The Fish actually did fairly well in NASCAR. Why? Because the venturi area of the Fish was approximately 40 percent GREATER than the venturi area of the carburetor it replaced. Drill out the fuel passage, and as long as the engine ran ONLY at wide-open throttle, the engine with the Fish had an advantage.
Part-throttle response was virtually non-existant. So, if you didn't get lapped before you got up to speed, you had an advantage.
I have never figured out why the NASCAR inspectors allowed these units.
For street driving, the lack of part-throttle response is downright dangerous.
Oh, and in my mentor's test: the street he lived on was higher than his garage. He had to start backing the car into the driveway, as there was insufficent power in reverse to back out onto the street. Using first gear forward, he was able to get out of the driveway.
Jon.
