As mentioned the 292 was primarily a truck engine, with the right gearing it will pull a house down. There are ways of developing more horse power and increasing the torque output, many of these require a good deal of money. With a little head work and a decent carb and manifold set up the 292 will run for years, it responds well to headers or split exhaust and still maintains good low end torque. If you really want to make power with a 292 read "Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder :Power Manual" by Leo Santucci. He has done the leg work on all the modifications you would ever want to do. Just remeber what you intend this engine to do, some of the ideas in his book take very little work and amount to big changes in the engines power. In the end it is an engine designed for a truck.
