Thermoquad idle issue

Trying to smooth out my idle, only to find that if I begin to close the primary butterfly slightly the idle begins to run better. I have all new vacuum lines and thick carb gasket.
A vacuum leak cannot be found anywhere. Any suggestions?
I don't see how Tim's reply works. But .

How did you check leaks? And did you check the carb gasket? The gaskets on the carb itself? What are the build specs and engine size? Once the butterly closed a bit, it introduced a restriction that speed up the air. What is the vacuum reading with the slow idle/fast idle?