Gotta agree Robo!
I tried about 4 MT8s after my head upgrade, ended up on the equivalent to the MT7 I was using before.
After a fuckload of vtuning various maps........I came to the conclusion that you are best off trying each suitable base map first and comparing them all..........take your time............do the camdata run...........dial in your IVO for each.........(guesstimate your IVC!).............Don't even start to vtune until you are sure that you have the best of the available base maps to start with!
This will save you a HEAP of time and heartache!!!!!!
You may well find that the CAE is still the best one to go with..............but you can't be sure till you try the rest!!
Good luck with it!
Burto.