gasket, will bump it up to 9.0:1, bringing the ft/lbs torq up too, in the same rpm range. The piston sits .020" (+/-.004"), in the cylinder at TDC outta the box, so adding the .009" gasket will still have plenty of room for crank flex.
Drilling the main jet, out from .028" to .031" with a 1/32" drill bit will get it more fuel, and not be overly rich, runs really good with stock air box and muffler. The .028" is way too lean.
Adding a +4 degree advance timing key, will be a nice compliment for the CR bump and extra fuel. They usally around 21-23 degrees advanced, outta the box.
These together will be a very noticeable difference in performance, pull more weight, then any of the stage 1 crap kits supplier's are selling. Jus my opinion, and my experiences. But CR makes torq, torq moves weight, not overly exaggerated hp numbers. Again, jus my opinion.