No worries, Dion...
Any conversation about the TQ is not cluttering up the conversation, but rather, making it better.
My TQ came with the thermocoil in the EGR well of the stock 340 manifold. I didn't run that manifold then and won't now, but I'm not opposed to giving the old TQ a try on the build that is coming together...provided I can rig the choke manual (successfully) or get a performance manifold set up for the thermocoil.
The electric choke seems like a solid idea, but as Rumble points out, they are rare, rigged backwards and pricey if you find one.
I'm thinking a manual conversion would save a lot of headaches.