If you want stone COLD reliability....Then go EFI. Your car will run great even if it's cold out. BUT....If you want to go FAST....for less money.....Then go carb. The carb can be made reliable also...Contrary to what some people who don't understand them might say, carbs are extreemly reliable. Set it the way you want it to run, and go run it until you either leave it sit for an extended period of time...Or you change the settings. Also, with a carb, you can figure out any issues it may have a lot easier than with EFI and it's numerous sensors. When one sensor goes out or goes bad, it causes the whole thing to run funky....OR, one sensor may go bad and just cause your mileage to go bad, but due to it running "great", you don't notice till you have filled up 2x in one day. LOL EFI has it's place....but unfortunatly, it's not in my car. LOL