just give some stock dual 38's a try. Everybody knocks them, but they work and they work well. Based on a simple area calculation, they can flow 1.5 times what a single 44 can...bomb sight / boss areas not subtracted. Dual smaller carbs should theoretically respond more quickly than one single carb also.
For the record, I've now tried 2 sets of modded 38's (w/ a filled crossover), back to back on two different skis and on both skis the stock 38s (w/o filled crossover) have a faster response. Both skis are ported, one a 701 and one a 735. In both cases the modded 38's were smooth, no tuning issues or anything...but lacked punch. I'm working on a video comparison.
I've also tried with and without an angled reed spacer, and I ended up taking out the reed spacer. Seems as if the extra crankcase volume created by moving the reeds back causes a delay / dampening of the pulse signal (and the pull on the reeds).
B-pipe can contribute too...if you're running with the top screw open, I'd try closing that and giving it a try with just the bottom screw open 3/4. (You can probably close it more than that but that's safe to try.) I went back and forth on this but once the other tuning was right (carbs / prop / etc), the bottom screw gave me the most bottom to mid punch.