Yeah some had a thinner flywheel. That's what they called it, and they had 3 more degrees built in it. Honda changed them for safety reasons, but they seem to work well for the QMA guys. Then QMA made them illegal because of the advantage in the super stock class.
Maybe you don't have the air fuel mixture screw setup properly. That will normall keep just enough air in the carb to make it idle, and not cut off. Other than that you will have to keep the butterfly cracked with a high idle.