Question about buying Carter BBD for my 318 (unless I should look at something else)

" long cranking after hot and shut off ".

That's not the problem I have. I don't like how it idles, I think it idles too rich, plugs are sooty, I've played with the idle screws, best idle and vac are with screws about 1 turn out, maybe a bit less.

I wasn't looking for how to really do an r&r on the carb that's on the car now, I was looking for an opinion or experience if others have bought and used the various BBD clones that are available on ebay / amazon.
I wouldn't buy one of those carbs. I would rebuild the old one. If you aren't comfortable doing it yourself have someone do it that does.