Holley 870 street advenger - junk?

Hello. I'm not a novice to engine stuff but can't get this thing to idle properly and it's rich as anything at idle. I have 24 deg timing at idle, 36 total, transfer slots properly adjusted, and .014" stainless restrictors in both idle jets in both metering blocks. I have an EGT probe close to the header flange which is reading high which would normally tell me it's lean but I'm thinking the probe is in the flame so reading high. The air burns your eyes and is stinky as. Bit more info on my set up - It's a .040 over 360 about 11:1 with a Comp Cams solid roller, a Super Victor and a Vertex internal coil Mag. I have a belt drive pump with aHolley bypass regulator with a #70 jet in the return running 6 psi. I'd be happy to have a clean idle at around 1000 rpm.
Anyone used this carb successfully?
Cheers