Update: After talking to some LutzRC sponsored racers in my area/state, they said that my problems sound like a fuel tank issue. I pressure tested the tank and no leaks or air bubbles to be found. However, they said it might be leaking on the pickup line inside the tank and not allowing it to drink up the fuel. Kind of the same idea as when you bend a straw and it gets a crack in it. So I ordered up a HB D8T tank and am going to fit that to my truggy once it comes in to see if that fixes it. I had leaks in the AE tank and went to the Jammin X2 tank as it was recommended, but apparently these are no better than the AE tanks. I will report again once I get it fired up.
These guys also said the same thing that they have not had to touch their needles once since broken in on the Lutz engines. Hopefully I am going in the right direction.