[elhigh]

I won't argue that FI gives far greater control, but it appears to me that in most cases its main function is to improvement power and driveability while maintaining the existing level of economy compared to a similar, carbureted model.

As to cold weather performance, I don't think the advantage is as great as you think it is. My truck is ready to drive immediately upon starting even down to 0 degrees. And it isn't one of those weird "electronic feedback" carbs, either. I think if I had one of those I'd just replace it with TBI because a couple of friends had one on their vehicles and hated them with a deep, abiding passion.