[mgioia2]

Did you try the ROM i posted in the "barebones" thread you were posting in? I took out almost everything you can without affecting functionality of your phone. And i also only used an 8MB PP.

The only way you're going to get a smaller ROM is by giving up on Manila and just using Titanium.

10 minutes on the loading screen doesn't sound right, may want to re-download that ROM and try to flash again.