losing the choke on a TQ

you may not want to take the choke off a TQ did it many year ago hurt the over aal peromf. thought I had messed something up removing it was told by someone put it back in and wire it open did so and got every thing back thought it was just some I did wrong tryed it again same thimg happened it has something to do with the air flow that workes better with the choke there we were racing the car in NHRA stock classes beat time was 11.88 back in the 70ts