I love it! I used to DD stuff like that, but that was before $4 ethanol-contaminated gas. Now I read directly off the crank and my ignition curve is in software. I still have older vehicles for toys, but retrofitted EFI is a lot nicer in those transitions between butterfly, accelerator pump, power valve, and secondary. Not to mention the difficulties of setting up retard curves for knock and water-methanol injection. Did I mention I have more books on carburetors and Holley spares than anyone I know? I spent years mastering that stuff, it used to be a point of pride, and now I don't want anything to do with it, at least not on a daily basis. The four circuits of the carb are represented in EFI and the driveability trouble causes and fixes are the same, but there is no hands-on, no screws to turn.
On the side of the road, I'd prefer the distributor and carb, no question. Nothing worse than troubleshooting an ignition failure with 25 miles to walk before seeing asphalt, that's a nail-biter. I carry a Win2K tablet PC and an inverter for the EFI, but it's not the same thing as cleaning the distributor cap terminals or replacing a blown power valve and getting back on the road.