so after chatting with someone who knows what they are doing a bit more than i, it seems that i may be dumping too much fuel in (sounds like its getting plenty of air). when i spray carb cleaner near the air intake it tries to die, when normally it should kind of idle up, so im guessing that adding that more fuel in there is overwhelming the system. plus the fouled spark plugs that smell like gas lol. problem is, i dont have a fuel pressure test gauge, so i was gonna see if i have an extra fuel pressure regulator laying around in my extra parts to swap out to see if that does the trick (unless its screwed too haha). if that doesn't work i may just take it in to a shop and see what they can find.