edelbrock carburetor flooding like crazy....

One of the first jobs I ever had was working at a Ford certified rebuilding facility and we would rebuild about 100 carbs a day. I got pretty familiar with all the different carb designs and later I went to a trade school for auto mechanics and the instructor there was the guy Holley sent to the US nationals to work as their tech so I got a wealth of knowledge about carbs from being around those places. First thing to remember is that NO carb is plug and play. Every carb is made to be adjusted and tuned to the vehicle that it is used on and no 2 engines will be alike so any carb no matter what brand will have to be tuned to reach its maximum potential. Both the Holley and the AFB carbs are fine designs and both are infinitely tunable if you know how to do it. The AFB is really quite simple to work on once your familiar with it. The Holley carbs are a little more difficult to work on but I believe have higher performance potential. On a street car the AFB is usually more than enough carb to handle most situations. If you use a lot of them its worth a few bucks to pick one up at a swap meet and(usually find one for $20) and take it apart and tinker with it to find out how they work. A rebuild kit for them is pretty cheap so you can get educated in AFB for around $75. Same goes for Holley. They all suffer from the same problems as far as fuel pressure and dirt in the tank/lines and will require the same parts and techniques to fix.