Nice to see progress. I thought I was the only one,who had fits with tight timing chains. Used the t.c. tensioner myself,considered a must have anymore.
Everyone fights with the tensioner, seems pretty common.
Not sure why you would argue against them but again, there are those out there who say you don't need one. Guess they are just used to doing things a certain way and don't want to bother with a better mouse trap. Steady timing can't be a bad thing.