[bobcowan]

I live in Colorado Springs, 6,200' ASL. I frequently travel through the mountains, with altitudes as high as 12,000' - Independence Pass, Trail Ridge Road, etc. We do a lot of drives like this as a group; some EFI and some carbs.

The EFI does MUCH better job at handling these altitude changes than a carb does. I hate being behind a carbed car on these trips, because the exhaust stinks and gives me a headache. The carbed cars also have some difficulty starting at high altitudes - very easy to flood them.

I have owned both carbed and EFI engines. IMO, EFI is the way to go if you plan on enjoying what Colorado has to offer. A reasonably well tuned EFI will handle all the changes in air density and temperature you might come across around here. Just turn the key and drive.

You don't have to have a Coyote or LS for EFI. There are plenty of good aftermarket EFI systems on the market that can easily be applied to an FE, Lima, or SBF. Some look like a carb. And some look pretty trick.

Gary can get you hooked up with local sources for installation and tuning.