Edelbrock carb adjustment

“Most”? People don’t really understand how a carburetor functions.
At least not a deep enough understanding of the subtleties of how the different circuits interact with each other, and how to make adjustments to them, in the event they need adjusting.
And that’s fine. They just want it to work.

(IMO)I have enough of an understanding on how a Holley type carb works, so that unless it’s just absolutely the “wrong” carb for the application, or is one of the newer models that has some inherent design flaws(like a Holley XP950), I can usually get one to run pretty well.

One of my biggest bitches with the C/E style comes into play when you put one on a single carb application where the motor has a “big” cam that provides very low idle/low speed vacuum.
Without some sort of surgery ....... it’s not going to idle well, and usually the tip in response is also poor, because the low speed circuits don’t operate well when the signal is weak...... which is just what you get when the cam is big.
It’s just fundamental...... an idle circuit that functions optimally on a motor with a cam that’s like 214/224-114 isn’t going to have enough capacity to work equally well on motor with a cam that’s 275/285-106.
For most of the stuff I’m involved with, there is no really “correct” C/E style of carb I can sell, and be confident it’ll work satisfactorily with only basic tuning.

I know I can buy a new Holley style carb for any typical race motor, and be able to get it easily dialed in on the dyno with regular adjustments.
You just need to buy the right one....... and fortunately...... there are plenty to choose from.