You know what they say about opinions? Well, I'd like to know yours.

[TheKorndog]

When I originally got my K5 going, I had an electric fuel pump with the 1406 carb. What I did not realize was that them Edelbrock's are finicky for fuel pressure, meaning they don't like a whole lot. I tuned mine back to 4-6 psi with a regulator and that solved a bunch of problems.

Stick with what looks like is supposed to be under the hood. I think LS swaps have their place, but I like the resto-mod aspect of keeping things as original as they come. I got lucky with my K5 because my parents were second owners and only ever had body panel work and oil changes done on it. If I got something gutted out, LS all the way.

Throw a regulator at it, and adjust the floats/timing. I think you'd be quite happy with that as a starting point.