Electric Fuel Pump

Let me also ask this, and it may be a seperate issue. When the motor is hot and cut of to go into the store for a few minutes, restarting it is a royal pain. I have to grind on the starter for a while. It is almost like the fuel boils out of the bowls. What causes this?

That is a hot Edelbrock trait, and there are a few suggestions on that including running a return line fuel system, insulating the carb from the intake, blocking crossover ports and rerouting and/or insulating the fuel lines.
We have discussed this a few times over the years, and some solved it some didn't.