Modern Holley and Quickfuel carbs equipped with electric chokes have the choke pull-off vacuum assist through an internal passage between the choke housing and carburetor baseplate. There are no provisions for external choke pull-off vacuum provided or needed.
You can check by rotating the black choke to various positions of leaner/richer which only affect the amount the chokeplate opens upon initial cold start and the duration of choke operation while on the fast idle cam as controlled by the choke which is nothing more than a timer once running.
Adjustment is simple. Loosen the 3 spring plate retaining screws and rotate the choke cap the amount necessary to allow the car to run during warmup un-aided by throttle input. If needed you can adjust the fast (cold) idle speed screw (1/4" hex screw that contacts the cold idle cam) to the required idle speed for consistent cold idling during warm up. The choke will release the cold idle once the choke times out.
It's a little bit of a balancing act setting the timer to provide sufficient partial choke (warmup) operation. Too little and you get a lean/cold condition that requires blips of the throttle (accelerator pump richening) to continue running. Too much and you get flooding and sooty exhaust requiring partial throttle (more air from the primaries) to continue running.
My Quickfuel Slayer (adjusted as above) started at the turn of the key following one pump of the gas pedal to set the choke and functioned like a normal choke during warmup allowing me to drive immediately after starting without hesitation or other drama.
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Triple Black 1971 GTO
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