"I'm running a mild 408" Stroker motor with Hughes Engines components and recommended parts. The target performance for the motor was always to have just under 500 hp, monster torque, great street manners and reasonable mileage. Hughes delivered in spades once again. Their hydraulic roller cam recommendation was spot on! Once assembled and running, my issue became finding the right tune for my EFI. I had initially used a widely recognized tuner, who send me a few tunes that got it running, but I could tell there was lots more potential in the motor. I was also getting longer and longer wait times for responses from him. I'm running a factory Dodge manual transmission PCM with a Hotwire Auto Hotrod Harness, 39 lbs Ford racing injectors. I use an SCT Tuner to program my system. I asked Dave Hughes if he could recommend anyone to tune the EFI, as I could tell it just didn't feel right, was down on power and the plugs were reading lean. Dave recommended Chris at Performance Injection Equipment, saying that he tunes all their EFI stuff. I gave Chris a call, described my situation, and he began to work his magic, including mapping my fuel curve with the O2 sensor off, so he could get the curve very close and not rely on the O2 sensor to correct for a bad tune. That made a lot of sense to me. Within 4 tunes, Chris had nailed it. I even had an O2 sensor go bad near the end, and Chris picked right up on it. I swapped in a fresh one and his final tune rocked! The motor picked up at least 50 hp if not more. The drivability is spot on and the performance and economy is amazing! All this was done an entire continent apart from each other too. Thanks Chris for the thousands of smiles your tune brings me.” - John Cross