Great write up Dan. I'm finding my experience similar to yours in many ways and learned a few things from your experience.
I also owe a lot to Al and Rama, I just couldn't have done it myself without their setup and support.
I made some changes to Al's package to be more in tune with my long term goals.
After a full summer of road tuning and adjusting it's running well on the road. I'll get to a dyno eventually.