yes, the eddie will be a better fit. I had a stock long block 360, 1406 eddie, Air gap, comp XE262, MP166K converter and 3.55's, and 27" tires and my 5th ave could keep up with a stock 5.7L LX car, which means it should have been a low 14, maybe nipping the 13's car (never had it to the track)

FWIW, on that eddie, I used the stock secondary jets in the primary, stepped the cruise needles down one size, and went with .089" secondary jets to get my mixture right using a friends LM1 Wideband 02 sensor.