Preferred carburetor for mild 360?

Cal_gecko said

cranked up the timing until the idle picked up... and then turned the idle down... managed to get it to sorta idle, around 950rpm ... according to timing marks, it's at about 30 degrees advance (with all vac lines disconnected and plugged) in order for it to idle at 950... and it barely wants to do it... hand over the primaries (not sealing them, but restricting some airflow) gets the idle up significantly. Can't find any vacuum leaks though.

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Sounds like the added timing helped but keep in mind that turning the dist. not only added timing at idle but also at wide open throttle so it's probably at 50 degrees total timing or higher now which can damage the engine. What needs done is the timing advance mechanism down inside the dist. needs limited to keep the total timing down to 34-35 degrees. That's done by welding up the slots. If you don't have the capability to do that you need to find someone to do it for you. Wish you were close cause we could do it real easy. And if choking down the carb like you did makes the idle better it's running lean. Try turning out the idle mixture adjustments out a little at a time until it idles best. Do it with the car in drive and the park brake on. Chock the wheels if the parking brake don't work good. Your making progress.