The Edelbrock is as close to the original Rochester carbs as you can get. The 1485 calibration kit for the 1409 carb are about as close as you can get for "plug-n-play"
I personally would go with a Holley 4150 650 cfm vac secondary
Edelbrock marine
Yes, there are differences between auto carbs and marine
There are calibration kits you will need for your 4.3. there is no such thing as a "plug - n - play" carb. They all need tuning
Additionally, unless the old carb is physically damaged, rebuilding it is the best option
Hope he pulled the motor apart to put in marine head gaskets and brass core plugs
Highly suggest a marine carb
Hope it has marine ignition so it doesn't blow up
if there is any rust on your u-joints, then you need to address that, replace the input shaft seal and a few other bits in the upper.
did you put a vacuum on the drive per the manual?
We have been on a few NCL cruises. We "upgraded" to the basement on one trip when we upgraded to the drink package and went from 7th floor to 4th.
We had a lot of excursions booked, and usually just crashed in the room
You still have to change head gaskets
Which marine ignition are you using? You can use the original Mercruiser dizzy from your 93. Should be a small cast timing tab that corresponds to TDC. Use timing tape
The 1996 and later heads should be non-adjustable if stock. So you just tighten the...