thermoquad help

so the tape made it pop while cruising under load, no matter what i did with the metering rods. it idled like crap, it made the flat spot worse. i tightened up the air door some more, it seems to be running decent, but if you whack the trottle from an idle really fast you will get a pop through the carb. my next drill was 034 i didnt really want to drill the squirter that big, but decided wtf. it didnt seem to change much. the position of the accelrator pump linkage doesnt seem to make a big difference. i did find 2 burnt plug boots, i replaced them and they were burnt again after a cruise and i came back to inspect a few things. even with the fiberglass boots on them. i know that isnt helping.