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I bought a vortec 5.7 short block and put on a new intake and carburetor Edelbrock 650 cfm and MSD Ready to Run distributor and coil. Timing is set at 10 degrees BTDC as required. Boat idles perfectly, throttle response is decent but sometimes sluggish from idle. I can hear it sucking air at...