Another "Is Fuel Injection a Worthwhile Upgrade?" Question

AndyF said
Right, I did my Duster up with the full meal deal including coil near plug, digital distributor, driveline speed sensor for traction control, digital dash, fuel trim by cylinder and ignition advance by cylinder. Lots and lots of knobs to adjust.
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I won't even insult you by saying "some people cannot wrap their head around tuning a carb", but I will say as awesome as your setup is where is the benefit in that for the average weekend hotrodder?. If someone likes all the best tech of cars that's great but the average car guy doesn't need any more than a good grasp on tuning a carb to accomplish all the things you mentioned above. I am far from anti efi but it absolutely depends on what someone is trying to accomplish.
One of the main reasons I see mentioned as pro efi are drivability and reliability so what happens when you have a failure of a part 100 miles down the road?. That is one of my main complaints about aftermarket efi is reliability, have you had a successful track record over ten years and several thousand miles to back up the reliability of a certain affordable system?. Not being a smartass but asking the question seriously, some guys have a heart attack over hitting the road with an msd box and now we are talking about a complete electronically controlled system.
When Finnegan ran blaspheme at drag week it had to be efi, it only makes sense but take a look at the price of his efi setup!. When Kindig builds a custom 100k car it makes sense, when the guy next door wants to geek out and build something cool it makes sense, when the average guy asks if it is an upgrade for a properly tuned carb on his weekend warrior the answer in my mind is no.