Dumb or not it's probably the thing most are concerned with, with a street car. How many times the argument here where's the right line for X mod between performance and driveability for the OP's.
It is concept (streetability) I'm buying into less as a factor.
I think if you had a lower comp street engine with a healthy cam in it, they could work very well if the engine was spec’d out properly.
Higher compression, learn from my pain!