I wouldn't argue most of what you said, especially the fact that the Edelbrock EFI is a pos, it is.
But beyond that, an Accel Thruster for instance runs about $1600.00 on most websites, with a wideband. And yes there are some pretty average tuners out there. But the potential on a well tuned Thruster vs some of the other systems for about the same money is night and day. Plus all the other features a system like that has, i.e. multiple fan control, torque converter control, nitrous, datalog etc.
Remember too, all the adaptive learning stuff has potential drawbacks, the biggest of which is no floor or ceiling to the range of compensation. If you have a vacuum leak or exhaust leak it will detect a lean condition and continue to add fuel, no matter what. Not a good thing, can do damage.
But there is a market for this type of system no doubt, and don't forget to add the new Holley stuff to that mix. People just need to be aware of it's limitations.
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