If you put the time in to learn how they work and how to modify them they run just as well as a Holley of comparable size.
I think that I spent more money on tuning parts for my carbs than what the carbs cost. I must have over $1,000 in jets, rods, power valves, screw in restrictions, air bleeds, step-up springs, discharge nozzles, vacuum secondary springs, accelerator pumps and pump cams, pin drills, and other specialized carb tools.
