i'm not getting a bad vape from the elevate (5/5.5mm leg cut seems best for me...not 6mm as wotofo suggest) but it just isn't...fulfilling...
Must admit I've pretty much stuck to using the measuring tool provided, it was going the other way (> leg length) that I got bitten. As you say, it just doesn't shout "Chain vape on me". It's not that it is bad tank by any manner of means, I think like the DR and the others in my collection, it needs tinkering with to get the best out of it. Maybe I've just been lucky with the Kylin and my coiling style, juice, temperature etc. hits the right spot.
That said, I'm running the Kylin with just one coil. It's not perfect by any means, when I came to clean it out the other day I almost had to stick it in a vice to unscrew it, and the AF adjustment is really tight as well. It does seem to have a good, consistent flavour profile right the way through the day. Even the first vape this morning was pretty decent, normally something I dread. The Elevate (and a few others) seem to be more variable in that respect.