Opinions on which carb is better are very diverse. Some people love Edelbrocks and some love Holleys. Both are good carbs, and each has it's own pluses and minuses.

I like Edelbrocks on the street, and Holleys on the track. But that is just me. I find Edelbrocks a little more forgiving to day in day out things like dirt. I just drove my Jeep yesterday to haul a load of scrap to the junkyard, the first time it has been started in 6 months, and it fired right up and never missed a beat the whole trip. I am running a 500 cfm on a 302 in it. Bolted it on out of the box, and have never even turned an adjustment screw.

So, in my opinion, it is worth rebuilding or at least rejetting. I think C9x's suggestion is good about the metering rods. On my '27 I am running 2 Edelbrocks, and every so often I would have to remove them to clear out some rust from the water going down them. ( No hood, rains a lot in Florida)

Don