Thanks to the feedback in this thread, I did the dial mod this weekend. Holy snikies what a difference it makes. This vape just moved up a notch. It had me and my friend blasted quickly last night and was filling the bong with huge milky clouds. Nice evenly cooked, dark avb after.
I found it super simple to take apart once you have the right hex security bit. I did find mine was a bit tight for getting the bit in the holes because it was from a universal screwdriver and a bit wide, but it's doable. Easier time if you have a regular T10 security driver with less diameter. I found the 3 plugs came out pretty easily with some needle nose pliers and a little leverage. Then I was able to remove the orange trigger assembly easily and pull the main heater out from the body. As suggested on another forum (maybe here too, but didn't read the whole thread), I didn't pull out the piece, but rather just clipped off and filed down the one tab that prevents the dial from turning above 7.
All in all was probably 10-15 minutes and well worth it imo. It's not just about getting hotter for the peak, but having a longer window at high heat imo. Now you can have a nice back and forth session with a bud for a few minutes without sitting there popping the trigger a bunch.
To make a quick suggestion.. I've seen some discussion about using a 14mm piece down in the neck to replace the SS coil and seems to fit decently. I did try the 14mm end into it and felt like it fit okay, but I didn't have a 14mm male to 14mm male to use. I did have a bunch of straight 3-5 inch long dynavap glass stems where one end the dynavap slides in, so it's just a smooth, open glass end and the other is a 14mm male end. You can find them super cheap. The non 14mm end fits like a glove in the silicone piece and neck of the loading chamber. It's a better fit than the 14mm piece I tried into it and imo looks more elegant to have the smooth, clear glass to the base of the chamber and just a 14mm male at the top. Now I can hit it with either my J hook, bubbler tube, or the whip with a 14mm female to the Plenty and 14mm male into my bong. I'd post a pic, but it doesn't seem as simple on this forum.