F.I. Tech or Holley sniper. Opinions from users.

Kern Dog said

I respect your opinion, Andy and I am glad that you didn't take my words as a doomsayer crying that the sky is falling.
I agree that these systems require a deeper understanding of the program. That is one of the reasons that I am skeptical. I also agree that like many other forms of new tech, it should improve with more development.
With a carb, you can be a simpleton and still keep your car running.
With EFI, at least as it is currently, you either gamble that it will work or you educate yourself on how it works and how to fix it if/when it fails.
I am stubborn to accept new things unless they are a huge improvement over an established standard. I don't have a car that is driven from sea level to 14,000 feet in a day. I don't live in a cold climate. I don't drive my classic every day. The features that EFI offers are not enough to sway me their way....yet.

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If you aren't excited about switching to EFI then you shouldn't switch. The low dollar EFI systems on the market today are a little buggy and if that is going to frustrate you then don't install one. I like the challenge of solving puzzles and I like the data logging capability and I like the tuning capability of EFI so I put up with the weird stuff. I also have the financial resources to fix stuff if it fails. People who don't want their car to be a puzzle or don't have the resources to pay others to debug their car should probably steer clear of the cheap kits for now. I think it is a mind set issue. I can tell within a few minutes of talking to someone if they should install EFI or not. I only recommend EFI to about half the car guys I know. The other guys I just tell to keep their carb. If you don't want to switch then you shouldn't.

I once knew a guy who didn't want to get married but his girlfriend kept insisting that they get married since her friends were getting married and she didn't want to be the last one. He went ahead with it and the marriage didn't last very long. Same thing with EFI. Don't do just because your friends are doing it. Don't do it until you want to do it. When you want to do it then you'll be motivated to make it successful.