OK boys, I'm ready to eat my words (to an extent)
I took it out again this afternoon & just tuned for an hour or so. I got the suspension back from hillclimber hell, let the limiter out, changed pretty much everything in the skid.
After I got the suspension set up... I started turning the knob...
WOW! 7 lbs is a far cry from 9.5, now it feels like a turbo should feel, like something special, sweeeet!!!! (disclaimer, still got the same opinion of pump gas sleds, but if you can turn it up a bit & toss a gal or two in it, game on!!)
I have to say I'm EXTREMELY impressed with the attitude box. As I upped the boost a few lbs, it went a touch lean on the A/F, the attitude was very easy to tune & it was smooth through the tune levels. I spent a ton of time getting to know the boondocker box in the last few years, I learned the ins & outs of advanced mode, learned how to use buttons, led's, and tps mods vs duty cycle, etc, etc, etc.
In comparison, it took me about 30 seconds to completely understand the attitude box. & the first try at tuning got the sled right back where it needed to be & it felt great.