Not stupid at all.

In fact it's pretty smart. I would verify what you have for a carb and if they are 1403/1404's I would mimic the Edelbrock calibrations as a starting point. One thing I have seen in my Edelbrocks is the floats tend to leak over time, gas gets in them and they sink causing a rich condition. If you pull the float hold it up by your ear, shake it and it rattles you have one of the holey floats.