People dropping FI setups like hot potatoes

The Fitech, Sniper/Atomic and FAST efi are what I call a 'bridge EFI' conversion. you still got a wet manifold and all the carb related issues: cold intake, hot intake, cylinder biasing, etc. If your going to spend a K on an EFI, Look into MP injection: Edel Pro-flow 2 or higher ,Holley HP series, Accel DFI thruster...something that gets you multiport EFI. And follow the install directions to a T.

You are over-reaching on the similarites somewhat. There are few problems with a wet EFI manifold. You don't have the same fuel pooling problems with EFI as you do carb, and I've had ZERO of the cold start symptoms with TBI as I had with a carb. The engine is not balky and rough running in cold wx. When I had the Dart running, HP with a TBI TB, I ran that on some sunny winter days down into the TWENTIES

There is zero chance, with new products and new prices, that you will come up with a MP system for near the same low price as a Holley Sniper or FItech. I'm not defending these systems, just saying "this is so." I did, however, buy a "like new" Holley Hp computer --just the computer--for 600. The guy had it for a spare, had run it briefly, and told me he'd guarantee it.