1 Slow to warm up. I know a Carbed motor is gonna take awhile to warm up. Are there any tricks or upgrades (other than EFI) to get it to warm up quicker?
Electric choke. You won't get the engine to warm up any quicker, unless you rev the crap out of it (not a good idea), but you can make it a bit more driveable by choking it a bit
2. Throttle Lag. I push on the gas it stumbles and sputters for a second than it tears on down the road. It seems to have the power just not the take off. I can’t do a good burn out. Why? What is causing this? (BTW Swapped the Quadra back in to work on the Holley. But has the problem with either.)
Sounds like the accelerator pump cam needs some tuning. Try adjusting it so that it tips in earlier and harder when opening the butterflies
3. Starting the car is weird. I hit the key and the starter spins and the motor turns, but the motor doesn’t start until I let up off of the key. I’m I insane or is there some reason for this?
Make sure that the power to the coil is constant, and not getting cut when the key is at the start position. Sounds like the coil isn't getting juice when the key is at "start", but the engine has enough momentum that once you release the key to the "run" position, it fires
4. Too much exhaust smoke. Not overly white, not black, just a lot of exhaust smoke. It doesn’t smell of fuel anymore (since I put in the pressure regulator) and it’s not burning oil. My exhaust setup isn’t complete in that I have headers a pipe bend and then the mufflers. No Cat, No EGR. Is that the reason or should I look to other areas?
Sounds like water vapor...normal. Can you see water droplets falling from the exhaust tip?
Tim