Also if he has a Holly Carb. he might want to check to see if fuel is splashing up into the vents and going into the carb. I had that problem with my Cobra and finally had a new racing carb built and they put what they call whistles, which are just plastic extensions in the bowls that extend out and up so the fuel going forward and back can't get into the vents to flood the car. The Cobra would die every time I had to brake of back off hard and after having that done, I never had another problem.
Ron