It does NOT have to be about power, Steve. Really. I occasionally still wish I had bought Zard Pentas. I liked the look - and still do.
Sam made me the Thugs - but having to swap them out every 2 years is a PITA. Then again Sam also made the SamJar headers for me- and those are worth it.
I am tuning for smooth running - I always have. I would sacrifice bhp for absolute feather throttle response.
And I cannot stop furthering my personal understanding.
Now if I had a Dyno inside a diving decompression chamber - I'd already have this thing so dialled in it would run on fumes.
To do this right - NOTHING beats experience. But you need TIME to gain that.