Improving acceleration using 2bbl Carburetor?

Regarding the distributor and other parts:
A picture is worth a thousand words, so it might help if you post clear and detailed pictures of damper, distributor (with and without distributor cap), spark plug wires, spark plugs, wiring at the battery, fuel line routing, etc.
An overall picture of the engine bay would be good too. If the distributor is bad or needs to be serviced, I recommend @halifaxhops, he might service yours or have a tested and working unit for you.

It seems like there is a general maintenance backlog at the engine bay.

Cheers,
Wolfgang