which manifold for EFI throttle street stroker

The thing is, "is this really true?" If the intake becomes less important because it's "dry," then why do all the manufacturers have a LOT of design into intakes? The Mopar "beer barrel" is one glaring example. Even my old 86 2.9 Ranger (Batch, but yet port injection) has a fairly complicated design, and some ram effect, judging from the runner length and plenum---front mounted TB