Slow 1/8 with 74 440 dart

Awesome. Did that help it pretty good?
yes it revs to 6k very smoothly now. i was so impressed how much of a difference that made. i think based off of my plug readings though i've got a bit of tuning to do with my carb. i've got pretty mild jets and a 3.5hg power valve to accommodate my 7 pounds of vacuum at idle and one step lighter secondary spring. something's gotta be up though.