Why Carb and non OD a Gen 3?

I was in a similar boat with money at the time when I did my 5.7 swap something like 10+ years ago now. Firstly I was a kid in grad school at the time, so I didn't really have cash to do a full fuel system upgrade to high pressure the way I'd want to do it (in tank pump). Secondly, a lot of the swap parts just weren't available back when I did it. XV and Indy were the only companies making carb style manifolds at the time and TTI was pretty much the only game in town for headers. Admittedly the MSD Hemi ignition controller wasn't cheap, but my engine came with no electronics, so I had to buy something regardless. A carb setup was the cheapest way to get the engine running to start with, and the modern design of the 3G Hemi had way more potential for power and upgrades along with driveability and efficiency in the long run. I've since upgraded to a Megasquirt fuel injection setup, but that was mostly because I scored a huge deal on the setup used. Definitely easier to tune for me personally, but I also like playing with tech.