Well the thing is, one style carburetor is not necessarily better than the other. They are simply different. Metering rod carburetors by nature "don't like" engines with low vacuum signals.....lumpy camshafts, that kinda thing, so they are really geared more toward "stockish" builds that have good vacuum signals. The poor vacuum signal of a really hot engine can cause the metering rods to bounce at idle and really be tough to down right impossible to tune. That's when it's time to step into a Holley. They are much better suited to hotter engines with lower vacuum signals. So it's not which carburetor is "better overall" but which carburetor is "better suited" and a lot of people don't get "THAT". The Carters are actually very, very simple. It's when they are used outside of their element that gets people in trouble.
