Since i couldn´t resist to use Hero as an everyday ROM i tried a lot of tweaks and optimizations in order to get it running as smooth as the ROMs from Cyanogen. And now i have finally got to the point for myself where i can say, i am running at around 95% of the same speed. So for me, it is now usable as an everyday phone.
Therefore i used JacHero´s Rom 2.3.3 together with apps2sd, swapper and TA Utilities.
But i got the most out of it with replacing the Rosie.apk which is normally around 4,5MB with a highly stipped down version which is only 336KB big (JacHero´s one is allready stripped down to around 1,6MB).
If anyone needs help installing Hero on his or her G1, i am willing to post a How-To.
Attached some screenshots:
