340 Chugging instead of Reving

I'll assume the needle inlet valve isnt stuck pushing fuel out ththe mains and flooding it?
Its firing, it wouldnt be blackened plugs otherwise..they'd be wet, maybe..but bone white if no ignition was present...or also if an exhaust valve wasnt closing..no color. Things you might do...nipple plate off the plenum...then take the rockers loose to close all valves...then pull vacuum against the intake valves. That will rule out leaking intake valves, intake seal.
Check engine ground to chassis ,plugs tight enough to break the paint and ground, box grounded, coil isnt rapid firing 'had this problem with an msd blaster before'. Does it even run good on starter fluid?

On the needle valves, with only the fuel pump running, I see no sign of fuel leaking.inside of the carb. Float levels checked and just below the site plugs.

I have a nipple plate to mount on the intake and check for leaks. I was planning to input around 7psi to listen for a potential intake gasket leak on the inside. I didn't think about pulling a vacuum but I can do that. I was planning a leakdown test on each cylinder as well.

All grounds are upgraded to 00 cable bolted to fresh ground clean metal surfaces. Box, engine and battery are tied to the frame.

Coil, I swapped in 3 different coils.

Tests that I plan to run into the weekend include:
Vacuum on plenum
Leakdown each cylinder
Change out ignition box and distributor
Possible a third carb.