I tried the 12, liked it til I filled up the tank. I gained a solid 1-2mpg going with the 16cm. Spoolup is NO different, at least I cant tell any difference. Still comes on hard at about 1700, up to whenever I let up. VERY little smoke. But I also have a 60mm imepllar wheel, which may help.
Havent towed a lot with it, but EGT wasnt an issue before (towing a small tractor on a small trailer, I saw 1200/36psi pulling hard up hill). Now my max EGT is about 1100-1150, with 34-35psi.
Daniel