Have ANY of you ever tried drilling the idle feed tube, changing air bleed size? Or is it easier to give up and complain? People will change metering blocks, air bleeds, squirters, squirter cams in Holleys till they turn blue. Heaven forbid you try something on a Edelbrock besides squirters, springs, rods or jets. Think outside the box. If it's lean, richen it up. It's still just a carb. Is it a full race Holley, absolutely not. Can they be a decent carb, yes.
Doug