I just wanted to know if it was bored that would be why the original owner had such a large jet(230 main). QUOTE]
Here is my understanding of why: A carburetor does not pump gasoline into the venturi of the carburetor, it is "sucked" in by the difference in air pressure caused by the air flow through the venturi. The lower pressure caused by the fast moving air through the venturi is called the "Bernoulli effect." The ability of the pressure differential to pull fuel through the jets is called the "fuel signal".
Anyway, the faster the air moves through the venturi, the stronger the sucking effect on the fuel coming through the jets. In other words, the fuel signal is stronger. When the air speed increases, because of the increased pull on the fuel through the jets, a smaller (leaner) jet is often required to achieve the air fuel mixture.
On the other hand, if your carb has been bored out, the venturi is larger, so you have the opposite effect. Because the venturi of the carb is larger, there is less of a pressure differential, and therefore a weaker fuel signal. Larger jets are required to balance the air/fuel mixture, because the fuel is not being drawn with as much force through the jets.