“Dialed back the AFR”?
2.3 TVS has nothing to with the R and injector sizes are irrelevant.
Please, just stop grasping at straws for everyone’s sake. You’re only making a mockery of yourself. Slapping a S/C on an old 6.2 and blowing it up does not make you an expert in engine performance.
Just can't help yourself from being an A_ _.
And furthermore, just because you have access to a dealer's terminal behind the parts counter and can help a few members out doesn't make you anything of an authority, of any kind, when it comes to performance engineering or mods.
So, what in your expert so called "parts tech" opinion did Ford do to dial back the HP from 760 to 701 on the 5.2L?
Tire size has a big impact on HP numbers to the ground, but we're talking crank HP numbers at the moment.
You can do amazing tuning with the new PCMs, this is true.
AFR is a major factor, timing advance all can be done in the PCM.
If that's all the Ford Calibration Engineers had to do, so be it.
Though you seem to not have a clue as to what that is.
SC'er pulley sizes which you claim, is ruled out.
FYI, Injectors can play a major role in HP.
Cam redesign is another option.
Limiting throttle response.
Restrictive exhaust can be another option.