engine build for reliability

Jim Kueneman said
EFI - it takes thousands of hours on a dyno to get fuel maps that work well over all operating conditions. Oh and the electronics and fuel pumps, see “Electronic Ignition”. I will be taking the EFI off my Coronet someday and the daughters Duster is getting a Demon carb off the bat

There are many on the market that are self learning so no need for thousands of dyno hours.

That said I’d probably pass on the $2500 or so needed for a full system at the start. That’s something that can be added down the road