Some electrics are noisy...the Holley Blue I had for one. That was a noisy brute. It was an older one , maybe the new ones aren't as bad. My new Mallory 110 is whisper quiet. I also have been running electric and mechanical for decades. Like someone mentioned, I go weeks sometimes without driving my car and I just let the electric fill the carb a few seconds and it fires up immediately. I also run the return line. No problems.