I am finding the fuel mixture screw is critical for low end performance. At 1st I thought it was mainly for idle adjustment, but have found it makes a big difference at lower engine speeds, that it doesn't really effect idle.
With OEM 35 idle jet, it ran best with the fuel mixture screw almost closed. I have 42 idle jet in it now and if will run OK, boggs at lower rpms, at 2 turns out, but runs very well 1 to 1.5 turns out. For example, if I get slowed down going up hill and/ or against wind and idle mixture screw is turned out too far, the engine will bogg some and slowly build rpms before it hits the powerband and takes off. Same situation with the idle mixture screw turned in some and it has good power at lower rpms and takes off immediately, like I installed lighter rollers in my CVT, but I didn't.
Still working it out, but that's what I am coming up with so far.