Ok, one more question on the Holley jetting.

If the PV was the issue, a 7.5 would be going the wrong direction. But I don’t think the PV is the issue after all the good info Trailbeast has given. In the beginning, I was expecting to hear he was running around a 10.5.

Yes but it would provide some iinsight .
And a combo of higher pv and lower mains might work . Might...