New baffle, the jets and wash are incredible.

I was never able to find a good thread about how much a warped secondary baffle can negatively affect performance, let me tell you about my experience. Had some extra $ in the yearly home improvement budget and went for it, I wish I’d done this 5 years ago when I moved in. It had obviously been overfired prior to my ownership, but if I had enough fuel running on a decent coal bed, the front jets would spit out a nice flow. While I doubt it will save me the cord+ of wood it cost this year, it’ll definitely pay for itself over a couple seasons. And it’s amazingly pretty to watch.

Hope the couple pics I add to the comments paint the picture.