[olddog]

Carbs are cheap -- EFI expensive. Power out of either is similar in most cases unless one is not done right.

Driveability once propperly tuned goes to the EFI, but carbs can be done pretty good. Over the long haul, I think EFI holds its tune pretty good until something breaks, but depending on the type of EFI that may not be the case.

I have watched the burn outs at the London Ohio car show. Quite a few people will have issues with carbs, on a hard launch, from fuel sloshing around in the bowls. Sure its fixable, but it must not be easy for quite a few people or I wouldn't see it so much.

Small blocks have a bunch of EFI stuff available. The FE does not have as many EFI options and most of them are high dollar stuff. I don't like the looks of the factory EFI systems in a Cobra - personal taste. I have a type that tries to look a carb, but the fuel injectors and fuel rails are very obvious. The look is ok to me, but I like the looks of a carb better.

If I was looking at two Cabra's, both equal in every way, other than one had EFI and the other a carb, I would go EFI, from a drive it point of view. From an originality point of view the carb would be the better choice. That's a personal opinion that others will disagree.

Do a lot of reading and talking. You have a lot more things to decide on. Good luck.