Hey Kirk. On the carb issue. I have run Holleys in the past. The only thing I did not like about the Holley other than what you wrote and made me laugh is they tip in and out of tune abit. Still, you should absoultley run with what you are comfy with. No doubt.
any particular reason (other than being overpriced, and susceptible to novice-tinkering problems)?
LOL
The Carters allways came cheap. Easy to work on, run good. There not to keen on large cams though. Then again, worse come to worse, theres a Holley for the big cam syndrom.
I have had 1 and only 1 Edelbrock. It didn't work to well. I do not know why. It is a basic copy of the AFB. There Thunder series AVS is a hybred of a AFB bottom and a AVS top.