Yeah, I agree with the basics. It's just that everything is as it was with the Holly and the car would launch itself like a rocket at 4, 5000 rpm. Now i'm only good up to that then it's a crawl from there. No other major changes other than the carb.

Well, I oughta just get it in my head to install an a/f gauge

Not to confuse the issue but I wonder if a single plane manifold would help?
I put one on my church's mission bus and it worked really well, problem is I was taught that dual plane was the way to go.