yes they run great in beginning, then after couple gallons compression starts going away and gets erratic like you said tune goes away. My friend ran a lot them and it would happen to him a lot. I’ve heard the same thing with orion to (same factory) I’ve only run one of my werks so far so I’ll see how my next werks does.
but the newer tritons are same factory as werks so I’d say they would prob be same materials just different specs of engine. My old triton L3 same factory as werks tuned same as werks and same thing but I ran that thing pretty hard.
the performa is same factory as werks and newer tritons also but different specs but I think there using a different material in there sleeves for the performa cause everyone I’ve seen they take long time to break in and are a lot different as far as pinch and breaking in. But I’ve never run one of them.

but yea the picco factory tritons they used to sell were more like the old picco boost engines but improved. But they don’t sell them anymore.