[Fasterthanyou]

TPI does look good. I'll never forget it when a thirdgen.org member said it looked like a metal spider humping the engine . TPI is great for a 305, I wouldn't want TBI or carb on a 305. Any motor that's close to square was designed for low rpm torque. A 350 with a mild cam and long runners is a great street motor because of the mid range power the TPI gives.
I like TBI because I've studied it to death. I can do anything with TBI that you could do with a carb but I have EFI benifits. I've done enough with both to tell you that TPI is great but it's not worth the $$$$ for the parts, especially not on a 350. The biggest problem with TBI is it's lack of knowledge base. TBI is seen as the imbetween EFI and so less desirable... I see it as perfect for new low budget high tech engines .
Another note; heavy vehicles need as much torque down low as possible (unless you've got a 6+ speed tranny) so TPI belongs on trucks. That's my belief. I also believe in light weight high reving high horsepower v8's for lighter vehicles. An ideal engine for a 3300-3700lb thirdgen is a 350-383 for the street, lighter and the 327 is looking good, for ultra light weight cars like a fiero with a v8 I'd build a 302 and build it to rev. Obviously for drag racing you want the biggest motor and like I said, TPI isn't made for bigger motors. The runners are too long and you'll notice EVERY dyno with mild TPI setups on big engines peak torque at a very low RPM and it just drops right off causing a flat horsepower curve... not ideal. A good TPI setup for big motors and flat out horsepower would have much shorter tubes and an aggressive tapper. Kind of like an Edelbrock RPM intake or Victor Senior . Oh, and looky their, TBI bolts right onto either of those intakes. Why haven't you seen more high horsepower TBI setups... because people are affraid and it isn't as easy to tune as a dry flow port injection system! Oh well, to each his own.