Drag Illustrated Issue 113, September 2016 | Page 70
PRODUCTS & PRESS
QUICK FUEL FOUNDER MARVIN
BENOIT RETIRES AFTER 19 YEARS
Ask any racer or performance enthusiast about the defining attributes of Quick Fuel Technology and
they are likely to sum it up in one
word – “innovation”. Marvin Benoit is all about creating fuel system
products that are easier to use, faster
on the track and more affordable for
the racer, because, after all Marvin
is a racer at heart, and he is building
products he would want to use on
his own racecars.
A few examples of his innovative
genius would include QFT’s QuickSet™ vacuum secondary adjustment
that eliminates the hassle of changing vacuum pod springs, high-flow
4-Door™ power valves that react
faster and flow more fuel, die-cast
and billet aluminum components
for lighter weight and adding tuning
features found in high-end carbs,
like changeable idle and air bleeds to
most QFT carbs regardless of price.
Realizing that carburetors still offer some advantages over EFI, Marvin incorporated the best annular
booster carb technology into Quick
Fuel’s QFi to create a superior EFI
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throttle body.
When Marvin left Holley in ’97
to start up Quick Fuel Technology
his goal was simply to sell small
carburetor components to racers.
It wasn’t long before QFT was building its own line of carburetors and
equipping them so that they were
ready-to-race out of the box. Many a
carb shootout against custom builders has been won by box-stock QFT
carbs. QFT’s product line evolved
with fuel pumps, pressure regulators
and most recently, EFI. Marvin was
awarded 9 patents for fuel system
innovations over those 19 years. As a
result, Quick Fuel now sells in excess
of 50,000 carburetors a year. Marvin sold QFT to High Performance
Industries in 2012.
Now Marvin is planning on
spending time with his family,
traveling and of course racing his
eclectic collection of racecars. He
wants to thank his many employees and customers over the years
for their loyalty and support. He
looks forward to seeing them at the
racetrack and shows in the future.
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