I had my intake crossover blocked off for awhile and it didn’t run for beans. Took forever for the carb to warm up enough to run smoothly, and that was on a warm day! My conclusion was that the Edelbrock performer intake needs a bit of heat.
Are you sure there isn’t something amiss with your carb?
Mike
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