need help with a Holley carb

the Holley is the same carb that was used when it was on the dyno. these plugs are black and sooty. I tried to post a pic but the camera didn't get a good shot. I may try later. have to get ready to bowl this morning. I mean these plugs are caked with soot. I personally think that 850 is too much carb. I may when I get back from Cruisin the Coast slap on my 650 Thunder series carb and check it out. I called Jegs and the tech guy said 750 CFM would be great on there. But who knows. I am going to order a set of plugs and put them in anyway. just thought they weren't burning the fuel properly.

it sounds like it is definitely running rich. could be float level and/or flooding , weak spark or timing. if the timing was set on the dyno and running good , I would be looking at the carb because it sounds like that's the only thing has been messed with. just a guess but I bet that eddy will make all the difference.